Author of book exploring the life and death of legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly to visit Bookworm in Edwards
The last time Eric Blehm visited Vail, he landed in Denver with a plane full of his snowboarding cohorts fresh off the beaches of Southern California for the seventh annual Transworld Snowboarding Industry conference in...
Vail contingent takes a trip to St. Moritz to refresh a long friendship
Vail has “friendship” agreements with three cities: St. Moritz, Switzerland, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and Yamanouchi, Japan. A contingent from Vail this week has visited St. Moritz, the town’s oldest international friend.
Vail Resorts launches Epic Pass for next season at $841
Vail Resorts is raising the price of its Epic Pass by about 7 percent for next season, but its signature pass product is still around $200 less than the Ikon Pass.
Eagle County airport passenger numbers saw 2021 increases
The Eagle County Regional Airport was a busy place in 2021, with passenger counts not seen since 2008.
SpeakUp ReachOut presents film about suicide, veterans, and alternative ways to heal
The next event in SpeakUp ReachOut’s suicide prevention educational series is the virtual screening of “Almost Sunrise: Hope is the Horizon.” The Emmy-nominated documentary created by Iraq veterans Anthony Anderson and Tom Voss is a…
Eagle County police agencies, Catholic Charities, partner on coat drive
Catholic Charities and the Eagle County Law Enforcement Immigrant Alliance are sponsoring their 10th Annual Fall Coat Drive. Over the last several years, this coat drive has distributed over 4,000 coats to local kids and...
Eagle County Paramedic Services names operations manager
Steve Vardaman has been promoted to Operations Manager at the Eagle County Paramedic Services. Vardaman previously served as a Paramedic Supervisor. “The operations manager is a critical role here,” Eagle County Paramedic Services CEO Jim...
Avon opens first outdoor concert venue in Eagle County following COVID-19
Nottingham Park on Wednesday became the first outdoor venue in the county to take the leap back into hosting concerts
For 4-H kids in Eagle County, the shows will go on
While the Eagle County Fair and Rodeo has been canceled, one of the fair’s premier events, the junior livestock auction has not.
Colorado Snowsports Museum in Vail reopening Friday
VAIL — The Colorado Snowsports Museum will be reopening after months of COVID-19 induced closure. Like many openings, the museum’s will be limited, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday. “We’re thrilled to be reopening and welcoming people...
CMC kicks off virtual commencement season
EDWARDS — Commencement season is still Carrie Besnette Hauser’s favorite time of year, but like everyone else, the Colorado Mountain College president will celebrate from a distance. CMC always kicks off commencement season, and like every...
Foundation donates $1M for restaurant worker relief
The Colorado Restaurant Association and the Colorado Restaurant Foundation have announced that the foundation’s Angel Relief Fund has received a $1 million contribution from the Kemper family foundations to establish a new fund called the...
Vail Board of Realtors Foundation now accepting scholarship applications
Applications are now being accepted for the Vail Board of Realtors Foundation Scholarship program. The program is available to any Eagle County residents enrolling in or returning to college, university or accredited academic institution in...
Bob Lazier, a Vail pioneer, dies at 81 after battling COVID-19
Editor’s Note: The Vail Daily will soon publish a more complete tribute to Vail Pioneer Bob Lazier. Vail pioneer Bob Lazier spent 22 days in the hospital fighting COVID-19 before succumbing to complications from the...
Plasma from recovered Vail Valley COVID-19 patients needed to help victims
If you recovered from COVID-19, doctors might want your blood plasma to help those still suffering. Vitalant, the nation’s second-largest independent blood provider, on Wednesday began collecting “convalescent plasma” donations from recovered COVID-19 patients in Ventura, California. Vitalant...
COVID-19 claims the lives of two Eagle County men
EAGLE COUNTY — Eagle County Public Health and Environment has reported two more deaths of Eagle County residents from COVID-19, bringing the county’s total to four. A man in his 80s died during the evening...
Eisenhower tunnel traffic numbers tell a stark COVID-19 tale
EAGLE COUNTY — Sometimes numbers really do tell the whole story. Case in point: Three graphs compiled by Margaret Bowes, director of the I-70 coalition. In the days since COVID-19 shut down the state’s ski...
I-70 reopened eastbound at Vail Pass
Vail Pass reopened at approximately 2:50 p.m. Please drive safely. I-70 is closed eastbound at Vail Pass due to a crash that occurred around 1:45 p.m., according to Eagle County Alerts. Expect delays and avoid...
Vail Valley laid-off workers should file for unemployment insurance
If your employer is closed because of COVID-19 and you’re out of a job, you should file for unemployment, Workforce Colorado says. That’s true even if you’re a seasonal worker, said Jessica Valand, Workforce Colorado’s...
Eagle County officials continue to plan for the arrival of coronavirus
Eagle County public health officials have been collaborating for weeks to discuss response options for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, should it arrive in Eagle County.