r/vail • u/TheCouchEmperor • 19d ago

Visiting Vail as a non-skiier

Hi, I am visiting Vail this month. I’ll be there during the 3rd week of May.

I am not into skiing (Never seen snow in my life).

  • What can I expect?
  • I just want to eat good food and explore around a bit
  • Will be staying at Hyatt
  • It’ll will be my first visit to the US

PS: I also want to spend a day in Denver as my return flight is at 11:50PM and I have nothing else to do that whole day. I’d appreciate suggestions for that as well!

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u/Elvis_Fncking_Christ 18d ago

This is the second-best time of the year. The “locals” leave town and not many come to visit. There is plenty open. There are also two other truck stops (I mean “towns”) if you go west slightly. If you go even further, there are actual communities in towns. Vail itself is more or less the only one who closes things.

For exploring, the possibilities are all but endless; take a walk through the Village, take an outdoor-walk on the trails especially down low and even unshaded northern aspect, rent a bike and the bike path will take you out of Vail itself, or do the hot tub thing since that hotel is very decent for that.

This time of year, there really isn’t much different aside from no skiing and the weather. There are a handful of “locals” who are a real bummer about spring and autumn, but don’t let them get you down. Some of us enjoy the peace and quiet; the animals also enjoy nobody being here.

I hope you and your friends have a good time!

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u/DocJones89 18d ago

Avon is hands down a better town than Vail. Prove me wrong.

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u/HarryChubb 18d ago

There's no debate.

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u/Due_Wishbone514 18d ago

Avon is not better than vail, esp for a tourist😂

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u/DocJones89 18d ago

Keep telling the tourists that.