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WEBFrom abortion rights to overhaul of state elections, voters face many choices on the ballot on Nov. 5. An election worker sorts ballots in June (Andrew Fraieli/Colorado Newsline). A total of 14 citizen initiatives and legislatively referred measures are set to appear on Coloradans’ 2024 ballots,…. September 4, 2024 No Comment Read More.
VRD’s inaugural Cougar Ridge Classic coming Saturday, Sept. 28
WEB1 day ago · The Vail Recreation District recently issued the following press release on the inaugural Cougar Ridge Classic 26K set for Saturday, Sept. 28: You may not have nine lives to spare, but you can still compete against the coolest cats in town at the inaugural Cougar Ridge Classic 26K, a point-to-point sub-ultra trail race!Join us on September 28 to challenge your legs, lungs and mind as you climb ...
O Zone: It's still early at Vail, Beaver Creek, so every little bit of ...
WEBNov 26, 2023 · David O. Williams is the editor and co-founder of RealVail.com and has had his awarding-winning work (see About Us) published in more than 75 newspapers and magazines around the world, including 5280 Magazine, American Way Magazine (American Airlines), the Anchorage Daily News (Alaska), the Anchorage Daily Press (Alaska), Aspen Daily News, Aspen Journalism, the Aspen Times, Beaver Creek ...
Vail set to open Friday with both gondolas
WEBBy RealVail Staff. November 9, 2023, 11:13 am. After a small shot of snow on Wednesday (but with a dry spell loomin g through the middle of the month), Vail is set to open for the 2023-24 snow-riding season on Friday, Nov. 10, with both gondolas operating. Here’s the press release from Vail Resorts on available terrain for opening day:
Vail close to cranking up new Sun Down lift as fresh snow …
WEBJan 16, 2023 · Vail is getting close to being 100% open for the season, including its new — and long-awaited — Sun Down Express chairlift, as snow just keeps on falling across the state and especially in the Eagle River Valley. It’s only mid January, but Vail is inching closer to 200 inches of total snowfall this season, […]
Massive storm slams Vail, shuts down driving as slides ... - Real Vail
WEBJan 15, 2024 · But that’s literally wreaking havoc on local roads. As I write this at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Vail Pass is closed indefinitely for avalanche mitigation. Highway 6 and 24 through Minturn was shut down by a slide. And Berthoud Pass between Denver and Winter Park was closed overnight due to slide danger. All of this is subject to ongoing change ...
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WEBSep 14, 2024 · About Us. RealVail.com is an online-only news, political, environmental, business, opinion and outdoor lifestyle site that offers an independent view of the events and people shaping the Vail area, the state of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region. The site was launched in 2007 by veteran Vail-based journalist David O. Williams, whose credentials are listed below, and relaunched in 2013 ...
Vail opens Chair 5, updates progress on new Chair 17 as snow …
WEBDecember 28, 2022, 7:41 am. A day after opening its new Chair 7 six-pack (Game Creek Express), Vail opened Chair 5 (High Noon Express) on Tuesday as it continues to work on the new Chair 17 (Sun Down Express). Heavy snow fell throughout the night and is continuing into Wednesday morning.
Vail Resorts announces opening dates, Epic Pass fall deadlines
WEBBy RealVail Staff. August 14, 2024, 10:18 am. Vail Resorts on Wednesday issued the following press release on Epic Pass deadlines and Colorado resort opening dates: BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The best time to plan for winter is now, and your checklist to prepare for the ski and ride season is here.
Nine athletes selected for GoPro Mountain Games’ inaugural …
WEB3 days ago · The Vail Valley Foundation recently issued the following press release on the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail and a team of nine professional and amateur Mountain Games-sponsored athletes: Some of the best mountain athletes in the world will compete at the Vail Valley Foundation’s GoPro Mountain Games in …