By scott miller VAIL — When George Gillett and his family arrived in Vail 30-ish years ago, they quickly fell in love with the town. But that town was very different, especially in the summers.“It was delightful to be here then, but Vail was a small mountain community in the summer,” Gillett said.The decades have […]
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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE COUNTY — The state’s top college head coaches headline this year’s Vail Summer Football Camp roster, topped by two of Colorado’s Division 1 programs.Air Force Academy coach Troy Calhoun returns and is joined by new Colorado State University coach Mike Bobo.“We now have six head coaches coming from around
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By Randy Wyrick VAIL — Sure, the Steadman Philippon Research Institute attracts physicians and scientists from all around the world. Now, SPRI is growing their own.The Institute’s Education and Public Outreach Committee — EPOC, chaired by Senenne Philippon — began a program to inspire elementary, middle and high school students to becom
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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 the Hill correspondent John LaConte reports from Adventure Ridge at the top of the Lionshead gondola and shows viewers the new Astroturf summer mountain tubing. The activity, which is new to […]
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By Randy Wyrick VAIL – What started as a local effort is providing warm and waterproof coats to thousands of Nepali earthquake victims.It’s good to share a little SWAG.The National Ski Areas Association and the International Medical Relief have partnered with Cheryl Jensen’s Sharing Warmth Around the Globe to send supplies to Nepa
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By John LaConte VAIL — The sport of lacrosse has come a long way in Colorado. That’s evidenced especially well here Eagle County.As the 43rd-annual Vail Lacrosse Shootout came to a close on Sunday, it wrapped up six weeks of local lacrosse tournaments, starting with the Vail Valley Lacrosse Club’s tournament that takes place during [&
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By John LaConte VAIL — Adventure Ridge seems to change a little bit every summer, and this year’s new offerings are now in full swing. The mountain top activity mecca, accessible from the Eagle Bahn Gondola, kicked off its 5 p.m. Friday Afternoon Club and — new this year — a Saturday Afternoon Club last […]
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By John LaConte AVON — When twin brothers Cody and Casey Wyse moved to Eagle County in 1996, they never expected to one day ride a trail named after them.However, after months of hard work this year, the Wyse brothers celebrated the opening of Wyse Way this week in the West Avon Preserve, an area […]
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