is there shade?

Is there shade at Gerald Ford Amphitheatre?

Some seats, yes. For a typical July 7:00 PM show at Gerald Ford Amphitheatre, roughly 80% of the seating bowl is shaded on average across the event. Shade grows through the late afternoon; by 6:00 PM about 57% of seats are out of the sun.

Most shaded sections (July evening show)

• Section Pit 1 — pit, ~96% shaded across the event
• Section 101 — pavilion, ~95% shaded across the event
• Section 202 — pavilion, ~95% shaded across the event
• Section 201 — pavilion, ~95% shaded across the event
• Section 102 — pavilion, ~95% shaded across the event
• Section 203 — pavilion, ~95% shaded across the event

Roof & cover

No — Gerald Ford Amphitheatre is open air.

How this is computed

Gerald Ford Amphitheatre (Vail, CO) is oriented 342° from true north. We compute the sun's astronomical position for your exact date and start time and run it against the seating geometry — plus live schedules and hour-by-hour forecast on the interactive site.

Interactive shade map for Gerald Ford Amphitheatre · Satellite shadow view