By Edward Stoner VAIL — Vail Mountain announced Tuesday that the resort will open for the 2014-2015 season on Friday with access out of both Vail Village and Lionshead as well as return routes to both base areas. Vail will be announcing Wednesday the specific terrain and lifts available beginning Friday. “We know that we’ll […]
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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE — The remains of an Eagle man were discovered south of town, two years after he went missing. John Vengrin was killed by a single gunshot to his head. The death is being ruled a suicide, said Kara Bettis, Eagle County coroner. Dental records were used to identify the remains. Vengrin, […]
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By By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ AP Business NEW YORK — Private ski lessons are so passe. The latest on-mountain perk for those with seemingly unlimited funds is spending the day with an Olympian. The chance to plow through powder — and maybe drinks — with a gold medalist is just one of the ways resorts this […]
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By scott miller VAIL — The team at the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, along with R.A. Nelson LLC, Zehren & Associates architects, recently broke ground for the new Alpine Education Center at Ford Park. Planned for 3,400 square feet in size, the new center will serve as a home to manage the gardens and to […]
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By scott miller VAIL — The team at the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, along with R.A. Nelson LLC, Zehren & Associates architects, recently broke ground for the new Alpine Education Center at Ford Park. Planned for 3,400 square feet in size, the new center will serve as a home to manage the gardens and to […]
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By caramie schnell it’s that time of year again, a time when the humble turkey finally gets the rock star treatment that some, Benjamin Franklin included, think he deserves. Though he didn’t make as the country’s national bird, the turkey does have the dubious honor of being the protein of choice for the Thanksgiving table. [&hell
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By John LaConte VAIL — There’s just something special about the snow on the Golden Peak Race Arena. Those are the words of several pro ski racers who trained there on Monday, the international training center’s first day of operation for the 2014-15 season. Among the nations represented were Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Italy, Swed
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By John LaConte VAIL — There’s just something special about the snow on the Golden Peak Race Arena. Those are the words of several pro ski racers who trained there on Monday, the international training center’s first day of operation for the 2014-15 season. Among the nations represented were Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Italy, Swed
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By By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Never one to let a little pain get in his way, the hard-charging Bode Miller tried to ski through a balky back until it simply became too much. Miller will undergo outpatient surgery on Monday in San Diego and is expected to be sidelined until at least January. […]
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