Town of Vail accepting nominations for 2025 Vail Trailblazer Award

Nominations for the 2025 Vail Trailblazer Award are now being accepted by the clerk’s office through Jan. 10. The award is presented annually by the Vail Town Council to recognize an individual, couple or team that has made a lasting impact in Vail.

Nomination forms are available online at http://www.vail.gov/trailblazeraward, or by contacting the clerk’s office at 970-479-2460 or at skauffman@vail.gov. Nominees should demonstrate pioneering contributions of time, talent, courage, leadership, vision or other attributes that have made a significant impact on the overall betterment of the Vail community. Those contributions need not be limited to achievements within the past year but may be cumulative over the years. 

The selected recipient for 2025 will become Vail’s tenth honoree following the award’s creation in 2016 as part of the town’s 50th birthday celebration. Past recipients include Dr. Thomas Steinberg (2016), Vi and Byron Brown (2017), Sheika and Pepi Gramshammer (2018), Glenn Porzak (2019), Josef Staufer (2020), Sally and Bill Hanon (2021), Terry Minger (2022), Marka Moser (2023) and Dr. Jack Eck (2024). 

The winner of the 2025 Trailblazer Award will be announced by the Vail Town Council early next year, with the recipient recognized by a mayoral proclamation as well as other honors. Nominations will be reviewed by a selection committee appointed by the Town Council. 

For additional details, contact the clerk’s office at 970-479-2460.