The Ultimate Summer Adventure Guide

From must eats to breathtaking hikes, the Vail Valley's ultimate summer adventure guide. From must eats to breathtaking hikes, the Vail Valley's ultimate summer adventure guide.

In this issue:

Best of Vail

Outdoors

An Insider's Guide to the Valley’s Best Outdoor Summer Adventures

From must-hike trails to high-flying outings, our reader-endorsed recipe makes for the perfect Vail Valley summer.

06/12/2017 By Kirsten Dobroth

Mountains of Fun

The Ultimate Summer Adventure Guide

From the coolest desserts to the hottest table in town, follow our reader-endorsed recipe for the best summer ever.

06/12/2017 By Kirsten Dobroth

Eat & Drink

Eat + Drink

The Vail Valley's Most Unforgettable Summer Dining Experiences

From the hottest table to the coolest dessert – we asked, and you dished.

06/12/2017 By Kirsten Dobroth

Action Sports

A Local Taco Cart that Feeds – and Fields – a Skateboarding Team

The perfect pairing for the World's Most Best Taco? The World's Most Best Skateboarding Team, of course.

06/12/2017 By Kirsten Dobroth Photography by Rebecca Stumpf

eat

A Grand Re-opening for Minturn’s Historic Turntable Restaurant

Vail’s champions of breakfast write a new culinary chapter for Minturn’s beloved railroad diner.

06/12/2017 By geoff mintz Photography by Rebecca Stumpf

Drink

The Green Elephant Juice Bike is Rolling to a Park Near You

How do you know summer is back? Green Elephant’s pedal-powered juice outlet returns Nottingham Lake.

06/12/2017 By Kirsten Dobroth

Drink

A Boutique Red Wine Dedicated to Vail Mountain's First Ski Patrol Dog

Local avalanche search dog (and Vail Mountain legend) Henry dips his paws into the wine making business.

06/12/2017 By Mary Grace Arndt

Health & Wellness

Health

The US Men's Whitewater Raft Team Tackles Weights (and Rapids) for Long-Lasting Results

The secret of the US Men’s Whitewater Raft Team’s near-record-breaking success? Pumping iron—and rowing for 16 hours straight—at a no-frills Edwards gym.

06/12/2017 By Kirsten Dobroth Photography by Ryan Dearth and Gnarly Bay Productions

Home & Real Estate

Shelter

A Design Duo Brings New Life to a Golf Course Condo

A Northwoods condo from the 1970s gets a dreamlike postmodern facelift.

06/12/2017 By Kirsten Dobroth

Shelter

A Golf Course Condo Gets an Uplifting Makeover

A condo on the Vail Golf Course with Gore Range views gets elevated for the next generation with an aerie and a glass elevator.

06/12/2017 By Reilly Capps Photography by Kimberly Gavin

News & Profiles

Longreads

The End of the Run for Con Artist James Hogue

From a podium finish in Vail to a plywood shack on Aspen Mountain, the curious conclusion of a gifted athlete-turned-grifter’s romance with Colorado mountain towns.

06/12/2017 By M. John Fayhee