Vail Reviews

• Overall Rating 5
• Family Friendly 5
• Downhill Terrain 4
• Terrain Park 4
• Nightlife 5

Pros: Tons of Territory

Cons: Everyone Skis Here

Recommended Skill Level: Intermediate
Recommended For: Single/Newlyweds, Families, Empty Nesters
Date Visited: Feb, 2009

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I was fortunate enough to get a fresh dump of snow on Friday, February 27th, while I was in town. It was bloody cold with high winds but I was grateful for the fresh fluffy stuff. The previous evening and throughout the day I would say we received about 1.5 feet of powder. Just enough to enjoy all the back bowls. Now when it snows a ton, Vail is a wonderful place to be. It's so huge, and has so many back bowls that on a good powder day, you're sure to earn some fresh tracks. Unfortunately I was only there for one day, so I hardly skied anything on the front side. If you've never been to Vail before, you owe it to yourself to stay a week. There is so much territory to ski that there is just no way to do it in one or two days. They have a lot of high speed lifts too that will shoot you around the mountain in a hurry if you're looking to get in as many runs as possible. Overall I had a great day at Vail. Though I didn't stay the night there, I do know that their accomodations are fantastic and there is plenty to do there when you're done skiing.