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Vail opens most of Back Bowls, with more to come

Vail opens most of Back Bowls, with more to come

Vail opened the Back Bowls on Thursday, Dec. 15. “What’s a better way to celebrate turning 60 than a BACK BOWL BIRTHDAY BASH! China Bowl, Tea Cup, Siberia Bowl and…

Snow keeps coming in Vail; Beaver Creek cranks up Riverfront Express Gondola

Snow keeps coming in Vail; Beaver Creek cranks up Riverfront Express Gondola

Editor’s note: Portions of the Back Bowls reportedly opened this morning (Thursday, Dec. 15) at Vail. Vail got more than a foot of new snow from a cold storm cycle…

Vail, Beaver Creek see more snow, open more terrain

Vail, Beaver Creek see more snow, open more terrain

Light snow was falling in the Eagle River Valley Monday morning, with Vail reporting 5 inches new overnight and Beaver Creek reporting 6 new. Both mountains are now at or…

Snow keeps coming down as crews work to get Vail’s Chair 3 running, Game Creek online

Snow keeps coming down as crews work to get Vail’s Chair 3 running, Game Creek online

All eyes are on Vail’s Back Bowls as snow continues to pile up in a bountiful early season snow cycle that shows no sign of letting up any time soon.…

As snow piles up, Beaver Creek set to open Rose Bowl, Strawberry Park

As snow piles up, Beaver Creek set to open Rose Bowl, Strawberry Park

Beaver Creek waved goodbye to World Cup ski racing on Monday and immediately started dropping ropes. “We are opening Strawberry Park Express and Rose Bowl Express tomorrow [Tuesday] and will…

Snow keeps coming at Vail, Beaver Creek as crews continue opening lifts, terrain

Snow keeps coming at Vail, Beaver Creek as crews continue opening lifts, terrain

Stupid amounts of snow continue to fall at Vail and Beaver Creek this weekend, allowing the resorts to continue opening terrain and cranking up new lifts. “We popped 240 more…

Cochran-Siegle seventh in Birds of Prey downhill as Kilde tops the podium

Cochran-Siegle seventh in Birds of Prey downhill as Kilde tops the podium

American Olympic super-G silver medalist Ryan Cochran-Siegle skied to seventh place on a tough, dark, snowy Birds of Prey downhill track on Saturday as Beaver Creek enlisted an army of…

Several storms in forecast for Vail, Beaver Creek ahead of World Cup ski action this weekend

Several storms in forecast for Vail, Beaver Creek ahead of World Cup ski action this weekend

As of Monday morning, about a quarter of Vail Mountain is open to the public, with 13 of 34 lifts running and around 65 ski trails. That could all take…

Shiffrin wins again in Levi

Shiffrin wins again in Levi

Mikaela Shiffrin of Edwards capped off a brilliant weekend in Levi, Finland, with her second straight World Cup slalom win on Sunday and the 76th victory of her incredible career.…

Shiffrin claims 75th win with slalom in Levi

Shiffrin claims 75th win with slalom in Levi

The International Ski Federation (FIS) on Saturday posted the following report on Mikaela Shiffrin of Edwards winning her 75th World Cup race, the season-opening slalom in Levi, Finland (former Vail-area…