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Rod Slifer helped make a meadow into a mountain town with his warmth, wit and wisdom

Rod Slifer helped make a meadow into a mountain town with his warmth, wit and wisdom

Rod Slifer was not a statue-in-the-town plaza kind of guy. In fact, he cringed at the plaza being named after him at all. Or the ski run. Or a book…

Beaver Creek’s new COO Murphy rose through ranks, bringing invaluable perspective

Beaver Creek’s new COO Murphy rose through ranks, bringing invaluable perspective

Bobby Murphy has seen the ski industry from virtually every perspective. As a 10-year-old kid growing up playing hockey in Evanston, Ill., right outside of Chicago, but skiing weekends at Wilmot…

Melora Hardin finds light in dark topic, times with new one-woman film in Vail

Melora Hardin finds light in dark topic, times with new one-woman film in Vail

VAIL, Colo. — Melora Hardin sees certain aspects of her five-decade Hollywood journey in Mabel Montgomery-Mayflower, the tragically fallen 60s starlet she plays in her new, one-woman film “Golden Vanity”. But…

Vail Mayor Langmaid calls for train to Vail, less rhetoric on Mexico, immigration

Vail Mayor Langmaid calls for train to Vail, less rhetoric on Mexico, immigration

Rail expert Henry Posner III, who has reached out to Vail Mayor Kim Langmaid, watches a new battery-powered passenger train (Carnegie Mellon University photo). Outgoing Vail Mayor Kim Langmaid, in…

Dr. Richard Steadman: An active legacy

Dr. Richard Steadman: An active legacy

I was saddened by the news over the weekend that renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Steadman of Vail had died at the age of 85. I’ll miss seeing him around town…

Snowboard star, climate activist Jones talks new TGR film, IRA, voting on Nov. 8

Snowboard star, climate activist Jones talks new TGR film, IRA, voting on Nov. 8

Professional snowboarder and climate activist Jeremy Jones is happy to talk about riding deep snow in the latest Teton Gravity Research film “Magic Hour” (Vail Mountain School, Sunday, 7 p.m.),…

Sheika Gramshammer named Vail Valley Citizen of the Year for 2021

Sheika Gramshammer named Vail Valley Citizen of the Year for 2021

The Vail Valley Foundation on Thursday announced Sheika Gramshammer has been named the 2021 Vail Valley Citizen of the Year. Here’s the press release: Vail, Colo., Dec. 22, 2020 — For…

Shiffrin has shifted and is speaking out on climate change, presidential politics

Shiffrin has shifted and is speaking out on climate change, presidential politics

In late 2015, at the Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa at the base of Beaver Creek in Avon, RealVail.com asked Olympic gold medalist ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin if she thought…

Andy Romero – quality craftsman, mentor, team leader – celebrates 40 years with Gallegos Corp

Andy Romero – quality craftsman, mentor, team leader – celebrates 40 years with Gallegos Corp

Andy Romero, who this month is celebrating 40 years with Gallegos Corporation, says company founder, Gerald Gallegos, originally told Romero he would have about 10 years of work for him.…

Dean Cummings extreme: A jailhouse interview with ski pioneer, accused murderer

Dean Cummings extreme: A jailhouse interview with ski pioneer, accused murderer

Editor’s note: On Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, Dean Cummings was found not guilty of second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter. His attorneys successfully argued he shot and killed Guillermo Arriola in…

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