Skier Comments & Photos from the Slopes of Vail

What are the ski conditions like right now at Vail? Read commentaries and see photos from fellow skiers and riders sharing their on-mountain experiences. Check back daily for new user-generated firsthand reports from Vail to see ski conditions, new snow and general stoke from the slopes along with images. Firsthand reports are submitted via the OnTheSnow Mobile App.
Huge improvement from Tuesday. 13” of fresh snow makes a big difference.
20 hours ago
The snow is great.
23 hours ago
Amazing snow today. Started by chair 11 and that was all powder (Snag Park was great). Then made our way to Gandy Dancer which was awesome too. Prima was amazing, Pronto a little icy but doable. Then stuff by Avanti is great (Berries an Cookshaw). Only downside to day was still some terrain not ope...
3 days ago
Amazing powder today!!!
4 days ago
Perfect day!
1 week ago
Snow is incredible sticky today. Fair amount had a bit of snow over the night but still very sticky hard to maneuver.
1 week ago
Today’s my 28th day in a row. Vail does an exceptional job making it work with what snow we do have. No lines even on weekends beyond a few minutes. Avoiding chair 2 & 4 they’re the busiest. Some ice is to be expected. Blue Sky was great the day it opened haven’t been back there since, awaiting mor...
1 week ago
Snow at Buffalo’s this morning!
2 weeks ago
This is my ninth day skiing here. Not sure what the guy who said “30-40 minutes lines” is talking about. Most lifts have 0-2 minutes waits. I do t think I’ve waited longer than 5 minutes for a chair and that was because it stopped and not because of a line. Some of the back bowls ARE open. It’s been...
2 weeks ago
Wow. 30-40min lines to ski icy hard pack with occasional and complete dirt across the entire run. And only $359 for a day ticket. 1 out of 10.
2 weeks ago
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