Ten racers from Colorado made the U.S. Alpine Ski Team's preliminary roster for next season. Alice McKennis, 23, of Glenwood Springs will again join Lindsey Vonn, 28, and Mikaela Shiffrin, 18, of Vail on the women's A Team. On the men's ...Ten skiers from Colorado nominated for U.S. Alpine team
1Troy Hooper | Mon., May 20 @ 12:10 pm Ten racers from Colorado made the U.S. Alpine Ski Team's preliminary roster for next season. Alice McKennis, 23, of Glenwood Springs will again join Lindsey Vonn, 28, and Mikaela Shiffrin, 18, of Vail on the women's A Team. On the men's ...Report sheds more light on deadly Vail Pass avalanche
As a snowboarder prepared to huck a big rock south of Vail Pass on April 18, the snow beneath him gave way. He launched off the rock anyway and when he landed he remembers the snow "looking like an ocean" all around him. The force of the avalanche ...Spring snow buoys hopes for Colorado rafting industry
The combination of Colorado’s recent late-season snowfall with even more moisture predicted for this week is giving the local rafting industry high hopes for a successful season. With April’s snow boosting snowpack across ...Zippity Do Da: Colorado teeming with scenic zip line adventures
As summer approaches in Colorado, visitors can take to the skies for the best views of the state. Colorado is now home to 15 zip line attractions with even more coming online this summer. Here are the details:
AVA's ...Bird watchers flock to Colorado
Birdwatchers, or "birders" as they prefer to be called these days, are heading outdoors in droves to celebrate spring and the return of migratory birds to the Centennial State. Each year, Colorado birders join thousands of others on the second ...USA Pro Challenge releases new route through the Rockies
The route for this year's USA Pro Challenge cycling race will take riders on a heart-pounding journey through the Colorado Rockies. The largest spectator event in the history of the state, the USA Pro Challenge continues to set records in ...Snowboarder killed in massive avalanche south of Vail Pass
1Troy Hooper | Thu., April 18 @ 9:59 pm
Two snowboarders triggered an avalanche measuring 300 feet wide and 10 feet deep south of Vail Pass on Thursday that killed one of them. It is the sixth avalanche death in Colorado this ski season. The victim's name has not been released.Eagle allocates $60K for new mountain bike course
After several years of planning and six months of discussion, the Eagle Town Board recently allocated $60,000 for trail construction on a mountain bike course that will host the 2013 Colorado High School Cycling League State Championship race ...Skiers, riders line up for Highland Bowl
ASPEN — Skiers and snowboarders showed up to Aspen Highlands in force Tuesday after a massive snowstorm created some of the best conditions of the season. The parking structure at Aspen Highlands filled up quickly causing city officials ...Highlands extends ski season as snowstorm slams Aspen
ASPEN — With snow falling fast and furiously here Monday, the Aspen Skiing Co. announced that Aspen Highlands will reopen for the weekend of April 27 and April 28. Aspen Highlands was originally scheduled to shut down for the season on ...Vail skiers lay it down in Revelstoke
As a snowstorm descended on Vail, a group of local big mountain skiers headed out for bigger and burlier terrain.
Big mountain skiers from Vail's Ski & Snowboard Club program have had quite the season this year despite lower than average ...High-country tips for GoPro video wizardry
So you’ve joined the cult of GoPro-wielding skiers, ‘boarders and bikers, recording every turn, flip and wild maneuver via that tiny, high-def point-of-view camera affixed to your body. Here are some tips on which mounts and accessories ...Big-mountain athletes to Obama: 'Winter is in trouble'
1Staff Report | Tue., April 9 @ 7:53 am
Warning that “winter is in trouble,” 75 Olympic medalists and other winter sports athletes — including Olympic silver medalist Gretchen Bleiler and big-mountain rider Chris Davenport — are sending a letter to President ...Ski history authors, filmmakers to be honored in Vail
The International Skiing History Association will present a Lifetime Achievement Award to Billy Kidd and honor the best ski-history books and films of 2012 during the 20th annual ISHA Awards ceremony, to be held April 12 at the Vail Marriott ...Sonnenalp Golf Club to open Friday
To welcome the warm spring conditions in the Vail Valley, The Sonnenalp Golf Club will open their golf course Friday, April 12.
Recognized as one of the state’s top golf courses by Colorado Golf Magazine, the Sonnenalp has continued ...Submit A Story
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