Vail Skiing and Riding Back Bowls

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Stats and Facts

Dates and Hours
2011-2012 Season: Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 - Sunday, April 15, 2012
Hours of Operations (MST) 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Hours extend over the course of the season)

Total Skier/Snowboarder Visits
2010-2011: 1,750,000
2009-2010: 1,599,000
2008-2009: 1,622,000
2007-2008: 1,569,788
2006-2007: 1,608,204
2005-2006: 1,676,118
2004-2005: 1,568,192
2003-2004: 1,555,513
2002-2003: 1,610,961
2001-2002: 1,536,024
2000-2001: 1,645,902
1999-2000: 1,371,702

Elevations
Base Elevation 8,120 ft. /2,476 m
Mid-Elevation: 10,250 ft. /3,125 m
Peak Elevation: 11,570 ft. /3,527 m
Vertical Rise: 3,450 ft. /1,052 m

Snow
Snowmaking: 461 acres/187 ha
Average Annual Snowfall: 366 inches/929 cm

Acreage
Total Skiable Terrain: 5,289 acres/2,141 ha
Front Side: 1,627 acres/658 ha
Back Bowls: 3,017 acres/1,221 ha
Blue Sky Basin: 645 acres/ 261 ha

Trail Classification
53% Expert/Advanced
29% Intermediate
18% Beginner
Conventional Trails 193
Longest Run: Riva Ridge – 4 miles/6.4 km

Lifts
Total number of lifts: 31
Gondola: 1
High-speed quads: 17
Fixed-grip quad: 1
Triple chairs: 2
Double chairs: 1
Surface lifts: 3
Conveyors: 6
Total Uphill Capacity: 59,092

Terrain Parks
3 Parks: Golden Peak, Bwana and Pride, all including small, medium and large features.
1 Superpipe
1 Halfpipe

Climate
Winter (recorded on the mountain)
Daytime low temperatures in the teens with averages in the 20's and 30's
Below 30 degrees nighttime

Summer
75 degrees daytime
45 degrees nighttime
Vail sees more than 300 days of sunshine per year