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Spring Skiing at A-Basin

Connie Lawn | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Arapahoe Basin, Colorado Skiing, Skiing, Vail Skiing, A-Basin, Spring Skiing, Skiing a-Basin, Skiing Vail, Skiing Colorado, A Basin, Vail, Denver News
Connie Lawn

Though it may not seem like it from the 70-degree weather in Denver, there is still some fun spring skiing to be had nearby and resorts are offering spring deals.

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Springtime in the Rockies 2012

Connie Lawn | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Vail-Colorado, Ski Resorts, The Antlers, Skiing, Vail Ski Resort, Vail Springtime, Vail, Denver News
Connie Lawn

We are now in Vail, Colorado, and it is as glorious as it was the many times I have been here before. I am grateful to live to ski another day.

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Man Convicted Of Killing 1, Hurting 3 At Colo. Bar

AP | Posted 03.18.2012

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By Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Colo. -- A jury has convicted a man of killing one person and wounding three others at a Colorado bar. The Vail ...

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Kirkwood to Vail in Latest Round of Ski Resort Consolidation

Todd Hartley | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Lake Tahoe, Ski Industry, Alpine Meadows, Kirkwood, Heavenly, Colorado Ski Resorts, Squaw Valley, Vail, South Lake Tahoe, Skiing, Kirkwood Sale, Vail Kirkwood Purchase, Denver News
Todd Hartley

There's no real reason to fear the corporatization of the ski industry in general. Yes, much of the sport's old-time charm has vanished, but the experience of sliding on snow -- regardless of other resort trappings -- just keeps getting better.

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Alicia Ciccone

Without Much Snow, Ski Businesses Are Suffering

HuffingtonPost.com | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Ski Resorts, Ski Conditions, Snow Levels, Vail, Skiing, Vail Conditions, Park City, Snow, Ski Business, Small Business News and Trends, Ski Resort Business, Snow Totals, Killington, Snowpack, Small Business News

While many in the Northeast and other cold-weather locales may be enjoying a string of balmy, springlike January days, a lack of snow at the nation's ...

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HuffPost Guides: Vail Ski Resort

The Huffington Post | John Csiszar | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Video, Vail Travel, Ski Resorts, Colorado Skiing, Vail Ski Resort, Vail, Colorado Travel, Colorado, Skiing, Travel News

Vail Ski Resort in Colorado is a popular destination for skiers and snowboarders. As part of a series on ski resorts, Huffington Post Travel offers ou...

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PHOTOS: $8.4 Million Ski Chateau Penthouse

Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Beaver Creek, Denver Real Estate, Beaver Creek Real Estate, Chateau Penthouse, Colorado Property, Avondale, Colorado Ski Chateau, The Chateau in Beaver Creek, Vail, Colorado Mountain Property, Denver News

A skier's dream penthouse is listed on the market for a whopping $8.4 million. It's location, Beaver Creek, even topped off the Conde Nast voter's cho...

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Vail Summers: 7 Ways To Have Fun Sans Snow

| Sheri L. Thompson | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Things to Do in Vail, Best of Denver, Denver Travel, Summer, Denver Escapes, Vail-Colorado, Destinations, US Destinations, Colorado Travel, Vail, Vail-Mountain, Denver, Denver News

A Greg Norman course, hot summer concerts and a trampoline at 10,000-plus feet… Summer in Vail will keep you as busy as riding on a snow day. Here a...

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Feeding Burgers To Bears 'Extraordinary Example of Stupid' Behavior

The Huffington Post | Andrea Rael | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Glenwood Springs, Black Bears, Video, Burger King, Eagle Police, Burger King Fed to Bear, Hand-Feeding Black Bears, Vail, Colorado DIvision of WIldlife, Denver News

Colorado Division of Wildlife is looking for two or more people who were reportedly seen hand-feeding Burger King cheeseburgers to a black bear and he...

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Ski Report: Just Two Resorts Left Open After This Weekend

Posted 06.25.2011

Read More: Breckenridge, Ski Resorts, Loveland, Last Ski Resorts Open, WInter Park, Colorado Ski Resorts Close, Colorado Ski Resorts, Arapahoe Basin, Vail, Copper Mountainm Aspen Highlands, Denver News

Warmer temperatures in Colorado have the 2010-2011 ski season wrapping up, but two will remain open after this weekend. Loveland doesn't plan to c...

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Artists Find Success Selling Their Work to Tourists

Daniel Grant | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Cape Cod, Art, Tourist Destinations, Hilton Head Island, San Francisco, Business of Art, Wellfleet, Taos, Vail, Santa Fe, Arts News
Daniel Grant

Vacationers and second home owners are a major source of collecting for a great many artists who paint or sculpt regional scenes.

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Flaming Lips and More Warm Up Chilly Fans at Snowball Music Festival

Farryn Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pretty Lights, Avon-Colorado, The Flaming Lips, Avon, Entertainment, Event, Diplo, Zeds Dead, Bassnectar, Festival, Music, Denver, Colorado, Vail, Snowball, Snowball Music Festival, Beaver Creek, Nightlife, Entertainment News
Farryn Weiner

There are a lot of music festivals out there, from big names like Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits, to smaller fests like this summer's Electric Fo...

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Plea From A Foodie Ski Bum: Better Restaurants in Vail, Please

Elizabeth Gunnison | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vail-Colorado, Travel, Vail Resorts, Fine Dining, Food Tourism, Vail Restaurants, Vail Skiing, Vail, Best of Denver, Food News
Elizabeth Gunnison

Nobody goes to Vail, Colorado to eat. Of this I am certain. People go to Vail to whiz down the side of a mountain on a pair of fiberglass sticks. But eat they must, and dining is where the world-renowned ski resort starts to fall short.

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Ski Resort Real Estate Rallies In 2010

The Aspen Times | Scott Condon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado Ski Resorts, Ski Resorts, Snowmass, Colorado Luxury Real Estate, Breckenridge, Vail, Aspen, Denver News

ASPEN -- The mountain resort real estate markets in Aspen, Vail and Breckenridge bounced back in 2010 after bottoming out in 2009, but they aren't clo...

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Vail, Beaver Creek Lift Tickets To Exceed $100 For Week Of December 26

The Denver Post | Jason Blevins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado Lift Tickets, Colorado, Beaver Creek, Skiing Colorado, Vail, Skiing Lift Tickets, Holiday Skiing, Denver News

Vail and Beaver Creek ski areas will charge $108 for a single-day, walk-up lift ticket during the week after Christmas, passing the much anticipated $...

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Bernie Madoff Art Auction Set For Saturday In Vail

Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Madoff Art Auction, Sonnenalp Resort, Bernard Madoff, Bernie Madoff, Vail, Denver News

On Saturday, just a week after the suicide in SoHo of Mark Madoff, Vail's Sonnenalp Hotel will host a "Bernie Madoff Auction of fine art, jewelry, rug...

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PHOTOS: Colorado's Greenest Ski Resorts

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Snowmass, Crested Butte, Ski Resorts, Powderhorn, Aspen, Buttermilk, Telluride, Loveland, Ski Area Citizens Coalition, Aspen Mountains, Aspen Highlands, Wolf Creek, Slidepollajax, Vail, Denver News

Even in the midst of the recession, environmental practices at ski resorts have been improving. That's according to a report from the Ski Area Citizen...

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Snowstorm Stops Ski Star

Claire Walter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Warren Miller, Lindsay Vonn, Paramount Theatre, Ski Film, Ski Movie, Denver, Vail, Ski Racer, Skiing, Denver News
Claire Walter

On November 16, Lindsay Vonn was stuck like everyone else who trying to drive across the Colorado high country when a snowstorm settled in.

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No Boarding

Mike Gellman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Breckenridge, Snowboarding, Denver, Vail, Aspen, Skiing, Colorado, Hunter S. Thompson, Season Pass, I-70, Miami, Denver News
Mike Gellman

Snowboarding has been good to me. It gave me a reason to go to Aspen to harass Hunter S. Thompson and hit on foreign au pairs and nannys. But that's all over now. This year, I will not be snowboarding.

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The F Word: Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grittv, Commentary, Grit Tv, Laura Flanders, Morgan Stanley, Oscar Grant, Shooting, California, Johannes Mehserle, Hit and Run, Oakland, Bart, Michael Vick, Vail, Colorado, Politics News
Laura Flanders

Well, we now know the punishment for the BART officer who shot Oscar Grant: 2 years and time served. He could actually be out of prison in seven months.

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PHOTOS: Vail/Beaver Creek Area Dominates Colorado Representation In Conde Nast's Resort Rankings

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: St. Regis Aspen Resort, Little Nell, Beaver Creek, Avon, Sonnenalp Resort, Slidepollajax, The Westin Riverfront Resort and Spa, Arrabelle at Vail Square, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Ritz-Carlton of Bachelor Gulch, Vail, Park Hyatt of Beaver Creek, Aspen, Denver News

Last week, we found out on the Today show that Beaver Creek-Avon's Westin Riverfront Resort and Spa had been named the best resort in the mainland U.S...

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Colorado's 2010 AAA Diamond-Rated Restaurants

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mirabelle at Beaver Creek, Beaver Creek, Manitou Springs, Frasca, Palace Arms, The Brown Palace, Summit, The Wildflower, Rioja, Denver, Restaurant Kevin Taylor, Vail, Grouse Mountain Grill, Ludwig's Restaurant, Spago, The Penrose Room, Slidepollajax, Keystone, The Flagstaff House Restaurant, The Broadmoor, Tundra Restaurant, The Cliff House Dining Room, Splendido at the Chateau, Restaurant Kelly Liken, Eating Out, Telluride, Colorado Springs, Aspen, 2010 AAA/CAA Four Diamond Restaurants, Keystone Ranch Restaurant, Alpenglow Stube, The Left Bank, Charles Court, Onyx Restaurant at Capella, Boulder, Dining, Ouray, Montagna, Syzygy, Denver News

The AAA's annual restaurant awards rated 22 Colorado restaurants with four diamond ratings. Only one restaurant, The Penrose Room at The Broadmoor Hot...

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PHOTOS: Colorado's Most Expensive Zip Codes

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beaver Creek, Snowmass Village, America's Most Expensive Zip Codes 2010, Slidepollajax, Edwards, Ski Resorts, Forbes, Snowmass, Vail, Aspen, Duarte, Denver News

Five Colorado zip codes made Forbes' annual list of the nation's priciest 500. The list presented few surprises, with Aspen ranked near the top at #2...

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Travel + Leisure Names 3 Colorado Hotels Among Most 'Family Friendly'

Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Hotels, Bachelor's Gultch, Colorado Hotels, Beaver Creek, Vail Cascade Resort, US Destinations, Family Travel, Family Friendly Hotels, Slidepollajax, Colorado Travel, Travel + Leisure, Broadmoor, Destinations, Vail, Denver News

Three Colorado hotels were listed among Travel + Leisure's list of America's best "family friendly" hotels. The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs came ...

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Remarkable reptiles come to Vail Tuesday

Vail Daily. | Vail Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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VAIL - On Tuesday, the Denver Zoo will present "Remarkable Reptiles" at the Town of Vail Public Library during the Summer Reading Program, wh...

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