Vail, Ski Resort > Reviews

Advantages: Beautiful
Disadvantages: Expensive

Vail is about a 2 hour drive from Denver and is well worth a visit if you're in the area and loaded! (I was brought there on a work junket - otherwise I wouldn't have been able to afford too much there.) The resort is huge with slopes running 6 miles across. All grades are catered for. I had never been ski-ing before, so was treated to a lesson, which with skis, boots and a day lift pass came to $159. (ouch!) The scenery is absolutely breath-taking, ... Read review

Advantages: Great terrain, views and atmosphere
Disadvantages: None really (v expensive though!)

Vail really is an incredible place to ski. I must have been there 4 or 5 times over the last 10 years or so and it just gets better each visit. There's a vast amount of on-mountain dining which is ideal for getting in that first refreshing drink of the morning! They've just opened up another mountainside at the back of the resort as well, behind the back bowls, adding another 600+ acres to the skiing area. Lift access is great with something like ... Read review