Last weekend my son and I did a short weekend ski trip to Vail Colorado. We arrived Friday and checked into the Galatyn Lodge in the Vail Village. the Galatyn Lodge is in the village and a short 2 minute walk to Gondola One or the bars and restaurants. If you need to book a hotel in Vail I would recommend it for it's location and price. If you are skiing they offer ski lockers with extras like tissue packets, chapstick and snacks. They even had hand warmers to use. We didn't use it but they also had an outdoor pool heated to 100 degrees. With the friendly staff we had a great time.
Vail is awesome. The ski area is huge and the runs are long. An average run was about as long as the longest runs in the Sierra. This was my first time skiing in the Rockies and the powder was just like I had heard it would be. Being early in the year the coverage wasn't great but still about half the area was open. My only complaint, and it wasn't the resorts fault, was the altitude. I work out daily and thought I was in shape. I never got sore but the altitude did a job on me. I had to stop to catch my breath all the time. If you haven't skied the Rockies or Vail, go.
One thing I liked about Vail was the village. At night we had our choice of restaurants, bars, pubs, whiskey tasting rooms and entertainment. Stay close to the village and you will have a great time.
My recommendations --
- Buy your lift tickets in advance. Make sure you do this early so they can send you the ticket. It is a card with RFI that you can leave in your pocket.
- If you already have an Epic pass you can load more days onto the card.
- If you need rental equipment the lodges have discount coupons. You can also rent equipment in advance. Check the Vail site.
- Stay in the village area,
- Have a great time.
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