Rating: 7,7/10 (2701 votes) Geography and ClimateThe Vail Ski Area is located in the Colorado Rocky Mountains at an altitude of 2460 meters. At 200 km to west of there is Denver airport, the time way to it will be 2.5 hours. At then the same time to cover the distance to Igla airport, you can take only 45 minutes (50 km). The climate in the region of the valley is moderate, dry. Differs in snowy winter. For a year, up to 8 meters of precipitation falls here. Vail has the most sunny days in compared to other resorts in the United States. The best time for skiing is in the period from We also recommend reading Geography and climate in Aspen Topic: Geography and Climate in Vail. |