By scott miller VAIL — There’s a lot of technical work to finish before construction can begin on an extensive renovation plan for Vail Valley Medical Center. And that work may lead, eventually, to redevelopment of a longtime Vail lodge. The medical center and owners of the Evergreen Lodge are currently negotiating an exchange of […]
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By townsend bessent BEAVER CREEK — A non-Bode Miller U.S. Men’s Ski Team has a bit of a swagger. And that’s a development. With Miller out with back surgery, hoping to return for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in February, there was some question as to what the American presence would be in the […]
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By townsend bessent BEAVER CREEK — The first sign was that American Ted Ligety came down in green numbers. Ligety has had some notable speed results during his career — Olympic gold in the combined in the 2006 Olympics and super-G at the 2013 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming, Austria — but that […]
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By Edward Stoner VAIL — Out of all the base layers you own, how many do you actually wear? For most avid recreationalists, a few long sleeves come out of the drawer to be worn, then washed, folded and returned. We all know of a few reasons why to play favorites with fabrics, and that’s […]
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By caramie schnell Meet Mort the moose. Like your average moose, Mort loves the outdoors. (It beats the wall in a hunter’s den.) He especially loves wintertime, when the trails and meadows at Beaver Creek are covered in a fresh coat of spotless snow. It’s when he and Eli, his two-legged counterpart, spend hours and […]
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By caramie schnell AVON — Avon will host the new Apres Avon event Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. The event will include music from Railroad Earth’s Tim Carbone joining the Grant Farm Band on stage. A “farmers market style” winter market will make its debut just in time for the holidays, featuring 11 Colorado […]
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By caramie schnell MINTURN — At the Minturn Community Fund, “Community” is a fitting middle name. They’re taking that to heart this season and taking care of neighbors in need. On Thursday, Dec. 11 the Minturn Community Fund hosts the second annual Holiday Gala, starting at 6 p.m. at The Gourmet Cowboy on Main Street […]
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By John LaConte On the Hill is brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. VIDEO: Looking for snow but not finding any, Vail Daily reporter John LaConte heads through the newly opened Siberia and Inner Mongolia Bowls on Vail Mountain during a weather and conditions update. [iframe src=”http://player.vi
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By John LaConte On the Hill is brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. VIDEO: Vail Daily reporter Ross Leonhart does his morning commute down a beautifully groomed Latigo. Beaver Creek has about 30 percent of its terrain open, with a chance of more opening this weekend. The mountain […]
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By jon mitchell LAKE LOUISE, Alberta —All of the nervous emotions Alice McKennis was feeling Tuesday morning turned into an emotional high during her first World Cup training run in more than a year. The Glenwood Springs native, making her first World Cup training run since a debilitating leg injury in March of 2013, finished […]
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