By Krista Driscoll According to meteorologists, we are about to experience one of the strongest El Nino weather patterns since 1900. So what does this mean for Vail’s upcoming winter season? Snow, snow, snow! It also means that our new super-crush, Open Snow’s meteorologist Sam Collentine, will have a lot to report on throughout the [&h
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By scott miller EAGLE COUNTY — Weather always changes along Interstate 70. What’s constant is weekend congestion in the summer and winter. A couple of new steps this coming winter hope to at least ease that heavy traffic.The same week that an obscure website survey ranked I-70 through the mountains among the nation’s worst highways, [
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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE — The Youth Foundation is looking at a $150,000 deficit this year, so they asked for a little help from the school district, where much of their focus is.The school board agreed to cover about half of that, and suggested asking the Eagle County commissioners for some of the rest.Ironically, in […]
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By John LaConte EAGLE COUNTY — Friends of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center and the Utah Avalanche Center are re-launching Know Before You Go, an avalanche awareness program across North America.The Know Before You Go program was developed in 2004 to raise avalanche awareness among inexperienced backcountry users, particularly those in ju
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By John LaConte EAGLE COUNTY — Friends of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center and the Utah Avalanche Center are relaunching Know Before You Go, an avalanche awareness program across North America.The Know Before You Go program was developed in 2004 to raise avalanche awareness among inexperienced backcountry users, particularly those in jun
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By John LaConte EAGLE COUNTY — Friends of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center and the Utah Avalanche Center are relaunching Know Before You Go, an avalanche awareness program across North America.The Know Before You Go program was developed in 2004 to raise avalanche awareness among inexperienced backcountry users, particularly those in jun
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By Pam Boyd EAGLE — Faced with the challenges of operating her freelance marketing business, Taylor Slaugh of Eagle ultimately decided she needed to get out of her house every now and then.She didn’t need an office, just a desk located in a professional setting with access to a conference room and other business basics […]
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By scott miller EAGLE COUNTY — The annual Stock the Pantry Food drive will be taking place this week throughout Eagle County. The food drive will include collections from area schools Friday and will end on Saturday when representatives from the Vail Police Department and other area law enforcement agencies join Colorado Mountain Express in [&hel
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By scott miller VAIL — Vail Resorts will host a job fair in Eagle County at the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort in the Grand Ballroom, Nov. 10 from 2 — 6 p.m. to hire for winter positions at Vail Mountain, Beaver Creek Resort, Retail and Hospitality locations in Eagle County.The resorts are in search of […]
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By scott miller VAIL — Vail Resorts will host a job fair in Eagle County at the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort in the Grand Ballroom on Tuesday from 2 to 6 p.m. to hire for winter positions at Vail Mountain, Beaver Creek Resort, retail and hospitality locations in Eagle County.The resorts are in search of […]
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