Ford Amphitheater provides a scenic mountain backdrop and is home to live concerts and performances from some of the world's best musicians. After a day full of nature, kickback, relax and enjoy Vail's world class cuisine at any of the restaurants in Vail Village and Lionshead. Take to two wheels and explore the biking trails ranging from family friendly to expert in difficulty. Spend a day or a week on Vail Mountain's abundance of hiking trails across meadows and under waterfalls. Vail's on-mountain Epic Discovery offers adventure courses, ziplines, and a mountain roller coaster. In the summer and fall, the villages and mountains come alive with a new energy. The fun doesn't stop when the snow melts. Winter activities include snowmobiling, snowshoeing, snow tubing, and moonlight sleigh rides. While the resort is famous for its vast terrain and excellent snow, Vail offers much more than skiing and snowboarding. Visitors will enjoy the one of a kind 5,289 acres of skiing and world-class restaurants and shops that line the village streets.Īdventure awaits in Vail. Vail's car-free cobblestone streets along with its beautiful, Bavarian inspired villages were made by skiers for skiers. Located just 100 miles west of Denver, Vail is located on the I-70 with easy access from the Denver International Airport and Eagle County Airport. Now Vail has two gondolas, one in each village and 31 chair lifts. Forest Service, Blue Sky Basin was opened on Vail Mountain - adding 645 of skiable terrain. In the 1990s as part of a partnership between Vail Resorts, the Town of Vail, and the U.S. Golf courses were built and mountain biking trails were added, gondolas began to transport guests wanting to sightsee. In the 1980s Vail evolved into a year-round resort. Gerald and Betty Ford owned a house in Vail and after Ford was elected President, Vail became recognized world wide as a ski resort. Vail had the first gondola in the U.S, along with two double chairlifts which allowed for skiing 6 square miles of terrain.īy the 1970s Vail had earned the reputation of one of Colorado's best ski resorts. By 1966, the Town of Vail was incorporated. One of these members, Pete Seibert, along with a few others returned to Vail after the war and drew up plans to build a ski resort. Vail was originally discovered by the Army's Tenth Mountain Division using the area for backcountry survival training. HOME TO 5,289 ACRES OF SKIABLE, WORLD-RENOWNED TERRAIN, A DESTINATION TRULY LIKE NO PLACE ON EARTH.

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