![]() ![]() Several double chairlifts were later built: Golden Peak, which ran from Golden Peak base area up to the Riva Bahn Express midstation Giant Steps, which ran from Vail Village to the bottom of the Avanti Express lift the Avanti double chairlift and two double chairlifts out of Mid-Vail, the Mountaintop and Hunky Dory lifts. There were originally three lifts, including one gondola that ran from Vail Village to Mid-Vail on the line where Gondola One operates. ![]() Ĭonstruction of the resort began in the then-uninhabited valley in 1962, and it opened six months later on December 15. They discovered a peak that they believed to be well-located and with good snow, calling it No-name Mountain, which later became Vail. During the training, Seibert and Eaton became familiar with the surrounding terrain, areas of which would become resorts in later decades. Army's Tenth Mountain Division which trained at Camp Hale, fourteen miles (23 km) south of Vail, between Red Cliff and Leadville. ĭuring World War II, Massachusetts native Seibert joined the U.S. It is at the base of Vail Pass, named after Charles Vail, designer of the highway that passed through the valley. Vail Ski Resort was founded 61 years ago in 1962 by Earl Eaton, Pete Seibert, Harley Higbie, and others. JSTOR ( October 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. This section needs additional citations for verification. Unlike other Colorado ski towns such as Aspen, Breckenridge, or Steamboat Springs, which existed as 19th century mining towns prior to the establishment of their ski resorts, the Vail village was built when the resort opened. Vail Village is modeled on Bavarian village styles, with pedestrian streets. Vail has the fourth-largest area of skiable terrain in North America after Whistler Blackcomb, Park City Mountain Resort, and Big Sky. There are cruising runs accessible from most front side and Blue Sky Basin lifts, as well as the wide open Back Bowls, glades, and chutes. Most of the resort is wide open terrain with all types of trails. Vail Mountain has three sections: The Front-Side, Blue Sky Basin, and the Back Bowls. Opened in late 1962, Vail is one of 37 mountain resorts owned and operated by Vail Resorts, which also operates three other nearby ski resorts ( Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, and Keystone). At 5,289 acres (8.3 sq mi 21.4 km 2), it is the third-largest single-mountain ski resort in the U.S., behind Big Sky and Park City, featuring seven bowls and intermediate gladed terrain in Blue Sky Basin. Vail Ski Resort is a ski resort in the western United States, located near the town of Vail in Eagle County, Colorado. Location in the United States Show map of the United Statesģ9☃8′20″N 106☂2′26″W / 39.639°N 106.374°W / 39.639 -106.374ģ1 total (2 gondolas (12 and 10 person), 4 high speed six's, 14 high speed quads, 1 fixed grip quad, 2 fixed grip triples, 9 surface lifts) ![]()
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