Iconic
Vail
Vail Mountain
One of North America's largest ski mountains, celebrated for its 7 legendary Back Bowls and the Blue Sky Basin terrain.
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Active and restorative
Push hard in the Back Bowls, recover at the spa.
This trip alternates exertion and restoration in equal measure, lungs burning in the thin bright air, then long soaks to reset.
Design This TripMornings start in the Back Bowls with a Paragon Guides backcountry tour or a high-alpine snowmobile run with Nova Guides near Camp Hale, lungs burning in the thin, bright air.
Afternoons reset the body at Spa Anjali on the Eagle River or the Ritz-Carlton's indoor-outdoor spa at Bachelor Gulch, with altitude facials and long soaks.
Effort and recovery, by design.
Summer days might pair a sunrise Booth Falls hike with an afternoon float on the Eagle River, then yoga and a deep-tissue massage. The rhythm of hard effort and deliberate recovery is the whole point.
What’s inside
- A Paragon Guides Back Bowls backcountry tour
- A high-alpine snowmobile run near Camp Hale with Nova Guides
- Altitude facials and long soaks at Spa Anjali
- The Ritz-Carlton's indoor-outdoor spa at Bachelor Gulch
- A sunrise Booth Falls hike and an Eagle River float
A sample rhythm
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Backcountry morning
A guided Back Bowls tour or a Camp Hale snowmobile run.
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Deep recovery
Altitude facials and a long soak on the Eagle River.
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Trail and water
A sunrise Booth Falls hike, then an afternoon raft.
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Reset
Yoga, a deep-tissue massage, and an early fireside night.
The Vailwe’d build in
The pieces that fit this trip.
On the mountain
Seven Back Bowls and impeccable grooming.
Vail's legendary Back Bowls and Beaver Creek's flawless corduroy sit side by side, with premier schools and backcountry guides to match.
Family-first
Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek Resort
A refined, less-crowded resort with three villages, world-class grooming, and a famous afternoon cookie tradition.
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Vail
Vail Ski and Snowboard School
Vail's official school offering private and group lessons, women's clinics, and kids' programs across all ability levels.
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Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek Ski and Ride School
The resort's official instruction program, known for excellent children's terrain and patient, expert coaching.
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Vail Valley
Paragon Guides
A long-running AMGA guide service for backcountry skiing, hut-to-hut tours, and ski mountaineering across the Vail Valley.
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Denver to Vail
Epic Mountain Express
The valley's established shuttle and private SUV service connecting Denver International Airport with Vail and Beaver Creek.
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Whitewater, powder snowmobiles, and a balloon at dawn.
Beyond the lifts, the valley fills with Gold Medal rafting, high-alpine snowmobiling near Camp Hale, and a lift-served summer mountain park.
Whitewater and Jeep
Vail Valley
Timberline Tours
A long-established operator running Colorado River and Eagle River rafting alongside scenic backcountry Jeep tours.
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Camp Hale / Vail Pass
Nova Guides
A high-country outfitter offering snowmobiling, ATV and side-by-side tours, and rafting from its historic Camp Hale base.
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Vail Valley
Sage Outdoor Adventures
A versatile outfitter for rafting, snowmobiling, horseback riding, and side-by-side tours across the valley's wild terrain.
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Lionshead
Epic Discovery at Vail
Vail's mountain-top summer playground with an alpine coaster, zip lines, ropes courses, and tubing accessed by gondola.
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Front Range to Vail
Colorado Wilderness Rides and Guides
A guide outfit arranging hot-air balloon flights, rock climbing, and custom multi-day adventures reaching the Vail area.
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Altitude-tuned rituals and thermal soaks.
Vail's resort spas are recovery destinations in themselves, from a rooftop sanctuary above the village to riverside pools on the Eagle.
Five-star
Vail Village
The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Vail
A serene rooftop spa with mountain-view treatment rooms, hydrotherapy, and altitude-tuned recovery rituals.
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Bachelor Gulch
The Spa at The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch
An award-winning spa with an indoor-outdoor heated lap pool, fireside relaxation lounges, and signature alpine treatments.
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Beaver Creek Village
Allegria Spa at Park Hyatt Beaver Creek
A two-level spa with a coed aqua sanctuary, salt scrubs, and altitude facials at the heart of Beaver Creek Village.
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Avon
Spa Anjali at The Westin Riverfront
A riverfront spa blending Eastern and Western therapies, with an athletic club and an outdoor pool deck on the Eagle River.
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Vail Village
The Spa at Sonnenalp
A classic European-style spa with thermal pools, a sauna circuit, and a calm, family-run atmosphere.
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Vail Village
Bloom Spa at The Sebastian
An intimate, design-forward spa offering massages and facials steps from the gondola, ideal for a post-ski reset.
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Waterfall climbs and lift-served ridgelines.
Vail's summer trails range from a classic East Vail waterfall climb to gondola-served ridge walks high above Lionshead.
Waterfall hike
East Vail
Booth Falls and Booth Lake Trail
A classic East Vail climb to a 60-foot waterfall, with wildflower meadows and an ambitious extension to alpine Booth Lake.
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East Vail
Gore Creek Trail
A forested valley trail tracing Gore Creek into the Eagles Nest Wilderness, popular with anglers and hikers alike.
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Lionshead
Eagle Bahn Gondola Hiking
Summer gondola access to ridge-top trails, viewpoints, and the Adventure Ridge area high above Lionshead.
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Vail Village
Berry Picker Trail
A steep, rewarding route from Vail Village up the mountain, often paired with a gondola ride back down.
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Beaver Creek
Royal Elk Trail and Beaver Lake
A peaceful forest hike from Beaver Creek Village to a serene mountain lake, ideal for families and wildlife spotting.
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Walking Mountains Science Center Trails
A nonprofit science campus offering free guided hikes, snowshoe tours, and naturalist-led mountain ecology programs.
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Gold Medal water and private ranch access.
Vail sits among some of Colorado's best trout water, with Orvis-endorsed outfitters working the Eagle, the Colorado, and Gore Creek.
Orvis-endorsed
Edwards
Vail Valley Anglers
A premier fly shop and guide service running float and wade trips on the Eagle, Colorado, and Gore Creek, plus private-water access.
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Minturn
Minturn Anglers
A respected outfitter offering guided trips and private-ranch access across the Eagle River and Gold Medal waters.
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Vail Village
Gore Creek Fly Fisherman
A village-based shop guiding wade trips on Gore Creek and float trips on the Eagle and Colorado, with full gear and instruction.
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Avon
Fly Fishing Outfitters
A veteran Vail Valley guide service known for hands-on instruction and prime stretches of the Eagle River.
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Vail Valley
Cutthroat Anglers
A well-known Colorado guide service offering walk-wade and float trips on Gold Medal waters within reach of Vail.
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