Town of Vail

The Town of Vail is a municipality in the state of Colorado, United States of America. Vail is home to 5 305 permanent residents, plus another 5 000 part-time residents, and hosts an estimated 1.5 million annual visitors. Vail visitors and residents alike enjoy the 1 100 acres (445 hectares) of open space, accounting for 50 percent of the Town's land. Vail was founded as a ski resort in 1962 and incorporated as a town in 1966, with a home-rule charter in 1972. Vail has a council-manager from of government and is led by a seven-member town council elected-at-large. Vail's vision is to be a premier international mountain resort community.