The Vail Valley is one of the most beautiful areas in the Colorado Rockies. Beautiful scenery, activities and unrivaled ski resorts combine to create the ultimate Colorado Rocky Mountain experience any time of year. From Vail itself, where it all began, to Beaver Creek Resort, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
Vail Mountain has a maximum elevation of 11,570 feet, giving a vertical drop of 3450 feet. It has 5,289 acres, 33 lifts, 193 marked trails on three faces: the front side, the back bowls, and Blue Sky Basin. The seven back bowls are Sun Down Bowl, Sun Up Bowl, Teacup Bowl, China Bowl, Siberia Bowl, Inner Mongolia Bowl, and Outer Mongolia Bowl. Vail Resort was ranked as the top ski resort in SKI Magazine's reader's poll for the 2006-07 season.