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Where to Stay in Vail: Hotels by Neighborhood, Fees and Ski Access
May 13, 2024
Vail is a string of separate bases rather than one resort town, and the neighborhood you choose sets your lift access, your walk to dinner and, often, the fees…
Things to Do in Vail at Night: Dinner, Live Music and After-Dark Outings
May 12, 2024
Vail after dark is mostly restaurants, bars with live music and a few seasonal outings: skating in winter, a guided full-moon snowshoe, and concerts at the Ford…
Snowshoeing in Vail 2026/27: Guided Tours, Rentals, Easy Trails and Where to Stay
May 9, 2024
For a first outing, snowshoe at the Vail Nordic Center on the Vail Golf Club, which has 10 kilometers of snowshoe trails and rentals ($38 for 2026/27). For a…
How Vail Resorts Got Park City: the Lease Lawsuit, Canyons and a $182.5 Million Purchase
May 8, 2024
Vail Resorts bought Park City Mountain Resort on September 11, 2014, for $182.5 million in cash, ending a three-year fight over the land under its ski terrain…
Where to Shop in Vail: Village and Lionshead Stores, Ski Gear and Local Gifts
May 7, 2024
Vail's shopping sits in two pedestrian villages, ten to fifteen minutes apart on foot along Gore Creek. Vail Village, around Bridge Street, Gore Creek Drive and…
Visiting Vail in October: What's Open, Weather, Fall Color and Events
May 3, 2024
October is Vail's quiet gap between seasons. The 2026 summer gondola season ends Sunday, September 27, and Vail Mountain plans to open for skiing on Friday…
When Did Vail Resorts Buy Breckenridge? The 1997 Ralston Resorts Deal
May 2, 2024
Vail Resorts acquired Breckenridge on January 3, 1997, when it bought Ralston Resorts, Inc., the owner of Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin, from…
Where to Eat Lunch in Vail: Village and Lionshead Options
Apr 28, 2024
Lunch in Vail splits into two kinds of places: sit-down restaurants in Vail Village that open at 11 a.m. or 11:30 a.m., and casual counters and cafes that start…
Who Owns Vail Ski Resort? Vail Resorts, Its Shareholders and the Forest Service Land
Apr 26, 2024
Vail Mountain is owned and operated by Vail Resorts, Inc., a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange as MTN and based in Broomfield…