Tag: Vail Resorts
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New Epic Pass prices for 2023-24 ski season announced with other changes
While Colorado’s powder-packed ski season may feel far from finished, now is the time to secure the best prices for next season. That was the reminder from Vail Resorts on Tuesday, with the announcement of early-bird prices for 2023-’24 Epic Passes. Chairlift still awaits revival at old ski area in southern Colorado With unlimited access…
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Winter Park secures loan to assist with new employee housing
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In an effort to curb the lack of local housing for Winter Park Resort workers, local leaders and the operators of the resort will move forward with employee housing in a public-private partnership that could serve as a model for other resort towns. D.A. Davidson’s Special District Group in partnership with Alterra Mountain Company closed…
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Metro Denver braces for arctic blast
Robert and Kate Mays of Denver found themselves falling in line with about 15 other people on Wednesday to get into the Denver Coliseum, which the city of Denver opened as metro residents hunkered down for the bone-chilling arctic blast that’s marching north to south across the state. The wide swath of the artic air…
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‘The landscape has shifted’: Colorado ski resorts adjusting to record visitation, other trends
The sun had yet to rise when Miles Clark recently left his home in Utah to ski the backcountry’s first snow. However early, he had no illusions of first tracks. “Maybe two or three cars in the parking lot,” went his thinking. Holiday traffic creeps down Loveland Pass toward Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on the…
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Vail Resorts asks judge to toss “emergency ordinance” that stopped affordable housing development
The Vail Corp., parent company of Vail Resorts, has asked a district court judge to nullify an emergency ordinance the Town of Vail passed Aug. 2 to stop the company from developing affordable workforce housing on land it owns. The complaint, filed Aug. 30, alleges the Town Council acted “arbitrarily and capriciously” and that it…
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Last call, Colorado skiers: Epic Pass price going up soon
If skiing hasn’t been on your mind this summer, you might miss the chance to snag a go-to pass for the upcoming season. Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass will go up in price on Sept. 5. That’s the pass granting access to the company’s coveted slopes in Colorado — Vail, Breckenridge, Keystone, Beaver Creek and Crested…
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Colorado ski areas report record visitation
Colorado’s ski industry recorded more visits than ever this past season, in line with previously reported national numbers that were credited to more season pass holders and general demand for outdoor fun in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Colorado Ski Country USA celebrated the record in an announcement Thursday, with the association’s president and…
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Vail moves to condemn affordable housing development land
In what seems to be an effort to force Vail Resorts Inc. to the bargaining table, the Vail Town Council late Tuesday approved a resolution to move forward with condemning a 5-acre parcel in east Vail that was previously approved for an affordable housing development. A video of the meeting shows a packed council chamber,…
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Vail Resorts, town officials battle over affordable housing development
A feud between Vail Resorts and town officials has developed over a 5-acre parcel on the east side of the mountain town where the resort wants to build affordable/workforce housing. Vail, like most of Colorado’s mountain or resort towns, is experiencing a labor shortage due to soaring housing costs. The issue is expected to come…