Vail Mountain: new plans include the construction of a third gondola, the replacement of the Eagle Bahn Gondola, adding several new lifts and upgrading or replacing others. Also on the drawing boards are two new restaurants[cq comment="CQ" ] and a small base in West Lionshead.
Ski instructor Mike Porter, recently inducted into the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame, will be honored in Vail on Feb. 4. Porter was a pioneer of the Professional Ski Instructors of America’s presentation.
The upper part of the Golden Peak ski racing venue on Vail Mountain, serviced by the Golden Peak T-Bar (No. 16), is nearly ready to open, a resort spokesperson has confirmed. The mountain had originally.
Guests visiting Vail Mountain this week will see less crowds than the New Year’s holiday weekend, but lift ticket prices remain the same. Vail Mountain was busy during the week between the Christmas and New.
Vail Mountain is charging $299 for a single day of lift access during the busy holiday week, up from $275 last season. That represents a $100 jump in the price of a single-day ticket over.