By Chris Freud BEAVER CREEK — Call it a passing of the torch in many ways.Austrian Marcel Hirscher not only unseated American Ted Ligety, who was a DNF in the first run, as the champion of the Birds of Prey World Cup giant slalom on Sunday. He also made some Austrian ski-racing history.Hirscher blew away […]
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By Chris Freud 1 HIRSCHER Marcel 2:32.58 2 MUFFAT-JEANDET V. 2:33.56 3 KRISTOFFERSEN Henrik 2:33.89 4 MYHRER Andre 2:33.90 5 NEUREUTHER Felix 2:34.07 6 EISATH Florian 2:34.11 7 FAIVRE Mathieu 2:34.19 8 TONETTI Riccardo 2:34.209 SCHOERGHOFER Philipp 2:34.23 10 LEITINGER Roland 2:34.25 11 CAVIEZEL Gino 2:34.67 12 HAUGEN Leif Kristian 2:34.71 13 DE AL
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By Pam Boyd EAGLE — Mayor Yuri Kostick said the public will have a chance to speak near the beginning of Tuesday’s Town Board meeting and before the board decides whether to go into executive session to discuss suspended Town Manager Jon Stavney’s employment status.The question arose when the town distributed an agenda markedly differ
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By Edward Stoner EAGLE COUNTY — If there’s one thing that’s very apparent about the Vail Valley, it’s that it’s full of good people doing good things, both locally and internationally. I was glad to join that altruistic movement last fall by volunteering my time through Photographers Without Borders (www.photographerswitho
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By scott miller EAGLE COUNTY — Lodging’s big bounce-back from the depths of the national economic slump in 2009 and 2010 has slowed. But the overall picture remains positive.Destimetrics, a Denver-based market research company, focuses on resort lodging. According to that firm’s latest figures, reservations for the first half of Decem
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By Chris Freud BEAVER CREEK — The four-time defending World Cup champ left no doubt on Sunday during the Birds of Prey giant slalom at Beaver Creek.Marcel Hirscher led after the first run and simply increased his lead on his way to his 15th World Cup giant-slalom win and hist 33rd career victory with a […]
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By Krista Driscoll BEAVER CREEK — The fourth annual WinterWonderGrass music and brews festival will return to Nottingham Park in Avon Feb. 19-21, with headliners Greensky Bluegrass, Leftover Salmon, The Wood Brothers and many more. The festival recently announced the second-annual WinterWonderGrass Kick Off Party at the Vilar Performing Arts Cent
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By Krista Driscoll Exchanging vows while flawless snowflakes dust an alpine backdrop. Delighting guests with the option for a few runs before the ceremony. A sleigh-drawn entrance highlighting the bride and her bridesmaids in winter wonderland whites. Sound like the perfect wedding day? Saying “I do” shouldn’t be about your mother’s
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By Chris Freud BEAVER CREEK — Austrian Marcel Hirscher has the lead after the first run of the Birds of Prey giant slalom on Sunday morning, while American Ted Ligety was a shocking DNF at Beaver Creek.Hirscher, the four-time defending World Cup champion, lead Germany’s Stefan Luitz by 0.15 seconds, with a first-run time of […]
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By John LaConte Here’s the Vail Daily’s live blog of the Sunday, Dec. 6 World Cup ski races in Beaver Creek, Colorado, and Lake Louise, Canada. Use hashtags #BCWorldCup and #WorldCupLakeLouise to contribute your posts and keep posting all weekend as the races continue through Sunday. … Source:: Vail Daily Feed
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