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Vail, Beaver Creek back into the storm cycle over at least the next week or so

Vail, Beaver Creek back into the storm cycle over at least the next week or so

Vail Mountain Facebook photo. With 14 inches of fresh snow at Vail and 10 inches new at Beaver Creek over the weekend, the snow riding is much softer, the holiday…

Vail, Beaver Creek get a fluffy early Christmas present, with Santa still delivering snow

Vail, Beaver Creek get a fluffy early Christmas present, with Santa still delivering snow

Editor’s note: With another inch on Christmas, the latest storm cycle deposited 10 inches total and brought Vail’s cumulative accumulation to 100 inches for the season. Two of Blue Sky…

Vail opens China, Tea Cup Bowls ahead of the Christmas rush

Vail opens China, Tea Cup Bowls ahead of the Christmas rush

Vail opened China and Tea Cup Bowls to the skiing public on Friday, bringing the mountain’s available skiable terrain to nearly 2,750 acres. Here’s a statement from Vail: “More great…

Vail opens Sun Up, Sun Down Bowls

Vail opens Sun Up, Sun Down Bowls

Vail on Thursday opened Sun Up and Sun Down Bowls for the 2023-24 ski season. Here’s a statement from a Vail spokesman: “Today, Vail Mountain opened its original Back Bowls:…

Snow, high winds cancel ski races, bolster snowpack, open more terrain

Snow, high winds cancel ski races, bolster snowpack, open more terrain

Monty Williams grooves to the new powder near Ski Cooper recently (Kyle Nelson photo). Editor’s note: On Sunday morning, Dec. 3, high winds and heavy snow forced race organizers to…

Eye on the skies as weather set to change ahead of Beaver Creek opening day

Eye on the skies as weather set to change ahead of Beaver Creek opening day

Snowmaking at Beaver Creek this week (Vail Resorts photo by Madison Miller). Beaver Creek is just a week away from opening day on Wednesday, Nov. 22, and the weather gods…

Shiffrin to be honored at Solaris Plaza in Vail on Sunday following record-shattering season

Shiffrin to be honored at Solaris Plaza in Vail on Sunday following record-shattering season

The Town of Vail on Friday issued the following press release on Mikaela Shiffrin of Edwards being honored Sunday in Solaris Plaza in Vail following her remarkable fifth overall World…

Shiffrin skis past Stenmark with record win No. 87

Shiffrin skis past Stenmark with record win No. 87

Mikaela Shiffrin of Edwards is now the all-time recorder-holder for the most alpine ski racing victories in the history of the sport, surpassing retired Swedish legend Ingemar Stenmark with her…

Shiffrin ties Stenmark with GS win in Are

Shiffrin ties Stenmark with GS win in Are

Mikaela Shiffrin of Edwards on Friday tied the all-time World Cup record for most career victories held by Sweden’s Ingemar Stenmark, winning a giant slalom in Are, Sweden. Both Shiffrin…

Shiffrin secures record 5th overall World Cup title

Shiffrin secures record 5th overall World Cup title

Mikaela Shiffrin of Edwards finished tied for fifth in a downhill in Kvitfjell, Norway, on Saturday, securing her American record fifth overall World Cup title with seven races still on…