Gore Creek corridor
The creek runs the length of town beside Interstate 70, and the two lines together set the east-west grain of the whole map, from the Vail Pass approach down toward West Vail.
Minimalist map poster · United States
Vail Map Poster & Print
39.6438° N / 106.3888° W
A long, narrow town pulled east to west along Gore Creek and the interstate, the ski mountain rising to its south.
- What you see is exactly what you get
- Up to 7,200 × 10,800 px · 300 DPI
- PNG + print-ready PDF
- No watermark
One city, five moods
Vail in every style
Tap a style to see it on the wall. Every style costs the same — printed, framed or as HD files.
Actual pixels · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Every street in Vail, razor sharp
This is a 100% crop of the real print file. Every poster — printed, framed or downloaded — is rendered on our servers at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, so even the smallest lanes stay crisp on a 24 × 36″ print.
On the wall
Vail at home
The resort
About this Vail map poster
From above, Vail barely has a width. The town follows the floor of the Gore Creek valley for several miles, squeezed between steep slopes, with Interstate 70 running the full length of it. Frontage roads, roundabouts and the thin line of the creek all run in parallel, so the map reads as a set of stretched bands rather than a grid, broken only where the village cores cluster at the base of the lifts.
Vail opened as a ski area in 1962 on what had been grazing land, founded by a group that included Pete Seibert, a veteran of the 10th Mountain Division, which trained at nearby Camp Hale during the Second World War. The pedestrian lanes of Vail Village were laid out with Alpine towns in mind, and they still show up on the map as a knot of short, curving streets among the straight valley lines.
A Vail map poster keeps that contrast legible: the dense little villages of Vail Village and Lionshead, the long parallel ribbons of road and water, and the empty space where the mountain climbs toward the Back Bowls. It is a quiet, graphic picture of a place most people remember in terms of snow and light, redrawn as lines on paper.
- Coordinates
- 39.6438° N / 106.3888° W
- Region
- Vail, Ski resort · United States
Vail Village lanes
The original village core is a tight cluster of short, bending pedestrian streets and a covered bridge over Gore Creek, noticeably finer in texture than anything else in the valley.
The Back Bowls
South of the ridge the mountain opens into wide, treeless bowls. On a street map they appear as open ground, a calm counterweight to the busy valley floor below.
Make it yours
Frame your part of Vail
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Vail
A map that means something
For many people Vail is tied to a specific week: a first trip, an annual family tradition, a season spent working the lifts. A map of the valley brings that back without resorting to a photo, and it sits comfortably in a hallway, a cabin or a city apartment far from the mountains.
You can set your own title and subtitle, adjust the coordinates line to mark a lodge or a year, and choose from five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Download the HD files for $9 or order a matte print, framed in wood if you like.
Order the Vail posterWhat's in the HD download300 DPINo watermarkPNG + PDF
| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Vail map poster — FAQ
How do I order the Vail poster?
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
What is the printed Vail poster like?
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Can I order the Vail poster framed?
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
How long does delivery take, and what does it cost?
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
What if my poster arrives damaged?
Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Can I add our names or a date to the Vail poster?
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
What do I get with the digital HD files?
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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