Similar to a summer breast cancer walk or run, participants ask frie
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Hit Vail's slopes to support breast cancer 2012-01-27T13:06:17-06:002012-01-27T13:06:17-06:00 (image) On March 3, Vail will host Pink Vail, an all-mountain ski/snowboard day and concert to benefit breast cancer programs and resources at Shaw Regional Cancer Center. Similar to a summer breast cancer walk or run, participants ask frie
Photo: Tennessee Pass triathlon 2012-01-14T21:26:36-06:002012-01-14T21:26:36-06:00 (image)
Roller derby starts in Edwards this week 2012-01-04T15:02:44-06:002012-01-04T15:02:44-06:00 (image) EDWARDS - The WECMRD Fieldhouse in Edwards is now offering a roller derby program for adults 18 and older who want to learn the sport. Practices are held on Monday and Friday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. and consist of skating dril
Away from the crowds 2012-01-01T00:05:00-06:002012-01-01T00:05:00-06:00 (image) VAIL - The gear is on, you step into your cross-country skis, take a deep breath of fresh, cold mountain air and you're off. This is a sport that fulfills so much, from cardiovascular exercise to enjoying some peace and quiet t
Vail Steadman doctor talks about a common knee injury 2011-11-07T14:42:33-06:002011-11-07T14:42:33-06:00 (image) Question: Doc, I fell on my leg and twisted my knee while backcountry skiing yesterday. Now, I am unable to completely straighten out my knee, and my knee is swollen and painful. I have a friend who mentioned that I likely tore my men
A free-the-heel film showing in Edwards 2011-10-05T11:51:03-06:002011-10-05T11:51:03-06:00 (image) "Loyalty," the only telemark ski movie of the year," will be shown at Kirby Cosmo's in Edwards Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $8. Produced by Telemark Skier Magazine (TSM) Editor Josh Madsen, "Lo
A South American snow opera showing in Vail 2011-09-28T13:30:29-06:002011-09-28T13:30:29-06:00 (image) Some ski films are a montage of powdery face shots and cliff-jumping antics. And others, like those from Sweetgrass Productions, have a story and a whole lot of soul. "Sweetgrass makes art - not just another rocking, r
Get a head start on winter conditioning with Vail program 2011-09-21T13:22:48-06:002011-09-21T13:22:48-06:00 (image) VAIL - Train for the way up or the way down. The Vail Athletic Club (VAC) is offering an early winter training opportunity during the month of October, designed to kick-start personal fitness for the upcoming season. Winter cond
Vail Resorts introduces upgraded Epic Mix 2011-08-31T00:05:00-06:002011-08-31T00:05:00-06:00 (image) DENVER - Vail Resorts proved Wednesday that it's more than a ski company - it's also proving to be a technology innovator within the ski industry. Vail Resorts Chief Executive Officer Rob Katz announced the latest upgrade
Diagnosis: Powder disorder 2011-08-16T21:39:25-06:002011-08-16T21:39:25-06:00 (image) LAS LENAS, Argentina - I left my house at 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 5, dropped my pup off at my friend's house in Bellyache and raced to Edwards to pick up one of my best friends, who happens to be one of the world's best big mountain f
Colorado enjoys record snowpack 2011-05-04T17:01:42-06:002011-05-04T17:01:42-06:00 EAGLE COUNTY - We got snow and bought stuff in record amounts this winter. Snowpack for our area - the Colorado River Basin - is 151 percent of normal and more than twice as much as last year (222 percent), accordin
White River Forest finishes travel management plan 2011-05-04T20:53:13-06:002011-05-04T20:53:13-06:00 (image) VAIL - The White River National Forest will close 692 miles of "bandit" routes and decommission another 519 miles of roads and trails that are currently open when it implements new travel rules later this year. Fore
Spring, sunshine, exercise can help you deal with Seasonal Affective Disorder 2011-05-02T12:28:27-06:002011-05-02T12:28:27-06:00 (image) There's something fundamentally healthy about gleeful Americans, like us, who press our fingers and noses against west-facing windows and cheer as gawd-awful winter weather careens toward us. Then ski season ends but the snow does no
Homestake snowmobile trail may have been booby-trapped 2011-04-06T19:07:42-06:002011-04-06T19:07:42-06:00 RED CLIFF - A huge hole dug in a snowmobile trail has Sheriff's investigators trying to determine if it's a booby trap. The hole was dug at some point in the last few days up Homestake Road, on the way to the Homestake wilderne
Skiing at the bottom of the world 2011-03-24T00:05:00-06:002011-03-24T00:05:00-06:00 (image) Imagine making a first descent on the ski line of your dreams. Now imagine that line is on the side of an iceberg on the Antarctic Peninsula and below you are the clear, pristine and startlingly cold waters of the Waddington Bay. Pict
Show the ladies some love in Beaver Creek 2011-03-18T15:40:49-06:002011-03-18T15:40:49-06:00 (image) In 2009, local snowboarder Justine Nadherny wrapped her head around an idea for a local free-ski and snowboard event that would raise money for the Vail Breast Cancer Awareness Group. Justine's mother had been diagnosed with sta
Celebrate sustainability under the 'SuperMoon' Saturday 2011-03-16T13:26:31-06:002011-03-16T13:26:31-06:00 (image) On Saturday, the moon will hit its closet point to earth in its elliptical orbit and emerge as a "SuperMoon" in the sky. It's a good night for evening recreation, and you can enjoy the big show during a 5K charity
Vail's most common injuries: When going big means going home 2011-03-15T14:52:15-06:002011-03-15T14:52:15-06:00 (image) Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series about common injuries mountain athletes suffer. This week we talk about common skiing and snowboarding injuries. Check next Tuesday's health section to read about common mountain b
Avoid the High Country burn 2011-03-14T14:29:01-06:002011-03-14T14:29:01-06:00 (image) We are all grateful that the Vail Valley boasts 300 plus days of sunshine a year but those sunny days can be dangerous to our health. The level of ultraviolet radiation increases 4 percent per 1,000 feet of elevation so we get 25 to 3
Eagle County one of the country's most active 2011-03-04T19:51:31-06:002011-03-04T19:51:31-06:00 (image) EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - Colorado is the most active state in the nation, and Eagle County is one of the most active counties, according to a new government study that looked at physical activity county by county across the Unit |
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