Det sker i Vail, United States året igennem

Tætpakket — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break i United States

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: Ski season (13. nov. – 18. apr. (normalt)), I-70 and Vail Pass closures (15. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt)), Christmas and New Year (20. dec. – 3. jan.)

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, Presidents' Day and spring break

• Helligdag

  Presidents' Day and spring break

  12. feb. – 25. mar. · normaltSkoleferieTætpakketBook tidligt

  American school breaks stack through late February and March and land on the deepest base of the winter. Lift queues and lodging rates both peak; the snow at least justifies half of it. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Ski season (13. nov. – 18. apr. (normalt)), I-70 and Vail Pass closures (15. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Presidents' Day and spring break, Spring break i United States

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Presidents' Day and spring break (12. feb. – 25. mar. (normalt)), Ski season (13. nov. – 18. apr. (normalt)), I-70 and Vail Pass closures (15. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

• Lukning

  Mud season

  20. apr. – 25. maj · normalt

  Between the lifts closing and the trails drying, half the village shuts and the rest cuts its hours. Rooms are at their cheapest and there is very little to do with them. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Ski season (13. nov. – 18. apr. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Stadig i gang: Mud season (20. apr. – 25. maj (normalt))

Tætpakket — GoPro Mountain Games, Summer break i United States

• Festival

  GoPro Mountain Games

  1.–15. jun. · normaltSportsbegivenhedTætpakketBook tidligt

  Four days of kayaking, bouldering, trail running and dog jumping through Gore Creek and the village, on the first or second weekend of June. It is the weekend the valley reopens after mud season. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Bravo! Vail

  25. jun. – 6. aug. · normaltMusikfestivalBook tidligt

  Six weeks of orchestral concerts at the Ford Amphitheater, with three American orchestras in residence in turn. Lawn tickets are the cheap seats and the afternoon thunderstorms are part of the deal. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Fourth of July in the mountains, Summer break i United States

• Natur

  Alpine wildflowers

  1. jul. – 10. aug. · normaltVilde blomster & blomstring

  Columbine and paintbrush come up on Shrine Pass and above the gondola from early July, a couple of weeks later the higher you go. The gardens at Betty Ford peak at the same time. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Fourth of July in the mountains

  3.–5. jul.National helligdagTætpakketBook tidligt

  The Fourth of July weekend is one of the busiest of the mountain summer: lodging and campsites book out and roads into town are slow. Fireworks are often cancelled or replaced by drone shows when wildfire danger runs high. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Vail Dance Festival

  25. jul. – 12. aug. · normaltKunstfestivalBook tidligt

  A fortnight of company and guest-artist programmes at the amphitheater at the turn of July into August, with the outdoor evenings selling out well ahead. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Bravo! Vail (25. jun. – 6. aug. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer break i United States, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Bravo! Vail (25. jun. – 6. aug. (normalt)), Alpine wildflowers (1. jul. – 10. aug. (normalt)), Vail Dance Festival (25. jul. – 12. aug. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer break i United States

• Natur

  Aspens turning

  15. sep. – 5. okt. · normaltEfterårsfarver

  The stands above the village and along Shrine Pass and Piney Lake road go gold in the second half of September. It is short: a hard wind takes the leaves off in a day.

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

• Lukning

  Autumn shoulder shutdown

  5. okt. – 10. nov.

  The second mud season: the gondola drops to weekends or stops, restaurants take their annual break and the village runs on locals until the snow comes. Rooms are at their cheapest of the year. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Aspens turning (15. sep. – 5. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — Thanksgiving break i United States

• Sæson

  Ski season

  13. nov. – 18. apr. · normaltBook tidligt

  Vail Mountain targets mid-November and runs to mid-April. The Back Bowls need a real base and rarely open in full before Christmas, so December skiing is front-side skiing. Kilde ↗

• Risiko

  I-70 and Vail Pass closures

  15. nov. – 31. mar. · normaltLavinesæsonLukninger

  The pass and the Eisenhower tunnel shut for storms, spun trucks and avalanche control several times a winter, and the traction law applies from the first snow. Build a spare day around a Saturday drive from Denver. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Autumn shoulder shutdown (5. okt. – 10. nov.)

Tætpakket — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break i United States

• Helligdag

  Christmas and New Year

  20. dec. – 3. jan.Jul & nytårTætpakketBook tidligt

  The dearest fortnight of the year, with lift lines that do not match the snow depth. Locals wait for January, when the village empties and the storms are more reliable. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Ski season (13. nov. – 18. apr. (normalt)), I-70 and Vail Pass closures (15. nov. – 31. mar. (normalt))