Vail | ColoradoSki.com

Mountain Information

Mountain Information
Hours of Operation
Annual Snowfall	346 inches / 879 cm
Area	5289 acres / 21403824 m²
Base Elevation	8120 feet / 2475 meters
Summit Elevation	11570 feet / 3527 meters
Vertical Drop	3450 feet / 1052 meters
8:30am-4pm
Season Dates
11/21/2007 - 04/13/2008
Best Known For
Vail hosts top freeskiing and snowboarding events each winter. The spectator-friendly U.S. Freeskiing Open includes great parties and live music; 970.476.9090 for info and packages.
This Just In
Lessons/Daycare: Vail Ski and Snowboard School Ski school: 3 years and up Daycare: 2 months to 6 years Lessons: all levels of alpine, snowboarding, women's clinics, racing, privates, telemark, snowshoeing, and cross-country; Also signature skiing programs and Burton Learn To Ride Contact: Ski school, 970.476.3239; Daycare, 970.479.3285

Stand atop the most celebrated mountain in the world and feel its magic. Then explore Vail's three faces: the Front Side, Back Bowls, and Blue Sky Basin. 5289 acres of terrain offers something for everyone.

Get wired and be the first to know when it snows with our free SnowMate downloads. Choose from a cool desktop application for your PC or MAC, an Internet Explorer Toolbar, or a Widget for your MAC. Don't hesitate...all of the applications below can be easily removed at any time so check them out!

SnowMate Desktop Application for your PC (v3). Download Now!

Check out the latest snow alert technology from Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, and Keystone featuring the following:

Trevor - animated
Daily snow reports sent straight to your desktop
Snow Alert - snow on your screen = new snow at our resorts.
Trevvor will be your animated snow guide who will ski or snowboard around your desktop and do cool tricks.
Video and Photo Gallery featuring daily snap shots from the slopes.
Micro Bar Mode - reduce the SnowMate desktop application to a small 'dockable' mode that displays current snow conditions.
Live Mountain Cameras
Screensaver, Wallpaper, and e-Cards

NEW! SnowMate Toolbar for Internet Explorer. Download Now!
Displays the daily snow report and base depth for Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly ski resorts in your IE browser. Also features quick links to each resort's official web site.

http://vail.snow.com