By John LaConte VAIL — With all the powder we’ve seen this season, the unusual snowboards have been coming out of the snowbank.Among the most noticeable has been the swallow tail, or fork tailed board, named after the bird to which nature has given the same adaptation.In birds, the fork tail is used in the […]
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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE COUNTY — What do you get with 1,274 kids across 14 resorts in five states?Unlimited potential — and SOS Outreach’s Compassion Week.SOS Outreach has been around 22 years, steadily growing, like the kids who come through their programs. They’re doing the same good stuff, but they’re doing a lot more of [&he
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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE COUNTY — What do you get with 1,274 kids across 14 resorts in five states?Unlimited potential — and SOS Outreach’s Compassion Week.SOS Outreach has been around 22 years, steadily growing, like the kids who come through their programs. They’re doing the same good stuff, but now they’re doing a lot more [&h
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By By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writ DENVER — Peyton Manning is off and running. … All the way to the Super Bowl. He has his defense to thank. Cornerback Bradley Roby saved the game by picking off Tom Brady’s pass on a 2-point try with 12 seconds left to preserve a 20-18 victory for […]
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By By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Write CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Another day in Cortina, another record for Lindsey Vonn. The American won a World Cup super-G Sunday for her 11th career victory in Cortina, breaking the resort record of retired Austrian standout Renate Goetschl. “It’s incredible to think back to when I was racing [&hell
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By Krista Driscoll BEAVER CREEK — The Vilar Performing Arts Center will present one of today’s most internationally sought-after string quartets, the Minguet Quartet, on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. Taking its name from an 18th-century Spanish philosopher who attempted to make the fine arts available to the masses, Germany’s Minguet
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By Randy Wyrick VAIL — Juan F. Thompson is proud of his brilliant and deeply flawed father, Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson. He says so in his memoir, “Stories I Tell Myself: Growing Up with Hunter S. Thompson.”He was also wounded, and Juan says that, too. His book is not a whitewashed biography of Hunter. […]
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By Krista Driscoll BEAVER CREEK — The Vilar Performing Arts Center will present one of today’s most internationally sought-after string quartets, the Minguet Quartet, on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Taking its name from an 18th-century Spanish philosopher who attempted to make the fine arts available to the masses, Germany’s Minguet Quartet b
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By Ross Leonhart On the Hill is brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. VIDEO: Vail Daily On the Hill correspondent Ross Leonhart rides down Kestrel, the women’s 2015 World Championships downhill course at Beaver Creek, with snow in the forecast. … Source:: Vail Daily Feed
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