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Beautiful Vail. So much to do!

Vail is the largest ski resort in the US with 5289 acres of skiing, 193 lifts and 300 days of sunshine per year. The terrain is diverse enough to please all skiers and riders from beginner to extreme levels of ability. The 7 Back Bowls are legendary and offer an experience of a lifetime unlike any other resort. For intermediate and above skiers and riders, there are complimentary tours offered by Community Guest Services personnel every day to explore both the 7 mile wide front side and Blue Sky Basin, a back country experience. But the fun doesn’t end there. There is so much more to do in Vail!

Events Schedule for 09-10 Season. Don't miss out on the fun!

Adventure Ridge – open Tuesdays to Saturdays beginning at 2:15PM there is tubing, ski biking, snowshoe tours, trampoline jumping and children’s snowmobiling. Located at the top of the gondola, the ride up and down is free to foot passengers after 2PM every day.

For free Snow Shoe tours go to the top of the Eagle Bahn Gondola to the Gore Range Nature Discovery Center, find the only close by Yurt, and off you go.

Discover the mountain best aspects, snow and how to get around with a Free Mountain Tour. An experienced pro is standing by to be your guide every day.

Other activities – Dog sledding, cross country skiing at the Nordic Center located at the Vail Golf Course, sleigh rides at local ranches, bowling in Eagle, ice skating at the rink in Lionshead and also at the Dobson Arena. The Vail library has story hours for toddlers and pre-school children on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10AM and 11AM. The Imagination Station for children is located in the Lionshead parking structure and is open Monday – Sunday 10AM to 6PM, closed Saturdays.

Après ski – After a great day on the slopes, there are many choices for your après ski entertainment. Pepe’s bar in Vail has Rod Powell playing guitar from 4-6 and 7-9 daily except Sunday and Monday. Phil Long at the Red Lion plays from 4-6 and 9-11 daily.

Garfinkel's - A huge deck for apres-ski and people watching at the base of the mountain. In LionsHead across from the Gondola.

Tap Room - The 'in' place for locals enjoying apres ski while retelling powder tales. Top of Bridge Street.

There are many other places in Vail and Lionshead which also offer great venues for après.

Dining – Vail offers great dining experiences from pizza with the kids to fabulous world class restaurants. No matter what your taste, Vail has the restaurant for you. For fine dining try La Tour, Russell's, Sweet Basil, Terra Bistro or The Arrabelle. For more casual dining and bar food head over to Pazzo's Pizza, Tap Room, Red Lion, Garfinkel's, Vendetta's, Local Joe's Pizza or for great Chinese try The May Palace.

See our map for restaurant locations.

Shopping – whether it’s gifts for those back home or a special and unique memento of your trip, Vail is a haven for world class shopping for all tastes and pocketbooks.

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