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State COVID-19 testing ‘overwhelmed’ as mountain counties experience backlogs
A version of this story first appeared in the Vail Daily. The volume of testing for the COVID-19 virus has overwhelmed the Colorado public health lab, the state public health…
Vail Resorts shuts down for remainder of ski season; may reopen Breck, others later in spring
Vail Resorts Tuesday announced all of its North American resorts will remain closed for the rest of the 2019-20 winter season due to the COVID-19 outbreak. A few of its…
Vail was open for business (almost as usual) until all of a sudden it wasn’t
For a mid-March Saturday in the middle of spring break, Vail was eerily empty March 14 on what may turn out to be the final day of the 2019-20 season.…
Vail Health CEO Cook issues important letter to community on COVID-19 outbreak
Vail Health President & CEO Will Cook on Saturday issued the following letter to the community: Dear patients and community members, Our teams at Vail Health have been preparing for…
Polis shutdown came after one ski company after another pulled plug due to COVID-19
Starting with Vail Resorts (Epic Pass) at 4 p.m. on Saturday and followed by first Alterra Mountain Company (Ikon Pass) at 6 p.m. and then Aspen Skiing Company at 7…
Vail Resorts closing all ski areas for at least one week due to COVID-19 outbreak
Vail Resorts at 4 p.m. on Saturday announced its closing all of its North American resorts — including Vail, Beaver Creek, Keystone and Breckenridge — through at least Sunday, March…
As COVID-19 spreads, ski areas staying open … for now
Gov. Jared Polis at a press conference Friday morning confirmed community spread of the COVID-19 virus in the Denver metro after confirming it in ski towns on Wednesday. As of…
Polis: ski towns should discourage certain guests as COVID-19 outbreak grows
Gov. Jared Polis used to represent Vail in Congress. His family still owns a home here. So he knows how vital travel and tourism is to the local economy. Still,…
Gardner gets Trump backing for funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund
Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared in the Vail Daily. In an election year, apparently no good deed goes unpunished. While Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner on…
Shiffrin returning to Europe to ‘make a few good turns’ for her dad
Editor’s note on March 6: The International Ski Federation has officially announced the cancellation of the World Cup Finals. Mikaela Shiffrin Thursday tweeted she’s flying to Scandinavia to possibly return…