By John LaConte VAIL — The GoPro Mountain Games begin today with a bigger Thursday schedule than competitors and fans are used to seeing.In addition to the usual first-day kayaking action on Homestake Creek near Red Cliff, today will also host the freestyle kayak qualifiers at the Vail Whitewater Park under the International Bridge and […]
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By John LaConte Thursday10 a.m. • GoPro Training Sessions, GoPro booth in Solaris • Steep Creek Championship, Homestake Creek near Red CliffNoon• GoPro Training Sessions, GoPro booth in Solaris1 p.m. • DockDogs Outdoor Big Air practice, Golden Peak• Gerber Gear Town opens, International Bridge• KIND Adventure Village opens, Golden Peak
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By John LaConte 8:30 a.m.• DockDogs Outdoor Big Air practice, Golden Peak• Free Yoga Time, Mountain Plaza9 a.m.• Bouldering World Cup Male qualifier, Mountain Plaza10 a.m. • DockDogs Outdoor Big Air Wave 3, Golden Peak• GoPro Training Sessions, 10:30 a.m. • SUP Yoga at River Town, Meadow Drive11 a.m. • Gerber Gear Town opens, Internat
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By Melanie Wong Less than a decade ago, many of the events taking place at this year’s GoPro Mountain Games weren’t even considered sports. Back then, if you’d told someone you were going to catch the stand-up paddleboard in the morning and then head over to see the slacklining competition in the afternoon, fellow festival-goers [
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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: The runoff has begun, but that doesn’t mean local anglers are staying away from the water. Vail Daily reporter John LaConte shows viewers what it’s like to fly fish in high water in this […]
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By John LaConte MINTURN — Battle Mountain Development announced it needs the town’s help in exploring a possible land exchange with the U.S. Forest Service: Battle Mountain for Meadow Mountain. The company plans to submit an exchange proposal to the Forest Service within the next month or two, Tim McGuire with Battle Mountain Development to
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By Edward Stoner VAIL — Vail Mountain kicks off summer operations on Friday. Beginning at 9:30 a.m., Gondola One in Vail Village and the Eagle Bahn Gondola in Lionshead will operate for weekend scenic rides Friday through Sunday, and will move to daily summer operations beginning June 12. For opening weekend Adventure Ridge at Eagle’s [&hel
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By Pam Boyd EAGLE — The western route in and out of Eagle is set to change Friday.On June 5, traffic along U.S. Highway 6 west of Eagle will shift over to the temporary lanes built specifically to handle motorists while the existing Depression era bridge over Brush Creek is replaced. A temporary bridge structure […]
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By Pam Boyd EAGLE — The western route in and out of Eagle is set to change Friday.On Friday, traffic along U.S. Highway 6 west of Eagle will shift over to the temporary lanes built specifically to handle motorists while the existing Depression era bridge over Brush Creek is replaced. A temporary bridge structure has […]
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By John LaConte EAGLE COUNTY — The memorial for local resident Kai Conroy will be Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Terra Bistro in Vail. The public is welcome to attend and share memories of the mother of two who touched the lives, and bodies, of many as a longtime massage therapist in the […]
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