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The Preserve at Vail Ski Resort

Intermediate · 635 m long with 152 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 19° at its steepest, facing N.

19°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
635 mlength
152 mvertical
2795 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to The Preserve

Lifts that reach the top: Ever Vail Gondola (skiing easy terrain to get there); Cascade Village Lift (20) (skiing easy terrain to get there); Born Free Express Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Pride Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Eagle Bahn Gondola (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Cascade Village Lift (20)
  2. Ski Post Road (easy)
  3. Ski The Preserve (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Bwana Loop, The Preserve - Lower. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Eagle Bahn Gondola (3 min), Born Free Express Lift (3 min), unnamed magic carpet (3 min).

See The Preserve 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.