Colorado Ski Museum and Vintage Ski Gift Shop

Discover the wonderful history of Vail Ski Mountain and the Ski Industry-Fun for the whole family

Interactive museum exhibits include Vail-Dream Realized, Winter Olympic memorabilia, Colorado skiing artifacts, and 10th Mountain Division films and displays. Films and audio clips allow guests to hear first-hand from Vail pioneers and Hall of Fame members who share their personal memories of Vail. Gift shop features affordable gifts , souvenirs & ski home decor items including ski posters, pillows, hand towels, ornaments, books, ski art and 10th Mountain Division collectibles. Open Daily 10am-6:00pm FREE admission. See Coupon

Located on the third level of the Vail Village Transportation Center (underneath the Vail visitor information booth, The Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum -- the largest ski museum in the United States -- is worth a visit, if only for an hour or two. With more than 11,000 artifacts representing more than 130 years of Colorado skiing, there's plenty to peruse.

The museum revels in the development of ski technology over the years, from the wooden slats skiers once strapped to their feet, to the machines hauling them up thousands of feet to mountain tops. An entire room details the 10th Mountain Division, a Division of Army soldiers that trained in brutal Colorado winter conditions before shipping out to Europe during World War II. Don't miss the movie too.