Vail Ski Resort
Vail
ski resort isn't America's favorite winter haven for nothing.
With the largest ski mountain in North America, from mid-November to mid-April
Vail Ski Resort offers the finest skiing found anywhere in the world. No wonder
more than 1.5 million visitors last ski season alone (2003-2004) enjoyed these
champagne powder slopes of Colorado. In fact, many of them are repeat customers.
For the past two years, Vail's premium resort ranked highest of any resort in the U.S. in its number of visitors on record. Open from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., except for Adventure Ridge that stays lit well into the evening for skiing and other winter activities. The area has 5,289 skiable acres. It includes a base elevation of 8,120 ft. and summit elevation of 11,570 ft. With 3,450 feet of vertical rise, everyone, from the novice to world-class skier, will leave Vail Colorado with a lifetime of memories - and hopefully a lot of pictures. The famous back bowls will challenge even the best of skiers. With 193 conventional trails, Riva being the longest at 4 miles, 53 percent are for the expert or advanced skier, 29 percent for the intermediate, and 18 percent for the beginner, there's a hill, a trail, a challenge for everyone at Vail Ski Resort.
And serious snowboarders never leave Vail unsatisfied. Its half pipe and snowboard park at the famous Adventure Ridge located at the top of the gondola stays lit well beyond 4 p.m. closing time to skiing, snowboarding and other winter activities.
And Vail Ski Resort has 34 lifts using the latest technology. They include 1 gondola, 14 high-speed quads, 1 fixed-grip quad, 3 triple chairs, 5 double chairs, and 10 surface lifts.
If fine-tuning your skills is one of your goals while in Vail, there are more than a thousand qualified, knowledgeable instructors to choose from. And, both group and personalized instruction is available in more than 30 languages. So whether you're an alpine skier, snowboarder, telemark or Nordic skier, you're sure to hone your craft at Vail Ski Resort.
Contact a Vail event planner if you are having trouble planning your daily activities. For more information about the ski school contact the Vail Ski Resort at: (970) 476-3239.
For more information about great rental packages, lodging or lift ticket specials, or to book a reservation go to: www.ski.com.
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