Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Vail, Verenigde Staten

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Ski season (13 nov – 18 apr (meestal)), I-70 and Vail Pass closures (15 nov – 31 mrt (meestal)), Christmas and New Year (20 dec – 3 jan)

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Presidents' Day and spring break

• Feestdag

  Presidents' Day and spring break

  12 feb – 25 mrt · meestalSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ski season (13 nov – 18 apr (meestal)), I-70 and Vail Pass closures (15 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Presidents' Day and spring break, Spring break in Verenigde Staten

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Presidents' Day and spring break (12 feb – 25 mrt (meestal)), Ski season (13 nov – 18 apr (meestal)), I-70 and Vail Pass closures (15 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Sluiting

  Mud season

  20 apr – 25 mei · meestal

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ski season (13 nov – 18 apr (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Mud season (20 apr – 25 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — GoPro Mountain Games, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Festival

  GoPro Mountain Games

  1–15 jun · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Bravo! Vail

  25 jun – 6 aug · meestalMuziekfestivalBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Fourth of July in the mountains, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Natuur

  Alpine wildflowers

  1 jul – 10 aug · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Fourth of July in the mountains

  3–5 julNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Vail Dance Festival

  25 jul – 12 aug · meestalKunstenfestivalBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Bravo! Vail (25 jun – 6 aug (meestal))

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Bravo! Vail (25 jun – 6 aug (meestal)), Alpine wildflowers (1 jul – 10 aug (meestal)), Vail Dance Festival (25 jul – 12 aug (meestal))

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Natuur

  Aspens turning

  15 sep – 5 okt · meestalHerfstkleuren

  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.

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Sluiting

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Aspens turning (15 sep – 5 okt (meestal))

Druk — Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

• Seizoen

  Ski season

  13 nov – 18 apr · meestalBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Risico

  I-70 and Vail Pass closures

  15 nov – 31 mrt · meestalLawinegevaarSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Autumn shoulder shutdown (5 okt – 10 nov)

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year

  20 dec – 3 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ski season (13 nov – 18 apr (meestal)), I-70 and Vail Pass closures (15 nov – 31 mrt (meestal))