America’s Winter Opening slated to grow

By scott miller

EAGLE COUNTY — For years now, the ski-season calendar has had Opening Day, but doesn’t really catch fire until mid- to late December. The Vail Valley Foundation believes it can kick-start the season a couple of weeks earlier.The Foundation is the organizing body for the annual Birds of Prey men’s ski races at Beaver Creek in early December. People at the Foundation believe they can parlay that event into a bigger deal by adding more to the program. This year marks the debut of almost a week of activity called America’s Winter Opening. EverBank is the title sponsor for the …

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