Vail Activities

With over 300 days of sunshine each year and fresh mountain air to clear your spirit, there's plenty of time to enjoy Vail's seemingly endless array of outdoor activities. Long celebrated as the nation's top skiing and snowboarding destination, winter in Vail is truly something special. In the summer months the mountains come alive with wildflowers, hiking and biking trails and much more. Shop in Vail Square's unique boutiques and galleries, skate on the outdoor ice rink, sip hot cocoa by the outdoor fire pit or listen to a concert in the town square.

Explore Vail Mountain and the 350,000 acres of national forest that surround the resort, where you can enjoy alpine adventures ranging from skiing, snowboarding, Nordic skiing, snowshoeing and sleigh rides in winter to hiking, mountain biking and fly fishing in summer. Or discover renowned cultural events, such as the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, the Vail International Dance Festival and so much more.

For more information on special events in and around the Vail Valley contact your personal concierge.

Winter Activities

Experience Vail in the winter and discover a wonderland like no other place on Earth. The valley's seemingly endless outdoor adventures and activities - ranging from skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing to sleigh rides and ice skating - offer something for guests of all ages.

Summer Activities

Explore the Vail Valley in the summer, when the resort comes alive with seemingly endless outdoor adventures and activities for guests of all ages.

Guests of the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Vail have exclusive access to premier mountain golf at Red Sky Golf Club, featuring two side-by-side, award-winning golf courses designed by Tom Fazio and Greg Norman. From the renowned courses at Red Sky Golf Club to the valley's acclaimed public courses, players of all abilities will find a course suited just for them.