Vail Mountain Info
The base elevation of Vail Mountain is 2,476 meters (8,120 ft.) above sea level while the peak elevation is a staggering 3527 meters (11,570 ft.) making the vertical rise over 1,052 meters (3,450 ft.). Indeed, Vail does provide you with a lot of skiable terrain and with an average snowfall of over 348 inches (881cm) fresh tracks are easy to find.
Vail Mountain prides itself on being a mountain that is accessible to anyone. With 4 terrain parks, 3 pipes, 193 ski trails, divided between expert, advanced and beginner, as well as having 33 lifts with minimal lines, this mountain certainly has something for everyone.
| Base Elevation: |
8,120 ft. / 2,476 m |
| Peak Elevation: |
11,570 ft. / 3,527 m |
| Vertical Rise: |
3,450 ft. / 1,052 m |
| Snowmaking: |
390 acres / 158 hec |
| Average Annual Snowfall: |
348 inches / 881 cm |
| November: |
58 inches / 147 cm |
| December: |
59 inches / 150 cm |
| January: |
64 inches / 162 cm |
| February: |
57 inches / 145 cm |
| March: |
63 inches / 160 cm |
| April: |
40 inches / 102 cm |
| Total Skiable Area: |
5,289 acres / 2,141 hec |
| Front Side: |
1,627 acres / 658 hec |
| Back Bowls: |
3,017 acres / 1,221 hec |
| Blue Sky Basin: |
645 acres / 261 he |
| 53% Expert / Advanced |
| 29% Intermediate |
| 18% Beginner |
| Conventional Trails: 193 |
| Longest Run: Riva, 4 miles / 6.4 km |
| Total Number of Lifts |
33 |
| Gondola: |
1 |
| High-speed quads: |
14 |
| Fixed-grip quad: |
1 |
| Triple chairs: |
3 |
| Double chairs: |
4 |
| Surface lifts: |
5 |
| Magic Carpets: |
5 |
| Total Uphill Capacity Per Hour: |
53,381 |
| 4 Total: |
Fly Zone, Flight School, Aviator and Sky Way |
| Pipes: |
1 Superpipe, length 450 feet, walls 18 feet/ 2 half pipes with 13-foot walls |
| Tabletops: |
At least 14 throughout all parks |
| Rails / Boxes: |
More than 30 plus 12 unique hand-carved rails |
