Vail and Whistler both opened in the Sixties, added second mountains in 1980 and offer roughly 7,000 acres of skiing. The similarities tend to end there.
| Vail | Whistler | |
| Opened | Dec. 15, 1962* | Feb. 15, 1966* |
| Skier Visits |
1.37 Million Beaver Creek 586,000 |
2 million Includes Blackcomb |
| Skiable Acres |
5,289 Beaver Creek 1,635 |
3,657 Blackcomb 3,344 |
| Lifts | 33
Beaver Creek 13 |
14 Blackcomb 17 |
| Population |
4,386 Vail Valley 20,000 |
9,600 |
| Future Population | Estimated 85,000** in 2020 | Capped at 54,485 beds |
*Beaver Creek and Blackcomb both opened in December 1980. **All of Eagle County.


