Vail Ski Resort
Colorado, USA
| Resort Statistics | | vertical drop: | 3,450 feet | | summit: | 11,570 feet | | base: | 8,120 feet | | lifts: | 33 | | trails: | 193 | | longest run: | 15,840 feet |
Snowboarding | | permitted: | Yes | | terrain park: | Yes | | half-pipe: | No | | | Snow and Terrain | | annual snowfall: | 346 inches | | snowmaking: | 7% | | skiable area: | 5,289 acres | | easiest: | 28% | | more difficult: | 32% | | most difficult: | 40% |
Other Activities | | x-country: | 16 km | | snow tubing: | Yes |
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Vail Ski Resort News
Seventies reunion to unite decade of SSHS grads
July 21, 2008 - To grow up in Steamboat Springs during the 1970s just as the town was turning from a dot on the map to an international tourist destination was to know freedom and outdoor fun unlike anything available today, say graduates from the decade.
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Mark Davis: Making freedom possible for others
July 04, 2008 - Independence Day only comes once a year for most of us, but for the blind skiers, or Visually Impaired Participants (VIPs), assisted by Foresight Ski Guides, Independence Day comes every time they ski down the slopes of Vail and Beaver Creek.
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Vail report is glimpse into ski resort trends
June 06, 2008 - Vail Resorts Inc. reported record revenues and earnings in the quarter that ended April 30, reflecting the value of a blockbuster mid-winter for ski areas following a really slow start.
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Foolish Forecast: All Powder at Vail Resorts
June 05, 2008 - Views you can use to get clues on the news.
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Earl Eaton, discoverer of Vail Mountain, has died
June 03, 2008 - VAIL, Colorado Earl V. Eaton, the man who first saw the potential of Vail Mountain as a ski resort, died Sunday.
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Earl Eaton, a Founder of the Vail Skiing Resort, Is Dead at 85
May 31, 2008 - Mr. Eaton grew up in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado as a hunter, hiker, prospector and skier and envisioned what became Vail, one of Americas most popular ski resorts.
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Vail Resorts orders 10 percent energy cut
May 30, 2008 - VAIL, Clorado Facing rising energy costs and a slowing economy, Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz ordered employees Thursday to cut the companys energy consumption by 10 percent within two years.
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Vail windmills could power four lightbulbs
May 23, 2008 - VAIL, Colorado Windmills that Vail Resorts recently proposed to put at Eagles Nest atop Vail Mountain are little more than toys, one energy expert said.
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Moving mountains in China
May 22, 2008 - Description is not available
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Vail Valley adventurers ski under a midnight sun
May 07, 2008 - The skiing and ridding fiends of North America, myself included, are left with a dilemma in May where to find the goods?
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