Tag: Vail
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Mountain town’s solution to reduce crowd on popular trail? Ban parking at the trailhead
According to the Town of Vail, the trailhead parking lot for Booth Lake Trailhead will be closed through the fall in an effort to reduce crowding on the popular East Vail route. As noted by the town, there’s no parking allowed in the surrounding neighborhood, Booth Creek Park, or the nearby Vail Mountain School, with…
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How many skiers visited Western U.S. resorts in this low snow year? The numbers aren’t great.
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This year’s ski season has been a tale of two stories: the lack of snow in the Rockies and a boon in the East. Yet, even the brighter side of this year’s winter wasn’t enough to make up the hit across the Western U.S. The U.S. saw ski visits for the 2025/2026 winter season fall…
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Guide to a Vail visit: This mountain town goes year-round with great recreation, food, and more
Although some might say ‘it’s too commercialized,’ Vail earned its international fame for a good reason. The town is popular among mountain lovers for its world-class skiing while its charming, European-style base villages offer high-end dining and shopping. There’s also no shortage of local nature, with the dramatic landscape around the town offering amazing hiking,…
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Google dubs iconic Colorado mountain town a ‘trending spring break spot’ – where to stay for around $100 per night
According to a recent report from Google, a mountain town in Colorado is among the ‘top 10 trending spring break locations’ in the United States. In order to determine what destinations were getting the most attention, Google analyzed its data to see which spots had the largest increase in Google Flights searches for domestic flights…
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Mountain resorts feel the pinch as brokers pray for snow
As Colorado’s mountain resorts headed into the holiday weekend hoping for more white stuff, brokers in those markets were lamenting the effect of a dry winter on real estate sales. “We’ve seen the impact from the lack of snow for the resorts and the cancellation of visitors from the Christmas season,” Vail-area agent Mike Budd…
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Some of Colorado’s most iconic skiing terrain is finally open for the season
On February 5, Vail Mountain announced that they’re “kicking off the weekend early” with a limited opening of terrain in Blue Sky Basin and the Legendary Back Bowls – two spots often said to offer some of the best skiing in Colorado. Per the Vail Mountain website, 12 of the 26 runs in Blue Sky…
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This legendary skier has called Colorado home – and Vail named a run after her, too
Lindsey Vonn is one of the world’s most successful female ski racers to ever hit the slopes, and recently, she came out of retirement. Although Vonn isn’t originally from Colorado, the skier has roots in one of the Centennial State’s most famous mountain towns. Vonn commuted to train in Vail, and later moved to the…
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Variable speed limit signs now active in Dowd Canyon west of Vail
New electronic variable-speed limit signs went live in mid-January along a high-risk stretch of Interstate 70 in Dowd Canyon west of Vail, automatically adjusting posted speeds to match real-time traffic congestion, weather and road conditions. It’s an effort by the Colorado Department of Transportation to try and reduce crashes on one of Colorado’s busiest mountain…
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World-renowned DJ Dillon Francis to perform at 10,350′ during free mountaintop pop-up show in Vail
Vail Mountain is set to host its second winter pop-up concert of the season, featuring world-renowned DJ Dillon Francis who’s known for hits like ‘Say Less’ and ‘Get Low.’ The pop-up show will take place on the Eagle’s Nest Rooftop from 12 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 10 and it’s free to attend though…
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Two people taken to hospital after chairlift fall at Vail
Two men fell from the Mountain Express Lift at Vail Ski Resort on Monday, Dec. 15. According to Vail Mountain, ski patrol responded to a report that a 59-year-old male guest from Sherman Oaks, California and a 21-year-old male guest from Ranch Palo Verdes, California fell from the Mountaintop Express Lift, also known as Lift…