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The O. Zone: Time for local leaders to get onboard Colorado commuter, ski train
When I saw the front-page headline of the Vail Daily on March 21 — “Mountain rail gathers steam” – I got excited. Were local leaders finally fully jumping onboard an alternative to…
Officials: McMansions now open to public to solve workforce housing crisis
In a surprise move, all the municipalities, metro districts and the county government on Monday announced any non-primary residence within the county borders is now considered workforce or attainable long-term…
The O. Zone: Seeking skiing independence, freedom from Epic crowds in Utah
Nick and Rennick Williams hike up Mt. Baldy at Powder Mountain on Feb. 28, 2024 (David O. Williams photo). If you want to see — or, more precisely, ski –…
Who’s psyched to see speed-queen Shiffrin win again on Beav’s Birds of Prey course?
Friday at Vail was a nice, soft, uncrowded mini-powder day, with six inches of new snow, and then a snow squall hit around closing time and dumped another nine inches…
O Zone: It’s still early at Vail, Beaver Creek, so every little bit of new snow helps
Skiing in toward Vance’s Cabin near Ski Cooper on Saturday (Kyle Nelson photo). Editor’s note: On Tuesday, Nov. 28, a Vail spokesperson provided this update: “We just opened Lodge Pole…
Sorry, Gen Z, we’ve failed you on guns; save us by voting for public-safety freedom
Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert during a Zoom committee hearing on natural resources. Yes, it can happen here. Sudden, shocking and horrific gun violence. Devastating and changing so many lives…
O. Zone: The race to open first is stupid
Editor’s update: Arapahoe Basin appears poised to win the Colorado “race” to open first after natural snow fell overnight Thursday into Friday with a lot more in the forecast for…
Opinion: The anti-Trump, Jimmy Carter is a builder, not a democracy destroyer
Jimmy Carter, center right, walks next to Gerald Ford in the 1970s. VAIL, Colo. — J.C. is the anti-Trump. No, not that J.C. I’m talking about Jimmy Carter – the…
Opinion: Boebert vapes as Colorado high country could burn without firefighter pay
Fall is one of the most magical times to visit and live in the Colorado high country, especially as human carbon emissions causing climate change continue to scorch lower-elevation parts…
‘Write it when I’m gone’: Sorry, Rod, the Slifer book couldn’t wait for you to be done skiing
Rod Slifer, 88, ripping down Lost Boy in Vail’s Game Creek Bowl with Mount of the Holy Cross on the horizon on March 19, 2023 (David O. Williams photo). Some…