Vail, Colorado

North America's biggest and most popular ski resort, Vail is an alpine village in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. Long a favorite of serious skiers and jet setting celebrities, Vail now also draws a younger, hipper snowboarding crowd. Skiing is king at Vail Mountain and the Blue Sky Basin, but the area's vast splendor is perfect for hiking, biking, snowmobiling or scenery-gazing at any time of the year. The vacation experience is world class, from the Vail Snowsports School to the activities and festivals, the shops and spas, dining, nightlife and accommodations, with many new and luxuriously renovated properties. Vail is known worldwide by many as North America's top ski resort as is has so much to offer for any level of skier or snowboarder. Vail mountain spans seven miles across, covers 5,289 acres and is most noted for the seven legendary, seemenly endless Back Bowls to explore. The back bowls offer more of an off piste experience for powder seekers although strategically groomed areas make the bowls accessible to even novice skiers and boarders. Vail boasts more groomed terrain than anywhere on the planet and nightly grooming provides many miles of terrain for those that like a smooth ride. Vail's saying "Like Nothing on Earth" says it all as there really is nothing like Vail. The Vail Valley is one of the finest vacation destinations in the world. When you think of Vail think of the best of everything. The sister resorts of Vail and Beaver Creek offer a complete vacation experience with all the activities and ammenities you could want. It's easy to get to Vail and once you get here you won't want to leave. No matter what your vacation budget affords you owe it to yourself to come and enjoy Colorado and the Vail Valley!