But Park City is even worse, with its wide, long footprint resulting in an environment where visitors have to take multiple lifts to get between even the main mountain zones. Vail is not an easy mountain to get around, with lots of lifts needed to get to the furthest removed areas.
Park City does have the massive acreage it advertises, but the boundary-to-boundary footprint is simply comparable to, rather than much greater than, its skiable terrain. But Vail actually might feel like the bigger resort-that’s because even though Park City has a bigger skiable footprint, Vail is actually 8,184 acres from boundary-to-boundary, with a big chunk of the front side not actually skiable. When it comes to the size of terrain, Park City wins the battle, with 7,300 skiable acres versus 5,317 for Vail. Vail also has some incredibly removed lift-serviced ski areas that can take days to get tracked out if conditions remain consistent untouched Park City terrain doesn’t tend to last as long, but the resort does have a few hike-to areas that notably stand out in this respect. But if we had to choose between the two, we’d probably give Vail the edge in overall snow-the resort is at a higher elevation than Park City, and retains its base a bit better as a result. Both regularly see high-quality snow with good preservation throughout the season, and both mountains see their fair share of powder days with light, dry accumulation to play around in. When it comes to snow quality, both Park City and Vail are strong offerings. But Vail is also only half an hour away from the Eagle County regional airport, which, if you can afford the tickets, means a considerably shorter travel time from plane to resort. On the other hand, Vail is over 2 hours from Denver International Airport-and that’s assuming no traffic-and the drive along Interstate 70 is a treacherous one, involving steep gradients, twisty turns, and varying weather during the core season. The vast majority of guests will probably find it much easier to access Park City, which is less than an hour from the Salt Lake City airport under good conditions and a relatively easy drive. The ease-of-access question between Park City and Vail probably depends on how much money you have. So let’s say you’re looking to narrow it down: which one should you choose? In this piece, we’ll go through the differences between these two mountains, what they both do well, what they both fall short in, and who each is for. These two consistently get some of the most destination interest of any resorts in North America, and naturally, a wide variety of vacation-planners probably have both on their short lists. Looking to get lost within an almost unthinkable footprint on your next ski trip? As the two biggest ski resorts in the United States from boundary to boundary, Vail and Park City are obvious choices.
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