By Chris Freud Getting to the district tournament has been tough for both Battle Mountain boys basketball and Eagle Valley’s girls squad.Now it’s getting even tougher.With Monday’s rockslide in Glenwood Canyon, the Huskies and Devils will be taking the long route to their Thursday games at Palisade — Colorado 131, U.S. 40 and Co
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By Chris Freud EDWARDS — Three for Battle Mountain?That’s right. Huskies wrestling is sending three to the Pepsi Center for 4A state tournament. That’s the most since Battle Mountain moved up to Class 4A during the 2000-01 school year.During that first season at 4A, some guy named Angelo Vasquez made state for the Huskies. He’s
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By Randy Wyrick VAIL — Federico Pena says Washington’s collective lack of political courage leads our federal government into short-sighted silliness like this:The federal government is required to store enough oil reserves to last around 77 days. Congress ordered the oil taken out of those salt caverns and sold.“It cost $88 a barrel to p
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By RANDY ESSEX GLENWOOD SPRINGS — A massive rock slide that toppled onto Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon late Monday will result in a lengthy detour until at least Thursday afternoon.That’s the earliest Colorado Department of Transportation officials expect to be able to open a single lane of alternating traffic led by a pilot car, [&helli
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By scott miller AVON — The Vail Valley Foundation recently welcomed B.J. Hybl, Doug Lovell, Kaia Moritz, Hap Stein, Kristin Tang, John Arnold and Johannes Faessler to its board of directors. The foundation added the new directors at its bi-annual board meeting held Dec. 30 at Avon Elementary School.The move brings both new and familiar […]
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By Krista Driscoll VAIL — The Vail Film Festival presents the first of its Winter Screening Series, the 2016 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts, on Saturday, Feb. 20, just eight days before the 88th Academy Awards on Feb. 28.This year’s program spans a wide range of countries, including the United States, Chile, Russia and the United […
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By Krista Driscoll For those who have lived in Vail for more than one season, it’s easy to track the history of the restaurant that sits above Cogswell Gallery. Once upon a time, it was May Palace, a popular après ski spot; other incarnations included Sapphire and then Tavern on the Gore. Its latest identity […]
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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 Dragon’s Teeth in China Bowl on Vail Mountain, which has reported 11 inches of fresh snow in the last 48 hours as of 5 […]
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By Krista Driscoll VAIL — Bravo! Vail has announced its 29th season, which will take place June 23 to Aug. 6. This season features the festival’s first residency with an international orchestra, London’s world-renowned Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, led by acclaimed violinist and music director Joshua Bell.The Dallas Symphony Or
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