Vail Valley Travel Guide
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If Aspen is Colorado's Hollywood East, then her rival Vail is Wall Street West. So popular is this ski resort with the monied East Coast crowd that locals sometimes refer to particularly crowded weeks as "212" weeks, in reference to the area code of their visitors. The attraction for vacationers from all over is the thin, aspen-cloaked Vail Valley, a narrow corridor slit by Interstate 70 and bounded by the rugged Gore Range to the north and east and the tabled Sawatch escarpments to the south. Through it all runs the sparkling Eagle River.
Vail Valley Hotels
Vail and Beaver Creek are purpose-built resorts, so you won't find any quaint historic Victorians converted into bed-and-breakfasts here as you will in...read more
Vail Valley Restaurants
Unlike the nearby Summit County ski resorts, which pride themselves on standard "mining fare" like surf and turf, Vail has a distinctly European dining...read more
Fodor's Choice
Things To Do in Vail Valley
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in Vail Valley
- $99 -- Colorado: Keystone Ski Escape w/Breakfast, 35% Off TripAlertz.com
- $199 -- Last Minute: Beaver Creek Ski Resort (Reg. $399) Beaver Creek Lodge
- $6.98 & up -- Car Rentals across Colorado CarRentals.com
- $39 -- 3-Star Denver Tech Center Hotel — $39 Hotwire.com
Vail Valley Experiences
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The Slopes: Vail is as real and challenging a ski mountain as you'll find anywhere in the western United States, with the steeps and back bowls... Read more
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Although downhill skiing has long been the classic winter activity, snowboarding—once the bastion of teenage "riders" in baggy pants—is... Read more
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Deals & Discoveries,
Cruises
In the wake of the Costa Concordia shipwreck, cruise bookings are down. Read more
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Travel Tip of the Day
The Pompidou's permanent collection takes up a relatively small amount of the space when you conside Read more
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Practical Travel Tips
With London revving up to host the 2012 Olympic Games, following closely on the heels of the Queen's Diamond Read more
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