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Road Bike Rentals in Vail: Shops, Bikes and Paved Routes
Mar 15, 2024
Five Vail-area shops list road bikes for rent on their own websites, but they do not all rent them the same way: some take reservations, one takes them only for…
How Vail, Colorado Got Its Name: Charles Vail and Vail Pass
Mar 12, 2024
Vail, Colorado is named for Charles Davis Vail, the state's chief highway engineer from 1930 until his death in 1945. His name went on Vail Pass first. When…
How Much Does It Cost to Ride the Gondola in Vail? Summer Prices and Winter Access
Mar 11, 2024
A summer scenic gondola ride at Vail costs $67 for an adult (ages 13 to 64), $46 for a child aged 5 to 12, and $56 for seniors (65 and over) and for active or…
Where to See Moose Near Vail: Reported Areas, Seasons and Safety Rules
Mar 8, 2024
Moose live in the Vail area, but no trail or time of day guarantees a sighting. Colorado now has more than 3,000 moose, following reintroductions that began in…
When Do the Back Bowls at Vail Open? Opening Dates Season by Season
Mar 7, 2024
The Back Bowls have no fixed opening date. Since 2019 the first Back Bowl terrain has opened as early as Thursday, December 5 (2024) and as late as Thursday…
What River Runs Through Vail? Gore Creek, Its Fishing and Its Closures
Mar 5, 2024
The stream through Vail is Gore Creek, a tributary of the Eagle River rather than a river in its own right. A U.S. Geological Survey fact sheet describes it as…
What to Do in Vail With Kids: Summer, Winter and Rainy-Day Ideas
Mar 3, 2024
Vail works for families in both summer and winter, but the seasons offer different things. The mountaintop adventure park is a summer operation, ski school is a…
Things to Do in Vail in April: Closing Day, Spring Events and What Stays Open
Mar 2, 2024
What you can do in Vail in April depends on when the mountain closes, and that date has swung by almost two weeks in recent years. Closing day was set for April…
When Vail Opened: December 15, 1962, and What Was on the Mountain That Day
Feb 27, 2024
Vail Mountain opened for skiing at 9 a.m. on December 15, 1962, with one gondola, two chairlifts and $5 lift tickets. The date had been promised on a roadside…