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By Melanie Wong There are many ways to camp. There’s car camping, which does not necessarily entail camping in a car, as the name suggests. There is backpacking, which can take place over one night or extend for several days. There is close-to-home camping and travel-to-a-destination camping. However, though there are many different types of

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By John LaConte VAIL — Ski & Snowboard Club Vail announced on Thursday that it has named Kirk Dwyer to be the club’s next executive director. Dwyer will assume the role in June 2016, after serving out his 16th year as headmaster of Burke Mountain Academy in East Burke, Vermont. “There are many outstanding qualities […]

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By Edward Stoner Men’s Sport 1 Sam Brown 51:352 Chris Seabury 52:483 Collin Wilson 53:554 Wyatt Moehring 54:155 Ian Greene 54:396 Charlie Koch 55:487 Cole Dissinger 58:288 Grant Gipson 59:269 Kyle Hegdal 59:2810 Kevin Haas 59:4011 Geofrey Ochs 1:00:0812 Dustin Cook 1:00:2513 TJ Voboril 1:01:0114 Mark Newman 1:02:4015 Garrett MacLachlan 1:03:0

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By Pam Boyd GYPSUM — Margie Hamrick passionately believes that your home can be about style and sustainability mixed together with a healthy dose of charity. Her new business — The Home Outpost and Auction House — is a reflection of that philosophy.The business, opening this weekend in the Caddis Corner area just east of […]

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By Edward Stoner VAIL — Fine foods, dancing, golf and Sonnenalp Breast Center — these are a few of Rosana Faessler’s favorite things. On July 13, Rosana, who owns the Sonnenalp Hotel with her husband, Johannes, will host the 17th annual Scramble Against Cancer Golf Tournament, followed by a dinner of the finest seafood, meats, […]

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By scott miller EAGLE COUNTY — You expect traffic troubles on Interstate 70 during a massive snowstorm on a Sunday afternoon. You expect tie-ups on weekends. But a clear, dry, summer Thursday is different. Still, westbound traffic ground to a halt for several hours June 18 on westbound I-70 between Idaho Springs and Glenwood Springs. […]

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By scott miller EAGLE COUNTY — You expect traffic troubles on Interstate 70 during a massive snowstorm on a Sunday afternoon. You expect tie-ups on weekends. But a clear, dry, summer Thursday is different. Still, westbound traffic ground to a halt for several hours June 18 on westbound I-70 between Idaho Springs and Glenwood Springs. […]

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By Pam Boyd EAGLE — A thunderstorm that rumbled through western Eagle County on Thursday afternoon ignited three single-tree brush fires according to Tom Wagenlander of the Greater Eagle Fire Department.“These all happened within a 15-minute time period,” said Wagonlander. “They were all small, quickly contained fires.”The most visible of

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By John LaConte VAIL — Ski & Snowboard Club Vail announced on Thursday they have named Kirk Dwyer to be the club’s next Executive Director. Dwyer will assume the role in June 2016, after serving out his 16th year as Headmaster of Burke Mountain Academy in East Burke, Vermont.“There are many outstanding qualities that position [&hellip

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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: In a throwback episode to 2014, Vail Daily On the Hill correspondents John and Polina LaConte show viewers the Fireweed Trail on Vail Mountain, which just opened for the 2015 season last weekend. Vail […]

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