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Vail set to enjoy a very white Christmas

Vail set to enjoy a very white Christmas

A month ago the Vail Valley snow-pack was a paltry 20 percent of the annual average, but after several weeks of consistent snowfall, the snow-pack is back to average and…

Vail opens Blue Sky Basin just in time for super-snowy weekend

Vail opens Blue Sky Basin just in time for super-snowy weekend

It was snowing lightly Wednesday morning in Eagle-Vail, situated strategically between Vail and Beaver Creek, and 4 to 8 inches of fresh snow is in the forecast through Wednesday night.…

Shiffrin slalom streak rolls on as Eagle-Vail racer focuses on tech events

Shiffrin slalom streak rolls on as Eagle-Vail racer focuses on tech events

If Eagle-Vail’s Mikaela Shiffrin stays healthy this season and keeps on winning World Cup slalom races, she’ll end the season in Aspen very close to cracking into the top 10…

Vail just keeps getting pounded with fresh snow ahead of Christmas holiday

Vail just keeps getting pounded with fresh snow ahead of Christmas holiday

Vail is no longer dreaming of a White Christmas. It is assured of one after more than four feet of snow fell over the last couple of weeks. Vail went…

Vail opens Game Creek Bowl, Chair 11

Vail opens Game Creek Bowl, Chair 11

Vail officials on Friday opened Game Creek Bowl and Chair 11, bringing Vail’s total skiable acreage to more than 1,000 just in time for a weekend storm and two more…

Vail opens more ski terrain as three more storms head toward Colorado

Vail opens more ski terrain as three more storms head toward Colorado

Vail cranked up Chair 3 and Chair 4 on Wednesday, bringing its skiable acreage up to nearly 500, and both Vail and Beaver Creek should be able to get much…

Vail, Beaver Creek set to open more ski terrain after most recent storm

Vail, Beaver Creek set to open more ski terrain after most recent storm

Vail and Beaver Creek both saw more than a foot of new snow from the latest storm — on top of nearly two feet the week before — so mountain…

Shiffrin just keeps seizing big moments in ski racing

Shiffrin just keeps seizing big moments in ski racing

Eagle-Vail’s Mikaela Shiffrin just tends to win in big moments, whether it’s the Olympics (gold in slalom at Sochi in 2014), the world championships (two slalom golds, including on her…

Vail, Beaver Creek open for the season as more snow heads into Colorado

Vail, Beaver Creek open for the season as more snow heads into Colorado

Vail and Beaver Creek opened for the 2016-17 ski season on Friday, just in time to capture more than a foot of fresh snow forecast to fall Saturday night through…

Vail, Beaver Creek set to open this week as more snow moves into Vail Valley

Vail, Beaver Creek set to open this week as more snow moves into Vail Valley

  Winter weather has finally arrived in the Colorado high country, with Vail pushing back its opening day by one week to Friday, Nov. 25, and Beaver Creek also shifting…