Vail vs Breckenridge
Vail scores 7.2 vs 6.0 for Breckenridge. Snow: Vail. Terrain: Vail. Shorter queues: Vail. Value: Vail. Après: Vail.
| 🇺🇸 Vail | 🇺🇸 Breckenridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Snowlist score ⓘ | 7.2 | 6.0 |
| Snow /10 ⓘ | 8.8 | 8.1 |
| Terrain /10 ⓘ | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| Queues /10 ⓘ | 4 | 2.2 |
| Value /10 ⓘ | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Altitude | 2475–3527 m | 2926–3914 m |
| Vertical | 1052 m | 988 m |
| Mapped pistes | 208.7 km | 136.8 km |
| Advertised | 5317 acres | 2908 acres |
| Avg snowfall | 7.8 m | 6.5 m |
| Powder days | 0 | 0 |
| Lifts mapped | 23 | 25 |
| Modern lifts | 78% | 64% |
| Typical wait | 4.4 min | 5.5 min |
| Day pass | $319 (€293) | $299 (€275) |
| Pass | Epic | Epic |
| Ski-in/out places | 1 | 5 |
| Bars | 20 | 15 |
| Airport | EGE · 45 min | DEN · 120 min |
| Season | Nov 14 to Apr 19 | Nov 7 to May 25 |
What the scores mean
Snowlist score is one number out of 10 for the whole resort. It mixes seven sub-scores: snow 25%, terrain 25%, queues 15%, lifts 10%, value 10%, access 10%, après 5%. Then it is spread on a bell curve, so 6.5 is a normal good resort, 8 or more is rare and under 5 means real trade-offs. It is not a star rating: a 7 here is better than most.
- Snow: average snowfall over the last three winters at mid-mountain, plus top altitude, minus a penalty for a warm village.
- Terrain: piste km we measured on OpenStreetMap (not the brochure) and vertical drop.
- Queues: our predicted average wait across the season. 10 = you barely queue.
- Value: what you get (snow, terrain, lifts) per euro of day pass, ranked against every resort.