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Vail - USA
One of North America’s biggest and best ski resorts, Vail offers
visitors the ultimate winter holiday. From a sleepy mountain town
inhabited by a few sheep ranchers, Vail has undergone a phenomenal
metamorphosis, culminating in the expansive, fully-equipped town that
it is today.
The resort town exudes European charm, created primarily by its
Tyrolean-inspired façade that features Swiss-style chalets and Bavarian
lodges among the profuse accommodation options. Additionally, the town
offers an incomparable selection of hip night spots, gourmet
restaurants, shops of all description, and a plethora of other
amenities.
Vail’s world-class ski area covers a whopping 2,140 hectares and
includes terrain for all levels of ability. The ski resort has an
impressive system of 34 lifts, and a longest run of 6.4kms. There are
three distinct mountain facets: the Front Side, the Blue Sky Basin, and
the legendary Back Bowls – an advanced skiers’ paradise with 87 per
cent of its runs geared for the highest ability levels.
Of the entire spread of ski territory presented by Vail resort,
beginner trails are the least dominant, making up only 18 per cent of
the slopes; however, novices are compensated with superb nursery runs
and outstanding ski schools. Intermediates have a very decent 29 per
cent of the mountain, but experts take the cake at Vail, with 53 per
cent of all ski routes allocated to those with upper level abilities.
Snowboarders have access to the ski resort’s full range of facilities.
In keeping with the rest of the resort, off slope activities at Vail
are just as profuse. Tubing, snowmobiling, ski biking, ice-skating,
snowshoeing, orienteering, bungee trampolines, sleigh rides and
dog-sledding are just a few of the alternative activities available to
visitors. If none of those interest you, the spas, health centre or
extensive range of shops and other facilities in town surely will.
The ski season at Vail runs from mid-November to mid-April. The resort
is located in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, approximately 160kms
from Denver, and is accessible via car, air transportation or shuttle
transfer.
