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Terrain & Lift Status

New snow has ski patrol working hard to open new terrain! The Back Bowls will be open this weekend, starting with Sun Up and Sun Down (Chairs 5 and 17). Stay tuned to Vail's Facebook page for up to date announcements!

Terrain Status as of 1/2/2013 5:07:33 PM
  • Lifts Running

    31 of 31
  • Runs open

    190 of 193
  • Acres Open

    5069 of 5289
  • Surface Conditions:  Powder/Packed Powder
Difficulty Trail Open
Easiest Overeasy Yes
Easiest Ramshorn Yes
Easiest Swingsville Yes
Easiest The Meadows Yes
Easiest Windisch Way Yes
More Difficult Avanti Yes
More Difficult Bear Tree Yes
More Difficult Cappuccino Yes
More Difficult Christmas Yes
More Difficult EpicMix Race Course Yes
More Difficult Expresso Yes
More Difficult Hunky Dory Yes
More Difficult Mid-Vail Express Yes
More Difficult Spruce Face Yes
Difficulty Trail Open
More Difficult Whistle Pig Yes
Most Difficult Challenge Yes
Most Difficult Cookshack Yes
Most Difficult Giant Steps Yes
Most Difficult Kangaroo Cornice Yes
Most Difficult Lindsey's Yes
Most Difficult Look Ma Yes
Most Difficult Powerline Yes
Most Difficult Powerline Glade Yes
Most Difficult Riva (Lower) Yes
Most Difficult Riva (Upper) Yes
Most Difficult Riva Glade Yes
Most Difficult S. Look Ma Yes
Most Difficult The Skipper Yes
Most Difficult Zot Yes
Difficulty Trail Open
Most Difficult Apres Vous Yes
Most Difficult Campbells Yes
Most Difficult Chicken Yard No
Most Difficult Cow's Face Yes
Most Difficult Forever Yes
Most Difficult Headwall Yes
Most Difficult Milt's Face Yes
Most Difficult Morningside Ridge Yes
Most Difficult Never Yes
Most Difficult OS Yes
Difficulty Trail Open
Most Difficult Over Yonder Yes
Most Difficult Ptarmigan Ridge Yes
Most Difficult Ricky's Ridge Yes
Most Difficult Seldom Yes
Most Difficult Straight Shot Yes
Most Difficult The Slot Yes
Most Difficult Widge's Ridge Yes
Most Difficult Windows Yes
Most Difficult Wow Yes
Most Difficult Yonder Yes
Most Difficult Yonder Gully Yes
Difficulty Trail Open
More Difficult Big Rock Park Yes
More Difficult Cloud 9 Yes
More Difficult Grand Review Yes
More Difficult In the Wuides Yes
More Difficult Kelly's Toll Road Yes
More Difficult Montane Glade Yes
More Difficult Resolution Yes
More Difficult The Star Yes
Most Difficult Champagne Glade Yes
Difficulty Trail Open
Most Difficult Encore Yes
Most Difficult Heavy Metal Yes
Most Difficult Hornsilver Yes
Most Difficult Iron Mask Yes
Most Difficult Little Ollie Yes
Most Difficult Lovers Leap No
Most Difficult Skree Field No
Most Difficult Steep and Deep No
Most Difficult The Divide Yes
Difficulty Trail Open
More Difficult Chopstix Yes
More Difficult Poppyfields E. Yes
More Difficult Poppyfields W. Yes
More Difficult Silk Road Yes
Most Difficult Bolshoi Ballroom Yes
Most Difficult Emperor's Choice Yes
Most Difficult Genghis Khan Yes
Most Difficult Gorky Park Yes
Most Difficult Inner Mongolia Yes
Difficulty Trail Open
Most Difficult Jade Glade Yes
Most Difficult Morning Thunder Yes
Most Difficult Orient Express No
Most Difficult Outer Mongolia No
Most Difficult Rasputins Yes
Most Difficult Red Square Yes
Most Difficult Red Zinger Yes
Most Difficult Shangri-La Yes
Most Difficult Sweet N Sour Yes
Difficulty Trail Open
Easiest Boomer Yes
Easiest Flap Jack-Lower Yes
Easiest Flap Jack-Upper Yes
Easiest Gopher Hill Yes
Easiest Sourdough Yes
Easiest Tin Pants Yes
More Difficult Northwoods Yes
More Difficult Rngr Racoon No
More Difficult Ruder's Run Yes
More Difficult Snag Park Yes
More Difficult Whippersnapper Yes
More Difficult Whiskey Jack Yes
Most Difficult First Step Yes
Difficulty Trail Open
Most Difficult Gandy Dancer Yes
Most Difficult Klickity Klack Yes
Most Difficult Log Chute Yes
Most Difficult North Rim Yes
Most Difficult Northstar Yes
Most Difficult Prima Yes
Most Difficult South Rim Yes
Expert Blue Ox Yes
Expert Highline Yes
Expert Prima Cornice Yes
Expert Roger's Run Yes
Expert Golden Peak Half Pipe No
Expert Golden Peak Terrain Park No
Difficulty Trail Open
Easiest Chair 15 Yes
Easiest Coyote Crossing Yes
Easiest Cubs Way Yes
Easiest Ha Ha Highway Yes
Easiest Lost Boy Yes
Easiest Minnie Haha Yes
Easiest Owl's Roost Yes
Easiest Pika Yes
Easiest Practice Pkwy Yes
Easiest The Preserve No
More Difficult Baccarat Yes
More Difficult Born Free (Lwr) Yes
More Difficult Born Free (Upr) Yes
More Difficult Bwana (Lower) Yes
More Difficult Bwana (Upper) Yes
More Difficult Columbine Yes
More Difficult Dealer's Choice Yes
Difficulty Trail Open
More Difficult Ledges Yes
More Difficult Lodgepole Yes
More Difficult Pickeroon Yes
More Difficult Pride Yes
More Difficult Safari Yes
More Difficult Showboat Yes
More Difficult Simba (Lower) Yes
More Difficult Simba (Upper) Yes
More Difficult The Woods Yes
Most Difficult Berries Yes
Most Difficult Deuces Wild Yes
Most Difficult Faro Yes
Most Difficult Minnie's Yes
Most Difficult Ouzo Yes
Most Difficult Wildcard Yes
Expert Bwana Park Yes
Expert Pride Park No
LiftTypeStatus
Avanti Express Lift #2 Quad Yes
Black Forest #27 Surface Lift Yes
Born Free Express #8 Quad Yes
Cascade Village #20 Quad Yes
Eagle Bahn Gondola #19 Gondola Yes
Eagle's Nest Carpet #18 Surface Lift Yes
Eagle's Nest Carpet #35 Surface Lift Yes
Earl's Express #38 Quad Yes
Game Creek Express #7 Quad Yes
Golden Peak Carpet #25 Surface Lift Yes
Golden Peak Carpet #29 Surface Lift Yes
Golden Peak Carpet #33 Surface Lift Yes
Gopher Hill #12 Double Yes
High Noon Express #5 Quad Yes
Highline #10 Quad Yes
Lionshead Carpet #34 Surface Lift Yes
Little Eagle #15 Triple Yes
Mongolia Lift #22 Surface Lift No
Mountain Top Express #4 Quad Yes
Northwoods Express #11 Quad Yes
One Gondola Yes
Orient Express Lift #21 Quad Yes
Pete's Express #39 Quad Yes
Pride Express Lift #26 Quad Yes
Riva Bahn Express #6 Quad Yes
SkyLine Express #37 Quad Yes
Sourdough #14 Quad Yes
Sun Up Lift #17 Triple Yes
Tea Cup Express #36 Quad Yes
Wapiti #24 Surface Lift No
Wildwood Express #3 Quad Yes

Dates and Hours

Winter Season 2012-13
Vail's 50th Anniversary
November 16, 2012 to
April 14, 2013
Lifts 8:30am-3:30pm

TERRAIN CLASSIFICATION

  • Beginner:

    Easiest runs, perfect for beginner skiers or snowboarders and kids. Generally wide and groomed with a moderate slope gradient. Typically used for instruction.

  • Intermediate:

    Difficult pitch. Perfect for Intermediate skiers. Usually groomed, but steeper gradients than Green runs.

  • Advanced:

    More Difficult. Suitable for intermediate skiiers looking to challenge themselves with advanced terrain and mogul runs. May or may not be groomed.

  • Expert:

    Most Difficult. Considered to be some of the most difficult terrain on the mountain. Suitable for advanced skiers or snowboarders. May or may not be groomed.

  • Extreme Terrain:

    Terrain inside the ski area boundary that contains cliffs with a minimum twenty-foot rise over a fifteen-foot run, and slopes with a minimum fifty-degree average pitch over a one hundred-foot run. This terrain is specifically signed with an EX designation and must meet the criteria set forth in the Colorado Skier Safety Act.