Dates and Hours
Ski Season: Nov. 18, 2005-April 23, 2006
Hours of Operations: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (MST)
2004-2005 Total Skier and Rider Visits: 1.5 million
Elevations
Base Elevation: 8,120 ft./2,476 m
Peak Elevation: 11,570 ft./3,527 m
Vertical Rise: 3,450 ft./1,052 m
Snow
Snowmaking: 390 acres/158 hec
Average Annual Snowfall: 346 inches/881 cm
Acreage
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 hec
Trail Classification (Total Mountain Acreage)
53% Expert/Advanced
29% Intermediate
18% Beginner
Conventional Trails: 193
Longest Run: Riva, 4 miles/6.4 km
Lifts
Total Number of Lifts: 34
Gondola: 1
High-speed quads: 14
Fixed-grip quad: 1
Triple chairs: 3
Double chairs: 5
Surface lifts: 5
Magic Carpets: 5
Total Uphill Capacity Per Hour: 53,381
Terrain Parks
4 Total (Golden Peak, Mule Skinner, Bwana and Hunky Dory)
Pipes: 1 Superpipe, length 400 feet, walls 18 feet
Tabletops: 25
Rails: 40 plus 12 unique hand-carved rails.
Climate (Temperatures in Fahrenheit)
Daytime low temperatures in the teens with averages in the 20's and 30's, below 30 degrees at night.
Vail sees more than 300 days of sunshine per year.