These guns will soon require a permit and training course to be legally purchased in Colorado
Starting Aug. 1, Coloradans will need to complete hours of safety training and obtain a permit to purchase a wide variety of semi-automatic guns. The new rules stem from Senate Bill 25-003, passed last year...
Holdout condo owners still dug in as Evergreen redevelopment project moves forward in Vail
Peter Knobel’s Solaris Group development company has 17 of the 19 condo owners at the Evergreen Lodge onboard with his plans to convert the hotel and condos next to the main Vail Health hospital into what he...
EagleVail local who lost it all in Marshall Fire says being ready starts with your homeowner’s policy
Michael Friedberg has held many quintessential Colorado jobs growing up in Boulder and skiing and ski coaching in Vail, from U.S. Ski Team mogul skier to sports marketer to restaurateur to professional cyclist. But the...
Town of Vail details plan to reduce water use by half during extreme drought summer
The Eagle River Water and Sanitation District has asked the town of Vail to reduce its water use by one third this summer, and the town plans to go beyond that with an aggressive plan...
Grand Valley could assert its rights to water being used in Vail area, but it’s taking a different approach
Several large irrigation districts in the Grand Junction area have water rights that are senior to many of the entities using water in Eagle County, and they can assert their rights to that water if...
Inside the Colorado mountain effort that will help Artemis astronauts land on the moon
Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct Ben Honey’s title. When Apollo 11 approached the moon on July 20, 1969, its planned landing zone in the Sea of Tranquility was unexpectedly cluttered with large...
‘The future has arrived’: Holy Cross Energy hits 100% renewable energy mark for month of March
Holy Cross Energy (HCE), the Glenwood Springs-based electric cooperative, provided 100% renewable electricity to its 45,000 members stretching from Vail to Parachute to Aspen in March of this year — a remarkable milestone HCE hopes to...
Drones set to illuminate Vail’s night sky
This year, Colorado celebrates its birthday in a most illuminating way: As part of the state’s 150th anniversary, drones have been visiting towns and cities, and now it’s Vail’s turn. On June 6, 500 drones...
Vail planning to showcase Dobson Ice Arena remodel with a big concert Thanksgiving weekend
If the low-snow winter was good for one reason, it quickened the pace of Vail’s $55 million remodel of Dobson Ice Arena. The project is now targeting September for substantial completion. The Vail Town Council...
A spectator’s guide to the 2026 GoPro Mountain Games
The GoPro Mountain Games returns to Vail June 4–7, transforming the iconic mountain town into the ultimate celebration of adventure sports, art, music and mountain culture. Whether you’re a first-timer or a Mountain Games veteran, here’s everything you...
Vail Resorts CEO talks weather, cloud seeding and more with OpenSnow founder on podcast series
Everybody talks about the weather. And that topic, especially this year, was recently up for discussion on the Vail Resorts podcast, “Epic by Nature: The Science, Stress and Stoke Behind OpenSnow.” The series is hosted...
Opinion | Qualman: A farewell and a call to action for Eagle County School District
After 22 incredible years with the Eagle County School District, including the last seven serving as superintendent, the time has come for me to say goodbye. Serving this district and this community has been the...
Colorado is likely to see drought emergency declared to address widespread impacts
The Colorado Drought Task Force is seeking an official drought emergency declaration from Gov. Jared Polis — a move that could free up additional resources to address statewide impacts to agriculture, municipal water supplies, wildlife...
Colorado’s approaching monsoon season and El Nino conditions create hope for above-normal rainfall
Colorado is headed toward a potentially wetter-than-normal summer, with promises of an active monsoon season and growing confidence in developing El Nino conditions. However, with hotter temperatures likely, this summer could look different from the...
Vail to mail letter seeking housing, world-class post office, as USPS rule targets mail-in voting
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” may not, in fact, be the official motto of the U.S. Postal Service, but for a century or two it...