Vail Mountain

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mountain ski resort

Vail Mountain is a major ski resort in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, renowned for its extensive terrain, back bowls, and status as one of the largest and most popular ski destinations in the United States.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Vail Ski Resort	6
Vail Mountain canonical	2
Vail Mountain Resort	1
Vail Mountain base area	1
Vail Village	1
Vail ski area	1
Vail, Colorado	1
Vail, Colorado, ski resort	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T429036 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Vail Mountain
Context triple: [Vail Resorts, owns, Vail Mountain]

A. Park City Mountain Resort
Park City Mountain Resort is a major ski and snowboard destination in Utah, renowned for its extensive terrain and role as a host venue during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
B. Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is a major California ski resort in the Eastern Sierra Nevada known for its long winter season, extensive terrain, and popular year-round outdoor recreation.
C. Whiteface Mountain
Whiteface Mountain is a prominent peak in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, known for its ski resort and expansive summit views accessible by a scenic highway.
D. Alpine Meadows
Alpine Meadows is a popular ski resort in the Lake Tahoe region of California, known for its varied terrain and abundant snowfall.
E. Deer Valley
Deer Valley is a renowned ski resort in Park City, Utah, known for its upscale amenities and role as a major venue for freestyle skiing events during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Vail Mountain
Target entity description: Vail Mountain is a major ski resort in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, renowned for its extensive terrain, back bowls, and status as one of the largest and most popular ski destinations in the United States.

A. Park City Mountain Resort
Park City Mountain Resort is a major ski and snowboard destination in Utah, renowned for its extensive terrain and role as a host venue during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
B. Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is a major California ski resort in the Eastern Sierra Nevada known for its long winter season, extensive terrain, and popular year-round outdoor recreation.
C. Whiteface Mountain
Whiteface Mountain is a prominent peak in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, known for its ski resort and expansive summit views accessible by a scenic highway.
D. Alpine Meadows
Alpine Meadows is a popular ski resort in the Lake Tahoe region of California, known for its varied terrain and abundant snowfall.
E. Deer Valley
Deer Valley is a renowned ski resort in Park City, Utah, known for its upscale amenities and role as a major venue for freestyle skiing events during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain ⓘ ski resort ⓘ
accessibleVia	Interstate 70 ⓘ
climate	alpine climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distanceFrom	about 100 miles west of Denver ⓘ
hasFeature	back bowls terrain ⓘ front-side groomed runs ⓘ gondola lifts ⓘ grooming operations ⓘ high-speed chairlifts ⓘ on-mountain dining ⓘ ski school ⓘ snowmaking system ⓘ terrain parks ⓘ
hasReputation	family-friendly resort ⓘ luxury ski destination ⓘ
hasVillage	Lionshead Village ⓘ Vail Mountain self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vail Village
knownFor	back bowls ⓘ being one of the largest ski resorts in the United States ⓘ being one of the most popular ski destinations in the United States ⓘ extensive ski terrain ⓘ
locatedIn	Colorado ⓘ Eagle County, Colorado ⓘ Rocky Mountains ⓘ
nearestCity	Vail Mountain self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vail, Colorado
offersActivity	hiking (summer) ⓘ mountain biking (summer) ⓘ skiing ⓘ snowboarding ⓘ snowshoeing ⓘ
openedAsSkiArea	1962 ⓘ
operatedBy	Vail Resorts ⓘ
partOf	White River National Forest ⓘ
region	Rocky Mountains ⓘ surface form: Central Rocky Mountains
season	winter ski season ⓘ
sport	alpine skiing ⓘ snowboarding ⓘ
state	Colorado ⓘ
tourismType	mountain tourism ⓘ ski tourism ⓘ
usedFor	international ski competitions ⓘ recreational skiing ⓘ recreational snowboarding ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vail Resorts → owns → Vail Mountain ⓘ

Vail Mountain → nearestCity → Vail Mountain self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vail, Colorado

Vail Mountain → hasVillage → Vail Mountain self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vail Village

MTN → operates → Vail Mountain ⓘ

subject surface form: Vail Resorts, Inc.

this entity surface form: Vail Mountain Resort

White River National Forest → containsSkiArea → Vail Mountain ⓘ