Things to Do in Vail
Top things to do in Vail
- Ski & ride Vail Mountain's Back Bowls. Seven legendary Back Bowls plus Blue Sky Basin.
- Raft the Colorado River. Scenic and whitewater trips in the nearby canyons.
- Fly-fish the Eagle & Colorado rivers. Gold-medal trout waters minutes from town.
- Bike down Vail Mountain. Lift-served singletrack and the paved valley trail.
- Explore Vail Village & Lionshead. Bavarian-style pedestrian villages of shops and bars.
- Book a Vail photo shoot. Capture the mountains and the villages.
- Ride the gondola to the top of Vail. Panoramic summit views and on-mountain dining.
- Day-trip to Beaver Creek. Vail's upscale sister resort, ~20 minutes west.
- Après-ski in the village. Vail's iconic slope-side deck and bar scene.
- Catch a summer festival. GoPro Mountain Games, Bravo! Vail and the Dance Festival.