Vail,
Colorado, a well known town and resort that is frequented by visitors
world wide is probably the most popular ski area in the United States.
The area is huge with over 4000 acres of skiable terrain, and in the
last ten years, has evolved swiftly by adding much more new terrain
and catering more to families than ever before.
Some
argue that these new developments, have diluted the character of the
town and resort. This has attracted the young poser crowd, who pays
little respect to the old school. However, Vail resort still remains
one of the largest ski areas in the world and the most complete ski
areas in history to date. Redefining the American ski resort and revolutionizing
the way resorts are run world wide.
True skiers, that exist, who search for new terrain, great
snow and the overall adrenaline still believe that powder days at Vail
are unlike powder days anywhere.
Vail
is endless and can take many days to discover. Because of its enormity,
Vail is often crowded every day through the ski season.
In 1958, Vail ski mountain was discovered by two country boys: seibert
and eaton, hiking the area of no name mountain, and who envisioned the
possibility of a ski resort in the area. They helped the sport of skiing
to grow and brought that vision to reality in 1962. Rich with history,
Vail ski Resort follows the worn path of miners that once settled here
in the 1800's. In their long search for gold and other precious metals
rumored to be in the mountains, little did they know that the true gold
was to be discovered in years to come as skiing would turn into one
of the biggest and most profitable recreation sports in the world.
Go
to Vail to ski, and to enjoy a truly red carpet resort.
*Feature
written and photographed by Phillips, March 2003. Information courtesy
of Vail Resorts.
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NOTES AND DIRECTIONS:
For more information go to the offical Vail website
Vail,
Colorado is an easy trip from Denver. 2 hours up I-70 traveling
west. They do have a regional airport with airfares that compete
with Denver. The signs are obvious making Vail one of the easiest
to find locations in the state. |