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Vail’s Vonn to return to World Cup action this weekend

Vail’s Vonn to return to World Cup action this weekend

Vail’s Lindsey Vonn, the greatest female ski racer of all time, will return to World Cup ski racing action this weekend in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria, the U.S. Ski Team announced on…

Shiffrin takes another slalom win, builds overall lead to more than 300 points

Shiffrin takes another slalom win, builds overall lead to more than 300 points

Eagle-Vail’s Mikaela Shiffrin claimed her personal record seventh victory of the season on Sunday, powering her way to a World Cup slalom win in Maribor, Slovenia one day after finishing…

International Ski Hall of Fame finds permanent home at Vail’s Mountain Plaza, inducts Harry Frampton

International Ski Hall of Fame finds permanent home at Vail’s Mountain Plaza, inducts Harry Frampton

Since 1984, the International Ski Hall of Fame has celebrated the icons of ski racing, including Stein Eriksen, Marc Girardelli, Andrea Mead Lawrence, Franz Klammer and Tamara McKinney. Today, the…

Seven-win slalom streak snapped as Shiffrin straddles in Zagreb

Seven-win slalom streak snapped as Shiffrin straddles in Zagreb

Eagle-Vail’s own Mikaela Shiffrin saw her bid for a record-tying eighth-straight World Cup slalom victory halted on Tuesday, as she failed to defend her “Snow Queen” crown in a night…

Kent and Vicki Logan make substantial contribution to EpicPromise Foundation

Kent and Vicki Logan make substantial contribution to EpicPromise Foundation

After calling the Vail Valley home for nearly five decades, Kent and Vicki Logan have made a generous contribution through their will to the EpicPromise Foundation, The Logan Scholarship for…

Shiffrin sweeps Semmering tech events, builds lead over Gut in overall chase

Shiffrin sweeps Semmering tech events, builds lead over Gut in overall chase

In just her sixth season of World Cup ski racing, Eagle-Vail’s Mikaela Shiffrin has vaulted into the stratosphere of the ski-racing record book, whether she intended to or not. After…

Vail Mountain to replace Chair 11 with a new six-pack lift

Vail Mountain to replace Chair 11 with a new six-pack lift

Vail Resorts on Monday announced the ski company will replace the four-passenger, high-speed quad Chair 11 (Northwoods Express) with a new six-passenger high-speed chairlift for next ski season. Chair 11…

Vail nearly 100 percent open as Christmas storm heads into Colorado

Vail nearly 100 percent open as Christmas storm heads into Colorado

Vail Mountain is now very nearly 100 percent open for the Christmas holiday, with more than 5,000 of its 5,289 skiable acres now available to snow riders after a half…

Vail set to enjoy a very white Christmas

Vail set to enjoy a very white Christmas

A month ago the Vail Valley snow-pack was a paltry 20 percent of the annual average, but after several weeks of consistent snowfall, the snow-pack is back to average and…

Vail opens Blue Sky Basin just in time for super-snowy weekend

Vail opens Blue Sky Basin just in time for super-snowy weekend

It was snowing lightly Wednesday morning in Eagle-Vail, situated strategically between Vail and Beaver Creek, and 4 to 8 inches of fresh snow is in the forecast through Wednesday night.…