TEN SPAS, SEVEN BACK BOWLS, 166 MILES OF HIKING TRAILS… THE STATISTICS ARE PROOF POSITIVE THAT THIS MOUNTAIN DESTINATION SHOULD BE ON YOUR SUMMER ITINERARY.
PHOTO COURTESY OF ALPENROSE
14
Number of square miles covered by the town of Vail (7 miles long by 2 miles wide)
171
Number of days in the 2021-22 season at Vail Mountain, making it the longest continuous season in the resort’s history
63
Number of miles of paved recreational path in Eagle County
300
Number of barrels of whiskey produced annually by 10th Mountain Whiskey & Spirit Co.
75°F
Average daytime temps in summer
10,500
Number of Bavarian soft pretzels served in summer on the Alpenrose patio
$9
Price of a Vail lift ticket in 1970. #inflation
1962
The year Vail was founded (the 2022-23 season will be the resort’s 60th anniversary)
650
Number of different bottles on the wine list at The Ritz-Carlton Club,Vail, with varietals from more than 150 wine regions
484
Vail’s population in 1970. For 2022, the population is estimated at 5,377.
7.8
Number of minutes it takes for Gondola One to travel 9,300 feet from Vail Village to Mid Vail
82
Number of World Cup wins by Vail’s Lindsey Vonn, who recently published her memoir, Rise
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