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Essentials
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Resort Height
2,500m (8,200ft)
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Transfer time
Denver: 2 hrs 30 mins,
Eagle: 45 mins (no direct flight from UK)
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Typical costs
• small beer £2 • bottle of house wine £15 • coke £1 • coffee £1 • sandwich £3
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Glacier High Altitude Guaranteed Snow
guaranteed snow
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Fly from
Heathrow direct to Denver. Flights from most other London & regional airports into Denver and Eagle Airports.
Good for...
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Advanced Ski Rating
5
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Intermediates Ski Rating
5
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Beginners Ski Rating
4
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Snowboarding Rating
4
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So what's it like?
No resort is more famous for its amazing powder back bowls
Vail and Heavenly resorts are now open (with plenty of great powder). Vail is one of the world's top ski resorts with superb accommodation and an attractive alpine style village centre with a fabulous après ski atmosphere. It is also the largest single mountain ski area in America, stretching 7 miles from east to west and caters for everyone, with smooth groomed runs through to challenging cornices and off piste back bowls. The newly redeveloped Lionshead area of Vail is located at the base of the gondola with its own great selection of bars, shops, restaurants and an ice skating rink.
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Beginners
Beginners are excellently catered for, with a superb ski school, convenient lifts immediately behind the village, and plenty of long, wide-open, gentle runs right from the top of the mountain.
Intermediates
With 5,174 acres of incredible skiing, you can choose from miles of prepared pistes and superb groomed runs to the world famous Back Bowls. Colorado powder snow is so light that intermediates can enjoy most runs. Make sure to try the 'Blue Sky Basin'.
Advanced
Double black diamond runs like Goshawk and Peregrine will really test the best. Revel in the glory of the acres of virgin powder snow in no less than six massive Back Bowls, plus mile upon mile of mogul fields, creating the perfect skiing experience.
Nightlife
Lively and varied in Vail
· Tap Room, The Club, Garfinkels & Red LionActivities
· Ice skating · Snowmobiling · Ski biking · Adventure Ridge · Snowshoe Tours · Dog sledding
Eating out
Over 100 great dining options in Vail and for all price ranges. · Main courses from $6 to $25. · Sweet Basil, Lancelot, Blu's
Money Savers for the winter 2011/12 season
• Kids Ski Free - Free lift pass for all children aged 4 and under all season
To book Kid Ski Free please contact the North American reservation team on 0871 971 0579
Please note offers are only available when you pre-book before travel. Contact Reservations or visit our website for qualifying conditions and extra information.
Our best deals to Vail
Looking for the cheapest date/price combo? We've done the searching so you don't have to...
| Leaves | From | To | Board | Price | |
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| Wed 30 January 2013 | London Heathrow | Vail in USA | Self catering |
£791 based on 4 sharing |
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| Wed 30 January 2013 | London Heathrow | Vail in USA | Bed and breakfast |
£833 based on 4 sharing |
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| Wed 13 March 2013 | London Heathrow | Vail in USA | Bed and breakfast |
£988 based on 4 sharing |
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| Wed 30 January 2013 | London Heathrow | Vail in USA | Bed and breakfast |
£1025 based on 4 sharing |
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| Wed 30 January 2013 | London Heathrow | Vail in USA | Bed and breakfast |
£1044 based on 4 sharing |