By Randy Wyrick BEAVER CREEK — All good things must end, and this two-week celebration of the world’s greatest ski racing is no exception.After two weeks of nonstop free big-name concerts, cultural and community events, closing ceremonies for the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is Sunday afternoon.“We’re so happy the world c
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By John LaConte VAIL — Swept up in the atmosphere of the World Championships, local resident Sacha Gros got back on his racing skis this week.It had only been 12 years.You may recognize Gros from Vista Bahn Ski Rentals at the base of Gondola One, where he spends his days tending to his family’s shop, […]
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By Chris Freud BEAVER CREEK — This is still Ted Ligety’s hill.Ligety overcame a 0.24-second first-run deficit held by Austria’s Marcel Hirscher during Thursday’s giant slalom to win the United States’ first gold medal of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at Beaver Creek with what looked like a virtually flawless secon
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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 on-snow correspondent John LaConte reports from the Grouse Mountain side of Beaver Creek, taking the experts-only route to the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. BEAVER CREEK OFFICIAL REPORT: 3″ in the last [&
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By Randy Wyrick VAIL — Besides world champion skiers, if you’re lucky you’ll also meet some world champion ski parents.Marguerite and Max Arbez are from Ireland, and right now they’ve been away from Ireland for a long time.But their Irish eyes are smiling as they watch their two children, Tess, 17, and Maxime, 18, doing [&hellip
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By caramie schnell Love isn’t always kind, it’s not always patient and it doesn’t always endure. But when it does, there’s nothing quite as beautiful. We believe in love, and we hope you do, too. Cheers to the winners of our Tell Us Your Love Story contest. Happy Valentine’s Day!48 YEARS AND COUNTINGThis is a […
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By Randy Wyrick VAIL — CeeLo Green will sing “Forget You” on Valentines Day, which is one of life’s wonderful ironies.Actually, the more popular version is “F*** You!” which is one of the most straight-to-the-heart-of-the-matter song titles in music history.The romance factor in the other songs Green will sing we can’t be cert
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By Chris Freud BEAVER CREEK — Friday’s FIS Alpine World Ski Championship men’s giant slalom was billed as a duel between Austria’s Marcel Hirscher and American Ted Ligety, but others have crashed the party in what should be a photo finish this afternoon,Hirscher, the three time overall World Cup champion, has the lead with a [&h
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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 swaps with John LaConte and reports from Lodgepole and Chair 2 on a bluebird Friday the 13th at Vail. VAIL OFFICIAL REPORT: 3 inches of new snow in […]
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