Vail music icon Phil Long set to retire
“It’s 4:45 on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in …” Anytime Phil Long sings Billy Joel’s “Piano Man,” he shouts out to the crowd to ask what time it is and adjusts the lyrics...
In her debut XC short track mountain bike race, SRAM engineer takes GoPro Mountain Games crown
Deanna Mayles knows how to make a debut. “It was good,” the late-blooming 32-year-old said on Friday morning after taking the women’s XC short track mountain bike title at the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail....
Boulder cyclists battle up Vail Pass in GoPro Mountain Games road bike hill climb
The final cycling event of the 24th-annual GoPro Mountain Games was a battle between Boulder cyclists. Eric Brunner cruised through the 9.7-mile, 1,600-foot climb in 26 minutes, 15.68 seconds, less than eight seconds ahead of...
Artist Pat Milbery goes extra public with ‘Heart of the Games’ 60th birthday present to town of Vail
GoPro Mountain Games resident artist Pat Milbery has a long history of creating public art projects in Colorado, but at this year’s event, he’s attempting one of his most public projects yet with “Heart of...
Vail Valley Anglers teams nab YETI Catch Wars podiums
Two Vail Valley Anglers fly-fishing teams got on the podium during the second day of the GoPro Mountain Games. Team Hoosier Daddy, composed of Andy Leister and Greg Harvey, accrued 295 points to win the...
Future of U.S. trail running on full display at Adidas Terrex Après 5K trail run in Vail
The future of U.S. trail running was on full display at the GoPro Mountain Games on Friday night. And the next generation looks pretty good. Grant Colligan scorched the Vail Mountain course in a time...
These guns will soon require a permit and training course to be legally purchased in Colorado
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the attribution of the firearms list. Starting Aug. 1, Coloradans will need to complete hours of safety training and obtain a permit to purchase a wide...
Eagle County rancher reports employee killed King Mountain wolf pack matriarch
The King Mountain wolf pack’s matriarch was reportedly killed by a ranch hand while it was approaching cattle in northwest Colorado, according to new details revealed in public comment sent to the U.S. Fish and...
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...
Skimo Olympian doubles up with 10K trail run and Pepi’s Face-Off victories to close GoPro Mountain Games in Vail
Cam Smith used to train and race with a bit of a chip on his shoulder. After reaching his lifelong goal this winter — representing the U.S. at the first Olympic skimo event in February...
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...
Colorado saw the lowest skier turnout in more than 35 years this past winter
Visits to Colorado plunged off a cliff this past season, hitting the lowest levels in more than three decades after one of the warmest and driest winters on record. Statewide skier visitation numbers published Thursday...
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...
Time Machine: 30 years ago, railroad property imagined as future home to ‘trails and other open space’
30 years ago June 7, 1996 The U.S. Justice Department and the Department of Transportation announced opposition to the proposed merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads, the Vail Trail reported. “Because the...
Vail’s West Lionshead partnership touted in meeting with Park City officials, but with few details
It’s been a relatively quiet start of the year for the West Lionshead project that would revitalize a moribund part of town with new hotel rooms, a gondola connection to Vail Mountain and an undetermined...