By Randy Wyrick VAIL — Ask Matthew “Mississippi” Burdine where on God’s green earth he is, and he’ll tell you, “On the river.”He got to camp late yesterday, around dusk. It was on a small island in the Mississippi River about 30 miles east of Davenport, Iowa. He gathered some wood and built a fire […]
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By scott miller VAIL — The town of Vail is encouraging children to help design the new playground for Booth Creek Park, located at 2900 Manns Ranch Road in East Vail. The kids’ workshop design activity will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Grand View room on the third level […]
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By John LaConte VAIL — Both blue skies and snowfall Thursday greeted families from near and far for the Thanksgiving holiday on Vail Mountain.With Chair 14 Sourdough Express area opening Wednesday, the resort lifted its terrain total to 1,360, the most of any resort on the I-70 corridor and more than some combined. The conditions […]
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By scott miller DENVER — As part of its Change Your Peak Drive winter driving education campaign, the Colorado Department of Transportation is expanding its live streaming Mountain Travel Radio service on www.COtrip.org, providing motorists with accurate and up-to-date travel information, road conditions and more. The live broadcast will air on F
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By John LaConte VAIL — Both blue skies and snowfall Thursday greeted families from near and far for the Thanksgiving holiday on Vail Mountain.With Chair 14, Sourdough Express, opening Wednesday, the resort lifted its terrain total to 1,360, the most of any resort on the Interstate 70 corridor and more than some combined. The conditions […]
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By Krista Driscoll The 35th annual Tree Lighting Ceremony ushers in the 2015-16 ski season and the beginning of the holidays at Beaver Creek on Friday, Nov. 27. The event starts at 4 p.m. with kids’ crafts and activities, followed by an ice-skating show at 5 p.m., plus a holiday poetry contest and performances by […]
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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 Vail Mountain where the snow is falling on the Thanksgiving holiday. In an odd paradox, LaConte shows viewers both the falling snow in front […]
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By Krista Driscoll Plein-air artist Joan Norris and photographer Jim Lamont are exhibiting their images of Vail’s sister city, the historic Mexican colonial-era community of San Miguel de Allende, at the Vail Public Library. The exhibit is takes from Tuesday, Dec. 1, through Tuesday, Dec. 15, with a community reception celebrating the new sis
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By Krista Driscoll Lines snaked around Beaver Creek Plaza on Opening Day of the mountain, as thousands queued up to taste samples from the finalists in the 12th annual World’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Competition. At 2 p.m. sharp, the bell rang and eager cookie connoisseurs stepped forward to claim the chocolate, chewy morsels.Cookie roundu
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