Lost and Found

24 Hours in the Final Search for Michelle Vanek

On September 24, 2005, a young mother from Denver disappeared near the summit of Mount of the Holy Cross. On October 10, 2024, a Vail Mountain Rescue Group search dog helped finally bring her home. This is how it happened.

09/24/2025 By Ted Katauskas Photography by Ted Katauskas

Need to Know

Who Is the Sign-Waving Guy in the Chicken Suit I See in Local Roundabouts?

Meet Tim McMahon, a.k.a. the Vail Chicken Man

01/29/2025 By Ted Katauskas

Twice As Ice

Winterfest and Ice Castles Will Delight and Amaze

The communities of Vail and Eagle put on an ice show.

12/18/2024 By Ted Katauskas

Carving a Niche

Why You Won't Find Bode Miller’s Peak Skis in Any Retail Store

12/04/2024 By Ted Katauskas

Welcome

Editor's Note: Ski Town Diplomacy

11/22/2024 By Ted Katauskas

Ski the Alps

Vail Resorts' Swiss Expansion Is Good News for Epic Pass Holders

But what do locals think of the new American owners?

11/21/2024 By Ted Katauskas

True Heros

These Dogs Train to Save Your Life

Go inside Colorado Rapid Avalanche Deployment’s Dog School, where winter’s guardian angels earn their wings.

11/17/2023 By Ted Katauskas Photography by Jeremy Swanson

Welcome

Editor's Note: Walk This Way

06/08/2023 By Ted Katauskas

Welcome

Editor's Note: The Ice Ages

11/28/2022 By Ted Katauskas

Editor's Note

Water Dog

Swimming lessons from a four-legged friend

06/13/2022 Edited by Ted Katauskas

Village Talk

8 Great Reduced-Impact Waterfall Hikes

Take a walk on the not-quite-so-wild side this summer to preserve the valley’s most-hiked trails.

06/24/2021 By Ted Katauskas

Shelter

Retro Fit

The collaborative, creative process of updating a secondhand vacation home into a dazzling full-time family residence

06/24/2021 By Ted Katauskas Photography by Kimberly Gavin

Village Talk

What to Know Before You Hit the Slopes

An insider's guide to skiing at Vail and Beaver Creek amid the pandemic.

01/05/2021 By Ted Katauskas Illustrations by Hayley Doshay

Village Talk

A Local Hyperbaric Chamber Is Setting Records and Changing Lives

A local rehab center introduces a specially designed high-altitude chamber to treat a range of serious conditions.

12/16/2020 By Ted Katauskas

Village Talk

Joel Gratz Can Help You Get a Spot on the Mountain

While ski resorts implement quotas, the CEO of OpenSnow.com helps people book a White Room reservation at Vail or Beaver Creek.

12/16/2020 By Ted Katauskas

Arts + Culture

The Vilar Finds a Way to Keep the Lights On

By hosting shows in an empty, or near-empty, theater, the Vilar sets the stage for a post-pandemic entertainment revival.

12/15/2020 By Ted Katauskas Photography by photos courtesy the Vilar

Welcome

New Beginnings

Bridge Street's ambitious wine bar serves as an inspiration for an innovative next chapter being written in Vail, and beyond

07/02/2020 Edited by Ted Katauskas

Eat & Drink

Sweet Basil's Knockout Takeout

Vail Village’s hottest reservation outlasted the pandemic by serving quarantined diners an elegant alternative to takeout: three delivered DIY courses worthy of Gordon Ramsay

07/02/2020 By Ted Katauskas

This Just In

Welcome Back: Vail Farmers' Market & Art Show

The Vail Farmers' Market & Art Show returns to East Meadow Drive on Sunday (July 5); Reserve Now: A place at the market's Farm to Table Dinner Series, debuting July 10

06/30/2020 By Vailmag.com Staff

Editor Picks

Quarantine Routines

How do the editors of three mountain town magazines maintain sanity while sheltering at home in Aspen, Park City and Vail? Planting a window garden, escaping to nature, and splurging on bourbon.

05/19/2020 By Jane Gendron, Cindy Hirschfeld, and Ted Katauskas