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By John LaConte VAIL — Eagle County native freeskiers Taylor Seaton and Pat Baskins made a pact: This season, they will be competing at the top. On Jan. 23, the lifelong friends will have officially met their goal. Seaton has been invited to compete at the X Games, the top event in the sport of […]

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By scott miller VAIL — A meeting room at Vail police headquarters had the look recently of three teenage friends at a coffee shops — a bit of talk, and even more device-staring. The occasion was the Vail Police Department’s first-ever social media chat. Attending were Cmdr. Daric Harvey, Dispatch Supervisor Jennifer Kirkland, and a [&hell

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By caramie schnell During the five years Heather Sappenfield taught at Battle Mountain High School, two students committed suicide. “It was awful,” she said. “I was confused and sad and angry. I couldn’t stop wondering what their lives must have been like behind the veil of their daily routine. My heart went out to their […]

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By caramie schnell There used to be 3,000 square miles of wetlands in the Colorado River delta; now less than 10 percent remains. The mighty Colorado River stretches nearly 1,500 miles, draining the expansive arid watershed that encompasses seven U.S. and two Mexican states. It begins at La Poudre Pass Lake, just south of the […]

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By Ross Leonhart On the Hill is brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. VIDEO: Vail Daily reporter/copy chief Ross Leonhart reports from the soft snow at Strawberry Park and around Gold Dust with blue skies moving in over Beaver Creek on Wednesday morning. BEAVER CREEK OFFICIAL REPORT: 4″ […

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By John LaConte VAIL— Snow reporter John LaConte is covering Vail Mountain with updates on ski conditions, weather and crowds. Send your text, photo or video updates using #VailLive on Twitter or Instagram and see them published in tomorrow’s Vail Daily newspaper. … Source:: Vail Daily Feed       

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