{ "name": "Vail", "alternateNames": [ "Estación de esquí de Vail", "ヴェイルスキー場", "Vail Ski Resort", "韦尔公司" ], "type": "ski resort", "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/vail/", "summary": "A large resort in Eagle County, Colorado, with more than 5,300 acres of terrain including the Back Bowls.", "location": { "country": "United States", "region": "Colorado", "latitude": 39.64, "longitude": -106.37 }, "elevationMetres": { "topLift": 3527, "village": 2475 }, "season": { "opens": "Mid-November", "closes": "Mid-April" }, "officialWebsite": "https://www.vail.com", "factsVerified": true, "forecast": { "generatedUtc": "2026-09-18T16:00:00.000Z", "models": [ "ECMWF IFS", "NOAA GFS", "DWD ICON" ], "updateFrequency": "every 3 hours", "topLift": { "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.", "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.", "confidence": { "label": "High confidence", "modelsAgreeing": 3, "reason": "all three forecast models agree" }, "next24Hours": { "snowfallCm": { "low": 0, "high": 0, "mean": 0 }, "modelsForecastingSnow": 0, "text": "Under 1 cm" }, "next7Days": { "snowfallCm": { "low": 0, "high": 0, "mean": 0 }, "modelsForecastingSnow": 0, "text": "Under 1 cm" }, "conditionsAtForecastTime": { "temperatureC": 8, "windKmh": 6, "gustKmh": 20, "freezingLevelM": 4500 }, "days": [ { "day": "Today", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 2, "temperatureC": { "min": 4, "max": 11 }, "maxGustKmh": 36, "freezingLevelM": 4500 }, { "day": "Sat", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 2, "temperatureC": { "min": 1, "max": 9 }, "maxGustKmh": 47, "freezingLevelM": 4200 }, { "day": "Sun", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": -1, "max": 10 }, "maxGustKmh": 49, "freezingLevelM": 4050 }, { "day": "Mon", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": -2, "max": 12 }, "maxGustKmh": 32, "freezingLevelM": 4150 }, { "day": "Tue", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 0, "max": 13 }, "maxGustKmh": 34, "freezingLevelM": 4350 }, { "day": "Wed", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 0, "max": 11 }, "maxGustKmh": 33, "freezingLevelM": 4400 }, { "day": "Thu", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 1, "max": 12 }, "maxGustKmh": 24, "freezingLevelM": 4300 } ], "outlookDays8To14": [ { "day": "Fri 25 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 0, "max": 13 } }, { "day": "Sat 26 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 1, "max": 12 } }, { "day": "Sun 27 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 1, "max": 14 } }, { "day": "Mon 28 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 0, "max": 12 } }, { "day": "Tue 29 Sep", "weather": "Chance of snow", "snowfall": "0–4 cm", "snowfallCm": { "low": 0, "high": 3.5 }, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 1, "temperatureC": { "min": -2, "max": 8 } }, { "day": "Wed 30 Sep", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 0, "max": 7 } }, { "day": "Thu 1 Oct", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": -1, "max": 8 } } ], "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground", "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0, "localTimeAtForecast": "10:00", "timezone": "GMT-6" }, "village": { "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.", "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.", "confidence": { "label": "High confidence", "modelsAgreeing": 3, "reason": "all three forecast models agree" }, "next24Hours": { "snowfallCm": { "low": 0, "high": 0, "mean": 0 }, "modelsForecastingSnow": 0, "text": "Under 1 cm" }, "next7Days": { "snowfallCm": { "low": 0, "high": 0, "mean": 0 }, "modelsForecastingSnow": 0, "text": "Under 1 cm" }, "conditionsAtForecastTime": { "temperatureC": 16, "windKmh": 5, "gustKmh": 19, "freezingLevelM": 4500 }, "days": [ { "day": "Today", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 2, "temperatureC": { "min": 11, "max": 18 }, "maxGustKmh": 35, "freezingLevelM": 4500 }, { "day": "Sat", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 2, "temperatureC": { "min": 8, "max": 17 }, "maxGustKmh": 49, "freezingLevelM": 4200 }, { "day": "Sun", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 6, "max": 16 }, "maxGustKmh": 49, "freezingLevelM": 4050 }, { "day": "Mon", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 5, "max": 19 }, "maxGustKmh": 32, "freezingLevelM": 4150 }, { "day": "Tue", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 6, "max": 20 }, "maxGustKmh": 34, "freezingLevelM": 4350 }, { "day": "Wed", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 7, "max": 18 }, "maxGustKmh": 33, "freezingLevelM": 4400 }, { "day": "Thu", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 7, "max": 19 }, "maxGustKmh": 24, "freezingLevelM": 4300 } ], "outlookDays8To14": [ { "day": "Fri 25 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 7, "max": 20 } }, { "day": "Sat 26 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 8, "max": 19 } }, { "day": "Sun 27 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 8, "max": 21 } }, { "day": "Mon 28 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 7, "max": 19 } }, { "day": "Tue 29 Sep", "weather": "Chance of snow", "snowfall": "0–4 cm", "snowfallCm": { "low": 0, "high": 3.5 }, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 1, "temperatureC": { "min": 5, "max": 15 } }, { "day": "Wed 30 Sep", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 7, "max": 14 } }, { "day": "Thu 1 Oct", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 6, "max": 15 } } ], "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground", "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0, "localTimeAtForecast": "10:00", "timezone": "GMT-6" } }, "snowRecord": { "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall", "period": "2016–2025", "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo", "elevation": "mid-mountain", "daysPerMonth": { "january": 11.6, "february": 13.3, "march": 13.2, "april": 11.7, "may": 8.4, "june": 1.1, "july": 0, "august": 0.1, "september": 1.7, "october": 6.8, "november": 8.5, "december": 11.2 }, "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": { "january": 13, "february": 14, "march": 15, "april": 15, "may": 10, "june": 2, "july": 0, "august": 0, "september": 1, "october": 9, "november": 10, "december": 13 }, "averageDailyTemperatureC": { "january": { "low": -15.4, "high": -4.4 }, "february": { "low": -14, "high": -2.9 }, "march": { "low": -11.3, "high": 0.9 }, "april": { "low": -8, "high": 4.7 }, "may": { "low": -3.4, "high": 9.5 }, "june": { "low": 0.1, "high": 16.3 }, "july": { "low": 3.8, "high": 20.6 }, "august": { "low": 3.8, "high": 19.7 }, "september": { "low": 0.5, "high": 16.1 }, "october": { "low": -6, "high": 8.1 }, "november": { "low": -12.5, "high": 1.4 }, "december": { "low": -15.1, "high": -2.9 } }, "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": { "2016/17": 94, "2017/18": 101, "2018/19": 128, "2019/20": 97, "2020/21": 89, "2021/22": 105, "2022/23": 113, "2023/24": 103, "2024/25": 93, "2025/26": 77 }, "holidays": { "christmas": { "years": 10, "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10, "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10 }, "newYear": { "years": 10, "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10, "yearsWithFreshSnow": 8 }, "midFebruary": { "years": 10, "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10, "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10 }, "easter": { "years": 10, "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10, "yearsWithFreshSnow": 7 }, "midJuly": { "years": 10, "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0, "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0 } }, "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain." }, "sources": [ { "label": "Vail mountain information", "url": "https://www.vail.com/the-mountain/about-the-mountain/mountain-info.aspx" }, { "label": "Vail Mountain 2025-26 winter tip sheet", "url": "https://news.vailresorts.com/VailWinter2025-26" }, { "label": "Wikipedia: Vail Ski Resort", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vail_Ski_Resort" }, { "label": "J2Ski: Vail season dates", "url": "https://us.j2ski.com/american_ski_resorts/USA/Vail.html" }, { "label": "Skiresort.com, Vail", "url": "https://www.skiresort.com/en/ski-resort/vail/" } ], "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/", "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com." }