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Vail
Resorts / Vail, Colorado

Vail

Illustrative photograph — not necessarily this resort · Quang Vuong / Pexels
2475–3527 m 5,317 skiable acres 32 Lifts

Vail is the largest single-mountain ski resort in Colorado, known for its extensive Back Bowls terrain (Sun Down, Sun Up, China, Siberia, Tea Cup, Inner/Outer Mongolia) in addition to front-side groomed terrain. It opened in 1962 and anchors the town of Vail on Interstate 70.

No reversible tram or cable car exists at Vail — both lifts named “gondola” (Gondola One, Eagle Bahn) are continuously-circulating systems.

Resort map

Verified locations only: the resort area and its named cable car stations. We don't have precise coordinates for individual accommodation listings, so those aren't plotted here — use the booking link in the sidebar instead.

Amenities

Ski school available (DEVO youth program, private lessons, adaptive program)
No night skiing

Notable lifts

Lift Type
Gondola One gondola
10-person cabins, main base-to-mountain access.
Eagle Bahn Gondola gondola
From Lionshead base area.
Sun Down Express chairlift
High-speed quad, Back Bowls access.
Mountaintop Express chairlift
High-speed six-person.

Equipment shops nearby

What the sources say

Every note below is drawn from the resort's own or an independent official publication.

Skiable acreage/lift-count figures vary by source vintage (Wikipedia 5,289 acres/31 lifts vs. official/current 5,317 acres/32 lifts) — the more current official figures are used here.
No reversible tram/cable car at Vail — both gondolas are continuously-circulating systems.
Piste-km fields left null; US convention publishes acreage and trail counts, not km.