National Weather Service says Vail area caught the brunt of Wednesday storm system, leaving heavy mud deposits behind
Gore Creek ran red on Wednesday evening following a cloudburst event over Vail, leaving residents and businesses scrambling to clean up mud deposits that were reportedly 2 feet high in places. Some residents in the...
Flock flies the coop in Denver but still circles Vail as police chief crows about ‘force-multiplier’
Colorado’s most populous city, Denver, with more than 700,000 residents, scattered its Flock cameras last spring, shooing away the avian-named system by a narrow 7-6 city council vote over the wishes of Mayor Mike Johnston, who preferred renewing...
Aspen Airport closure drives nearly 130% increase in flights to Eagle County Regional Airport
As a response to the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport closure next summer, the total Eagle County Regional Airport 2027 peak summer flight schedule will jump from 46 weekly flights this summer to 112 weekly flights next...
Ski industry giants conspired to inflate resort prices by sharing proprietary data, lawsuit claims
A new class-action lawsuit claims that ski industry giants colluded in an anticompetitive scheme to fix prices at destination resorts. Vail Resorts, Alterra Mountain Co., Powdr Corp., Boyne Resorts, the nonprofit National Ski Areas Association...
Avon signs purchase contract with State Land Board for Dowd Junction housing parcel
The town of Avon Thursday signed a contract to purchase 76 acres of Colorado State Land Board property on both sides of the Eagle River in Dowd Junction for $5,861,293 ...
Winter in Colorado is on track to be snowier, but not colder, meteorologists say
New winter forecasts favor above-average snowfall for southern and eastern Colorado, promising some much-needed relief after months of drought and hotter-than-average temperatures. For Colorado’s northern and central mountains, however, predictions of snowfall are less clear....
Eagle Villas grand reopening welcomes residents back home under new ownership and new design
When Juliette Kennedy found out that Eagle Villas, her home of seven years, was up for sale in 2023, she had just given birth to her son, who had been diagnosed with a congenital heart...
Big concerts, cardboard regattas, art festivals and more in the Vail Valley this weekend
Concerts at The Amp Greensky Bluegrass Get ready for two nights of Greensky Bluegrass as they continue their Summer Tour 2026. This band is celebrating 25 years with an album that came out last October...
39 Eagle County locals set to compete at Life Time Leadville Trail 100 MTB
When Mike Stepanek rolls his wheel up to the starting line at Saturday morning’s Life Time Leadville Trail 100 MTB, Harrison Avenue will be a bit more crowded than when he last did the race...
Owner says Piney River Ranch still working on long-term lease deal even as closing day looms
The owners and operators of Piney River Ranch — a private 40-acre wedding and recreation retreat 12 miles north of Vail — are still holding out hope this won’t be their last summer season. In June, operators...
Fresh off viral Tour de France performances, Quinn Simmons set to challenge 5-time Leadville 100 winner Keegan Swenson
Keegan Swenson has gone largely unchallenged in winning the past five Leadville Trail 100 MTB titles. This year could be different. Less than three weeks after capping off his fourth Tour de France with an...
Eagle Valley High School begins 2026-27 school year with new athletic director
When one door closes, another one opens. “At this age, when things don’t go your way, with experience you know that something else is coming for you and you just have to have the patience...
Colorado groups cut water deal to keep fisheries, rafting and recreation afloat amid ‘catastrophic drought’
One of Colorado’s most popular rivers for rafting and angling is getting a last-minute boost of water to support fishery health and recreation through the tail end of the drought-stricken summer. Flows on the Arkansas...
Avon receives more comment on Flock cameras, town manager says issue will be readdressed at a future meeting
The Avon Town Council heard another round of opinions on its Flock-brand surveillance cameras on Tuesday, taking comments from community members during its regular meeting. The town of Avon currently uses 12 Flock automated license...
Roundup River Ranch nonprofit celebrates 20 years in Eagle County
Little did Alison Knapp know that an invite to Camp Boggy Creek in Florida in 2004 would change her life for the next two decades. Camp Boggy Creek is part of the SeriousFun Children’s Network...
Trailblazers: Derby-winner Pat Day points to pivotal pony ride when he was in second grade
Editor’s note #1: This is the 10th installment in a series highlighting the Vail Public Library’s Vail Valley Voices Collection of oral-history interviews featuring prominent local figures and conducted by the Vail Library’s Lynn Albers, the Vail...
Advocates hope new Colorado driving laws will help save lives in wake of deadly crashes
Six new Colorado laws aimed at reducing vehicular crashes and holding reckless drivers accountable went into effect Wednesday, sparking hope among advocates who’ve pushed for safer roads. Skyler McKinley, a regional spokesperson for AAA, called...
Vail police look to investigate after viewing viral video showing alleged child abuse incident
YouTuber Jason Gutterman with Amagansett Press returned to Vail on Saturday, producing a video that quickly went viral, racking up more than 500,000 views and 8,000 comments on YouTube. In the video, which Gutterman describes...
Avon’s plan for a town-owned housing development is back on track following latest approval
Avon’s attempt at a high-density, town-owned housing option is moving forward again, nearly five years after the town first began planning apartments on its property. The Avon town council on Tuesday approved a $1.37 million...
Food insecurity reaches 10-year high on Colorado’s Western Slope as federal assistance program tighten requirements
With rising costs on Colorado’s Western Slope comes rising hunger — and children are catching the worst of it. A report published by Feeding America in late July found that 1 in 8 residents on...