Time Machine: First shootout in Vail’s history leaves one man dead
50 years ago Dec. 10, 1974 Paul Norman Dailey Jr. of Lakewood was shot and killed by a Vail police officer after an exchange of gunfire in the Hilton Inn parking lot, the Eagle Eye...
Hometown hero River Radamus is no longer just a nice Birds of Prey storyline — he’s a consistent top-10 World Cup threat
Writers salivated when River Radamus made his World Cup debut on the Birds of Prey track in the 2017 giant slalom. After all, it’s pretty easy to file a nice story about a young local...
Winter flight season is ready for takeoff at the Eagle County Regional Airport
It’s about time for the Eagle County Regional Airport to get busy. Winter-season flights began Sunday, with a United Airlines flight from Houston, but the real action starts Dec. 16, with American Airlines adding service...
Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass sales are down for 2024-25, but about even with 2022-23
With the sales window now closed, Vail Resorts officials on Monday said the company sold 2% fewer pre-purchased lift passes than last year, but the total sales dollars on those passes was 4% higher due...
Interstate 70 reopens westbound outside of Vail
Update (2:55 p.m.): The road has reopened, please drive safely. – Both lanes of Interstate 70 westbound at mile marker 183 are blocked due to an accident, according to EC Alerts. There is no estimated...
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde returns to Birds of Prey World Cup, makes first turns since injury
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde has been a fixture at Birds of Prey the last few years, winning back-to-back races in both 2021 and 2022. On Friday, he took in the World Cup from an alternative vantage point. “I mean,...
Lindsey Vonn finishes 24th in downhill in her first race since announcing her return at age 40
COPPER MOUNTAIN — Lindsey Vonn finished 24th in a lower-level FIS downhill race on Saturday as she returned from retirement to compete for the first time in nearly six years. The 40-year-old Vonn is on the comeback...
Marco Odermatt returns to top step of podium in Birds of Prey World Cup super-G, River Radamus takes eighth
Marco Odermatt entered Saturday’s super-G having finished second in his last three Birds of Prey World Cup races. The streak wasn’t top of mind, however, when the Swiss superstar stepped into the starting gate. “A...
Swiss skiers complete Birds of Prey World Cup sweep as Thomas Tumler takes giant slalom title
For the third day in a row, a Swiss skier stood atop the podium at the Birds of Prey World Cup. After watching Justin Murisier win Friday‘s downhill and Marco Odermatt take Saturday’s super-G, Thomas...
Federica Brignone scopes out Birds of Prey course and ponders Lindsey Vonn’s World Cup podium potential
Federica Brignone got a head start on her Birds of Prey scouting report this weekend. The Italian superstar hung out with three teammates along the media corral fences in Red Tail Stadium during Sunday’s giant...