By Randy Wyrick If you’ve been to the top of Mount Everest, then you know how difficult and death-defying it can be.It’s less death-defying than it used to be. Less death-defying, that is, unless you’re a Sherpa guide.Dozens have perished in the past few years, and because Pemba Sherpa and others grew weary of watching […]
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By Ross Leonhart BEAVER CREEK — Don’t be sad it’s over; be happy it happened — it’s Closing Day at Beaver Creek.The 138-day season began Nov. 20 and brought 312 inches of snowfall for skiers and snowboarders to enjoy, slightly below the resort’s average of 325 inches.“There’s been a lot of ups and downs, but [&he
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By Ross Leonhart VAIL — Staying after school doesn’t sound fun, unless you’re part of Youth Power 365’s Pwr Hrs program at local schools.At Red Sandstone Elementary School, 33 second- through fifth-graders are part of the academic enrichment program in its first year at the school. Students stay after school a few days a week [&
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By scott miller EAGLE COUNTY — Remember all those years when the (construction) crane was the unofficial bird of the Vail Valley? Those days aren’t back, exactly, but this is shaping up to be a busy season in the construction business.The town of Vail recently released a list of major public and commercial projects either […]
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By John LaConte VAIL — It’s the U.S. Paralympic Ski Team’s biggest fundraiser, and also doubles as one of the best networking opportunities that telecommunications industry professionals enjoy each year.And in 2016, Adaptive Spirit celebrated 21 years in Vail.It would be hard to top 2015, when the group of telecommunications and cable
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By John LaConte VAIL — It’s the U.S. Paralympic Ski Team’s biggest fundraiser, and also doubles as one of the best networking opportunities that telecommunications industry professionals enjoy each year. And in 2016, Adaptive Spirit celebrated 21 years in Vail. It would be hard to top 2015, when the group of telecommunications and cab
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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 reports from the clouds at Gold Dust early this morning on Closing Day at Beaver Creek. Thanks for a great season! Vail Daily reporter Ross Leonhart […]
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By Krista Driscoll VAIL — The public can now purchase tickets for this summer’s Bravo! Vail Music Festival, which takes place June 23 through Aug. 6. The 2016 season features the festival’s first international orchestra, London’s world-renowned Academy of St Martin in the Fields, led by acclaimed violinist and music director Jos
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By Chris Freud GYPSUM — Sometimes the beauty of spring sports is being outside on a bluebird day. Sometime’s it’s not so pretty.Nineteen schools competed in the wind and rain during the Eagle Valley Invitational on Saturday in Gypsum with Eagle Valley’s boys and girls winning the meet with Battle Mountain in second on both [&hel
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By Chris Freud MULLEN — Battle Mountain track and field sent some of its athletes to the Mullen Runners Roost Invitational for a midseason test on Saturday and came away with some good results.Kate Pittel placed in four events — both sets of hurdles, the pole vault and as a part of the 1,600-meter relay. […]
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