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 the freshly groomed run Blue Ox with a couple of beginner snowboarders who wanted to try a black diamond run. Vail Daily reporter John […]
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By Edward Stoner DENVER — More than four dozen kids spent a weekend thanking one of the snowsports industry’s most tireless youth programming advocates.SOS Outreach kids were in Denver for the Snowsports Industries of America’s annual confab, and to thank Snowsports Industries of America president David Ingemie for his decades of supp
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By John LaConte VAIL — Signifying that a win was on its way, a blue and orange sunset shone over the Eagle River Valley as halftime approached on Sunday. It capped off the daylight hours in what was a fun and festive Super Bowl Sunday, which started with an equally beautiful sunrise as first tracks […]
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By Edward Stoner The following is part of a series of articles compiled by the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum and Hall of Fame that will take a closer look at the sport of alpine ski touring. The museum is located atop the Vail Village Parking Structure and features a treasure trove of ski history […]
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By scott miller VAIL — Residents and town officials will make most of the decisions about what gets built at the Chamonix property in West Vail. But federal lending rules may take some decisions out of the town’s hands.The town has already asked for bids for street and utility work on the 3-acre site. And […]
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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE — Work by Eagle County students who’ve been prepping for the ACT college entrance exam is not for naught.The Eagle County school district is offering free ACT prep classes for school district students, and high school juniors will take the ACT this spring, instead of the SAT that the state will […]
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By Edward Stoner If you’ve had the opportunity to explore the trails this season, then you have probably seen a network of footprints decorating the blanket of snow around our valley. Although winter can seem quiet and lifeless, these footprints remind us that the winter environment is thriving with life, out on the hunt to […]
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By By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Two months ago, Mikaela Shiffrin was just hoping to be back on skis before the snow melted. A week from now, she will return to World Cup racing on a knee that healed much faster than even she anticipated. The Olympic and world slalom champion announced she will […]
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By By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer EAGLE-VAIL — Two months ago, Mikaela Shiffrin was just hoping to be back on skis before the snow melted. A week from now, she will return to World Cup racing on a knee that healed much faster than even she anticipated. The Olympic and world slalom champion announced […]
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By Ross Leonhart MINTURN — A rebranded Battle Mountain Development Co. is seeking town support on a plan in its infancy stages to build hundreds of houses in town, while preserving Meadow Mountain and land near Beaver Creek via a recreation easement. Battle Mountain Development Co., now known as Crave Community Co., has rehashed its […]
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