Vail
The largest single-mountain ski resort in the U.S. — 5,317 acres of legendary front side, the Back Bowls, and the alpine drama of Blue Sky Basin.
Snowfall
Snow by day
Solid bars: new snow per day. Outlined bars: the model forecast per day, lighter and dashed from the third day out. A grey stub marked “–” is a day with no reading, not a day with no snow.
Base depth
Conditions report — Vail
Vail's terrain is so vast that conditions vary wildly across the mountain — the front side gets sun and traffic, while the Back Bowls and Blue Sky Basin hold powder for days after a storm. If lifts are spinning to Wildwood and the gondola is open, head south.
Front-side trails groomed nightly. Back Bowls and Blue Sky Basin stay natural.
Snow quality
Soft corn snow on south-facing aspects. Plan around the sun.
Forecast snow
Cumulative forecast inches, model estimate.
Extended forecast
Cumulative inches over the extended forecast window.
Snapshot
- 24hr snowfall
- 0"
- 48hr snowfall
- 0"
- 72hr snowfall
- 0"
- Base depth
- 0"
- Forecast +24hr
- 0.4"
Snowfall: Forecast:
Best runs today
- 1Blue Sky Basin glades for fresh tracks long after the front side gets tracked
- 2Sun Up and Sun Down Bowls when visibility is good
- 3Riva Ridge top-to-bottom for groomer cruisers
Stay, eat and gear up in Vail / Beaver Creek
Vail is in Vail / Beaver Creek. Partners with a live powder-day deal come first; the rest are listed for reference.
Plan the trip
Where to stay
Stay close to Vail and ski first chair.
Eat & drink
Breakfast before first chair, après after last.
Gear & rentals
Reserve ahead and walk straight to the lift.
Never miss a powder day at Vail.
On a Colorado powder day we text you the forecast the evening before and the recap the morning of, with a link to the snow dashboard and any live deals.
Snow numbers: