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January snow Vail

Warning: videos of conditions at Vail from January 29th and 31st might cause immediate need to take a sick day from work. [...Read More]

Vail Ski Patroller

We will be celebrating National Safety Week Jan. 19-27th with special events, classes, demonstrations, kid’s scavenger hunts and more! [...Read More]

Planning on celebrating New Year’s Eve in Vail? There are plenty of options for both families and 21+! A concert by Theivery Corporation at Dobson may be the biggest party of the night, but don’t miss the torchlight ski down Golden Peak and the fireworks show!

New year's eve fireworks vail

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kids telemark

Written by guest contributor Joe Schmitt, “Vail’s Nordic guy”.

Whether you’re a snow boarder, skier or new to the whole downhill thing you should give Telemark skiing a try. Telemark is where it all started thousands of years ago and has made a huge resurgence in the last decade. This season the Vail Resorts Nordic School is offering three coed workshops for all levels Jan. 5th, Feb. 2nd and Mar. 2nd. [...Read More]

advanced snowboard lessons

Whether you’re taking your first turns on the hill or are an advanced skier or rider looking to improve your skills, the Vail Ski and Snowboard School has lesson packages to suit every level.  [...Read More]

Early season snowboarding

Snowboard instructor

Guest blogger Jason Schetrompf is a snowboard instructor with Vail Ski and Snowboard School.

Our enthusiasm for snowboarding can sometimes get the best of us this time of year. With the season fresh and the snow coverage not yet at mid-to-late season levels, I feel it would be good to discuss some tactics for – both riding and decision making – that will ensure that your season is long and filled with many days of shredding. [...Read More]

November 29th – 30th: Just after the opening for the season, we went out to see how our guests have been enjoying their first visits to Vail this year. From Londoners to CU Boulder students to locals and visitors from Connecticut and Minnesota, hear what they had to say about their first turns of the season at Vail!

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