OCCS. GROOMED
Avanti is one of the busiest trails at Vail and is quite fun when not crowded. It’s another one of those multi ratings trails that start off blue, then gets steeper and is a black and ends with a blue pitch. The blue areas are nice and open with easy pitches but the black pitch is definitely steep and difficult. If you bring a lower intermediate here, they are going to have their hands full with the black parts. You can avoid the black pitch by taking Cold Feet on the right hand side, and then take a left onto Lion’s Way to get you back to the Avanti Lift. Watch out for others here, because the apprehensive will be traversing across. This also intersects with some beginner trails.... Careful!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Avanti’s name comes from the 10th Mountain Division who
fought in Italy during WWII. Avanti means “forward or “let’s go”.