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Colder weather, snow give snowmaking a boost as more resorts set to open this week
A blast of winter weather helped Colorado ski resorts get back on track with snowmaking efforts Sunday night and Monday, with cooler temperatures expected to linger through Tuesday. However, last…
Shiffrin ties for first in opening World Cup GS in Soelden
Eagle-Vail’s Mikaela Shiffrin came from behind to tie Austria’s Anna Fenninger for the American’s first-ever victory in a World Cup giant slalom Saturday in Soelden, Austria. Shiffrin held a narrow…
World Cup ready to roll as Colorado ski season starts slowly
Last week Arapahoe Basin became the first ski area in North American to open for the 2014-15 ski season, and World Cup ski racing action kicks off this weekend in…
Town of Vail to weigh plastic-bag ban at Oct. 21 meeting
The Vail Town Council will determine the level of interest in considering an ordinance that would ban the use of plastic bags at Vail’s two grocery stores at its evening…
A-Basin set to open for the season
Arapahoe Basin ski area in Summit County looks like it will once again win the race to open first in Colorado, announcing on Wednesday it will open for the 2014-15…
One Vail climber dead, another injured on North Maroon Peak near Aspen
Search and rescue crews found one Vail climber dead and another injured but still alive near Aspen’s iconic Maroon Bells on Friday. The Pitkin County Coroner’s Office identified the dead…
Aspen rescuers looking for missing Vail-area climbers near Maroon Bells
Search and rescue crews Friday morning were out in force looking for two Vail-area climbers missing after reaching the summit of one of the Maroon Bells near Aspen on Wednesday.…
A-Basin, Loveland start snowmaking operations as temps drop, snow falls
Arapahoe Basin and Loveland started snowmaking operations overnight Wednesday as temperatures plummeted and natural snow continued to fall. A-Basin, which beat out Loveland as the first ski area in the…
Copper Mountain cranks up snow guns as Colorado ski areas hit with fresh snow
Colorado ski areas got a fresh coating of new snow overnight Monday into Tuesday, allowing Copper Mountain to crank up snow guns along Upper Andy’s and Copperopolis trails. Copper, which…
Coroner says skeletal remains found in Vail likely from late 1800s ranch burial
Parts of a human skeleton found at a Vail construction site and a waste disposal area in Edwards this summer are likely the remains of a man buried on a…