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Anatomy of a Snowcat

Identifying the essential elements of a mountain grooming machine

11/28/2022 By Devon O'Neil

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Here Comes the Groom

A snow cruiser’s guide to the frozen superhighways of Vail and Beaver Creek

11/28/2022 By Devon O'Neil

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Top Runs

We asked snowcat drivers at Vail and Beaver Creek Mountains which ski runs they’d hit first thing

11/28/2022 By Devon O'Neil

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Best Job Ever

Stephen Becht has spent a decade on Vail’s 40-person snowcat crew

11/28/2022 By Devon O'Neil

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Inherit the Mountain

On the resort’s 60th anniversary, scions of Vail’s founding families reflect on the magic of village life past and present.

11/28/2022 By Devon O'Neil

Village Talk

Soul Patrol

The National Brotherhood of Skiers carves a 50-year legacy on Vail Mountain.

11/28/2022 By Devon O'Neil

Village Talk

Limbs for Liberty

Two Aspen locals create the Limbs for Liberty nonprofit, providing prosthetic limbs to Ukrainians.

11/28/2022 By Devon O'Neil

Village Talk

Ruff Love

Schooling the latest pack of avalanche rescue pups at Vail and Beaver Creek

11/28/2022 By Devon O'Neil

Wet & Wild

Swimming

People and their pets have plenty of aquatic options.

06/06/2022 By Devon O'Neil

Wet & Wild

Hiking/Biking

From e-bikes to lakeside hikes

06/06/2022 By Devon O'Neil

Wet & Wild

Camping

From cabins to yurts, rustic to glamping

06/06/2022 By Devon O'Neil

Wet & Wild

Fishing

The Vail Valley has an abundance of angling options.

06/06/2022 By Devon O'Neil

Wet & Wild

Floating

Turtle Tubing offers a novel way to drift down the Upper Colorado.

06/06/2022 By Devon O'Neil

Wet & Wild

Paddling

Canoes, SUP, kayaks, and more

06/06/2022 By Devon O'Neil

Wet & Wild

Summer Water Fun

A guide to the valley's most plunge-worthy rivers, rapids, lakes, streams, cascades, and pools

06/06/2022 By Devon O'Neil

Wet & Wild

Rafting

From white-water rapids to family-friendly floats.

06/06/2022 By Devon O'Neil

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Damned Canyon

Will climate change doom a 12-mile marvel of highway engineering and upend life for commuters in Eagle and Garfield counties?

06/06/2022 By Devon O'Neil

Events

Concert Venues Are Amped for Summer

The valley’s signature spaces prepare for a cultural feast.

06/06/2022 By Devon O'Neil

Village Talk

New Venue for XTERRA Triathlon

After 12 seasons at Utah’s Snowbasin, the national championship for off-road endurance racing relocates to Avon.

06/06/2022 By Devon O'Neil

Village Talk

Resort and Town Confront the Fallout of a Terrible Year

This past winter marked a tipping point in the eyes of many locals.

06/06/2022 By Devon O'Neil