Meadows at Vail Ski Resort

Easy · 1255 m long with 184 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 17° at its steepest, facing NE.

Snow and sun

Meadows is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Meadows

Lifts that reach the top: Avanti Express Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there); Game Creek Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Wildwood Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sun Down Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Mountain Top Express Lift (4) (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 29 minutes, easy 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 Meadows (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Look Ma, Lionsway - Upper. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Wildwood Express Lift (1 min), Black Forest (6 min), Avanti Express Lift (7 min).

What people say

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