Vail
Colorado · USA
Vail is a ski resort in Colorado, USA. It averages around 900 cm of snow a season on a Continental snowpack. The season typically runs Nov-Apr.
Largest single ski area in Colorado; 3,000+ ac of ungroomed Back Bowls
10-day forecast
20 cm total · best window Tuesday, Oct 13 (3d, 20cm)
⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 2,475 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.
Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Thursday, Oct 15 — OK (28). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 12.
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 3,527 m
- Base
- 2,475 m
- Vertical
- 1,052 m
- Terrain
- 5,317 ac / 195 trails / 31 lifts
- Avg annual snow
- 900 cm
- Typical season
- Nov-Apr
- Snow climate
- Continental
- Type
- Lift-served
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