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Faro at Vail Ski Resort

Advanced · 519 m long with 172 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 26° at its steepest, facing SW.

26°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
519 mlength
172 mvertical
3279 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Faro is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

How to get to Faro

Lifts that reach the top: Avanti Express Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 29 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eagle Bahn Gondola
  2. Ski Cub's Way (easy)
  3. Ski Lionsway - Upper (easy)
  4. Ski Cub's Way (easy)
  5. Ride Avanti Express Lift
  6. Ski Ridge Route (easy)
  7. Ski Faro (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Wild Card, Showboat. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Game Creek Express Lift (3 min).

See Faro on the 3D mapAll runs at Vail Ski Resort
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.