Vail Skatepark

 
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Vail Skatepark

General Information

Skatepark Name
Vail Skatepark
BMX
  • yes
Open / Closed
  • Open
Extra Info
CLOSED DURING WINTER PICTURE FROM http://vail.whattodo.info/Vail-CO/Family-Fun/Skateboarding/462/ SEE http://www.thecoloradoskateboardguide.com/index_files/vaillyonsheadparkinglot.htm FOR MORE PICTURES
Lights
yes
Restrooms
yes, in lodge
Free or Pay
free
Inside or Outside
oustide
Are Pads Required?
no
Riding Surface?
wood, parking lot cement
Is there a pro shop on site?
no

Location

Address
S Frontage Rd.
Postal Code
81657
Latitude
39.64
Longitude
-106.39
City
Vail
Directions
Take exit 176 for Vail City Center, go right on Frontage Street towards Lionshead, Its at the top of the big parking garage. Can't miss it. 70 S Frontage Rd W.

Contacts

Managment
  • City

Modular ramp skatepark split into three distinct sections: Small, Large, and Mini Ramp. On top of a parking garage with rough concrete and lots of cracks going straight across. Not usually crowded, locals are friendly, lots of little kids roll through on bikes though, so you might have to watch out for them. Small Section: -Very mellow 2' quarter -Small bank to curb like obstacle -10" high by 7' long manny pad/ledge with 18" ledge extensions, one down and one flat on opposite ends. -Small 2' wallride with concrete coping. -A big crack people like to do flat ground tricks or wall ride over Fun warm up stuff, not really for total beginners though, except for the quarter. Big Section: -A bunch of 4'-6' quarters and taller banks, plenty quarter to bank transfer options -mellow roll-in -Large bank to wallride with concrete coping, in between two quarters -Hip funbox with ledge on top -funbox with 12" round flat down rail, 10" ledge, 18" ledge, 18" hubba, 2' flat handrail, step up Mini Ramp: -5' with two 6' extensions -can transfer from ramp to rollin or bank of the big section -deck large enough for manuals and laybacks

Map

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User reviews

1 review
Overall rating
 
3.3
Street Rating
 
3.0(1)
Tranny Rating
 
3.0(1)
Overall Rating
 
4.0(1)
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I would've given this park a better rating if the ground it was built on wasn't so rough. Its so rough that the majority of the locals have big soft cruiser wheels on their boards. Other than that, its pretty good for a modular park. The flow is pretty much straight back and forth, but can be fun and doesn't have to be if you get creative. The ramps are pretty well kept and the mini ramp is really good, perfect smooth wood transition. The hip is fun, and the ledges are in pretty good shape (though they could use some wax). The handrails are also pretty good, but every other ledge and rail in the big section are on top of a funbox, so the takeoff is up a ramp and the landing is down a ramp. Some like this, but I personally like having at least one of the landing or takeoff flat.

Concluding, its one of the better modular parks I've been to, partially because of the sweet mini. There is some flow here, and the park is much more fun with bigger, softer wheels.
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