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By Krista Driscoll The annual Black Diamond Ball puts an elegant twist on community fundraising. This Friday, the Vail Valley Foundation invites ski enthusiasts to come inside and enjoy an evening of grace and style at The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch while raising funds to benefit the foundation’s initiatives in arts, athletics and education

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By Chris Freud BEAVER CREEK — He does not talk like he’s the four-time defending World Cup champion.And winning a fifth overall title this year? The way he speaks, he probably shouldn’t even bother clicking into his skis this winter.“I am thinking about it,” Austrian Marcel Hirscher said after Day 1 of downhill training at [&helli

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By Chris Freud BEAVER CREEK — Of course, it’s only downhill training, but with that disclaimer, the scoreboard after the first day of training at Birds of Prey on Wednesday at Beaver Creek was looking rather familiar.Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud, the defending Birds of Prey downhill champion, clocked the fastest time, punching in at 1 minu

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By Chris Freud BEAVER CREEK — Hot on the heels of a successful weekend at the Lake Louise, Alberta, World Cup, Travis Ganong has made himself the American to watch at this weekend’s Birds of Prey.The 27-year-old Squaw Valley, California, native said he is feeling confident after taking third in the downhill at Lake Louise […]

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By Chris Freud BEAVER CREEK — It’s like Aksel Lund Svindal was never gone.After missing an entire World Cup season after injuring his Achilles, the Norwegian downhill star is blazed back onto the race scene with super-G and downhill wins at Lake Louise, Alberta, last weekend. Despite his claims that he hoped to be a […]

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By Chris Freud BEAVER CREEK — It’s like Aksel Lund Svindal was never gone.After missing an entire World Cup season after injuring his Achilles, the Norwegian downhill star is blazed back onto the race scene with super-G and downhill wins at Lake Louise, Alberta, last weekend. Despite his claims that he hoped to be a […]

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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’s Sun Up Bowl, which opened Wednesday afternoon along with the High Noon Express (#5) and Sun Up (#17) chairs. Vail Daily reporter John […]

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By scott miller BROOMFIELD — Vail Resorts Wednesday announced the formation of the EpicPromise Foundation, a public charity designed to support the employees of the company in times of need and offer educational scholarships to both employees and their families. To fund the foundation, Vail Resorts intends to contribute $500,000 per year and Vail

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By Randy Wyrick VAIL – U.S. Ski Team downhiller Steven Nyman is No. 1 in your national rankings, and now is No. 1 in your heart, or the hearts of SOS Outreach.Nyman is the first SOS Outreach athlete ambassador, helping SOS Outreach celebrate 22 years of sliding on snow.Nyman is in town for this week’s […]

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By Edward Stoner DENVER — Vail Resorts on Wednesday promised $30 million toward employee housing projects in the Colorado, Utah and California mountain communities where its ski areas are powerful economic drivers.The money is intended for partnerships in towns like Breckenridge, Vail and Avon, South Lake Tahoe and Truckee in California and Utah&

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