By Randy Wyrick KATHMANDU, Nepal – While the Nepal earthquake death toll climbed above 1,000, the Vail Valley breathed a collective sigh of relief that a local mountaineer and adventurer is not among them.Jon Kedrowski was in Mount Everest Base Camp when the 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit. He says he’s “safe.”“On descent, headed bac
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By John LaConte EAGLE COUNTY — Steve Burns did a double take Saturday on his drive into Edwards.“I live in Gypsum, and on my way up I was noticing how good the freeways look with all the fresh green on the side,” Burns told a crowd of hundreds at a thank-you barbecue for the volunteers […]
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By Randy Wyrick KATHMANDU, Nepal — While the Nepal earthquake death toll climbed above 1,000, the Vail Valley breathed a collective sigh of relief that a local mountaineer and adventurer is not among them.Jon Kedrowski was in Mount Everest Base Camp when the 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on Saturday, kicking off a killer avalanche. […
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By Edward Stoner VAIL — As part of the first Epic Promise Week, Vail Resorts presented the first-ever Epic Promise Awards to two Eagle County employees for their ongoing commitment to strengthening the local community and fostering a sustainable environment. The Epic Promise Awards were given at Vail Resorts’ mountains across the country as
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By Chris Freud GYPSUM — And now for the halftime pep talk via FaceTime.Eagle Valley girls lacrosse trailed Durango by three goals on Friday, and then Kailyn Forsberg was on the iPhone.“She had a little chat with them,” Devils coach Stephanie Renzelmen said.And the Devils responded, going on to beat the Demons, 17-10.Sarah Cooper ended [&helli
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By Chris Freud GYPSUM — And now for the halftime pep talk via FaceTime.Eagle Valley girls lacrosse trailed Durango by three goals on Friday, and then Kailyn Forsberg was on the iPhone.“She had a little chat with them,” Devils coach Stephanie Renzelman said.And the Devils responded, going on to beat the Demons, 17-10.Sarah Cooper ended [&helli
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By scott miller VAIL — Ski resorts used to all but close down when the winter season ended. That isn’t exactly true any more.Based on current bookings, Vail’s lodging occupancy will average about 20 percent from now through the end of May. That doesn’t sound like much, considering that weekend occupancy ran at about 98 […
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By scott miller VAIL — Ski resorts used to all but close down when the winter season ended. That isn’t exactly true any more.Based on current bookings, Vail’s lodging occupancy will average about 20 percent from now through the end of May. That doesn’t sound like much, considering weekend occupancy ran at about 98 percent [&hell
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By Melanie Wong BROOMFIELD — Vail Resorts reported modest increases in revenue for the ski season through April 19 compared to last year, with a slight drop in skier visits across the company’s nine mountain resorts.The lastest season metrics compared this season to the prior year period through April 20, 2014, adjusted as if Park […
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By caramie schnell Nothing screams summer like a super-cute bikini! But, for many alpine fashionistas, the thought of exposing a pasty, white body that may have consumed more Blue Moons that you can count, can be equivalent to, oh, let’s say, doing your taxes or hosting your in-laws for more than three days. The tricky […]
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