Jan 6, 2009 — The New Year’s Day unveiling of an unfortunate 48-year-old skier’s hindquarters in a chairlift-dangling incident on the Skyline Express chairlift in Vail’s Blue Sky Basin was revealing in a lot of ways.

It showed how quickly the casual act of getting on or off a chairlift can turn into a highly comic...

Read more The O. Report...

Jan 6, 2009 — Hey, we've all been there. You know, the lift comes around, you're a little busy daydreaming about something else, and all of a sudden the chair catches you off guard. Next thing you know, you are hanging from the lift upside down for 15 minutes with your pants around your ankles, which of course are now above your head....

Read more Heart Transplant...

Jan 6, 2009 — Something about Vail makes me feel warm, no matter how cold it is ... but when I see the pricetag I shiver.

For a guy like me, who grew up licking $4 ice cream cones in at the Crossroads Haagen Daaz, you’d think I’d be bullet-proof to the cost of living in Vail.

But now Crossroads is Solaris, or at...

Read more Boyd's Blog...

Jan 5, 2009 — Cold temps will stay with us through the evening of Tuesday Jan. 6 as another quick shot of snow moves through our area. Only light snow will fall for the next 24 hours as some forecasters are calling for 6-12 inches by Tuesday evening.

Steamboat may be the only resort that receives the current snow storm as Vail and...

Read more The Powder Predictor...

Dec 29, 2008 — Just a quick note to let you know Arapahoe Basin's Montezuma Bowl opens for the first time this season on Tuesday, Dec. 30. Rope drop is scheduled for 11 a.m. and judging by the this ski patrol picture, its going to be a freshie-filled time.

Solid early season snowfall allowed Basin staff to groom and open the terrain...

Read more The Front Ranger...

Dec 24, 2008 — There are incessant innuendoes regarding man’s relationship to sheep, none of which escaped our notice on a stormy fall day in 1963, when a group of Vail’s “finest” ski patrolmen became involved in helping a band of sheep from certain death.

The sheep had been caught by a series of late fall...

Read more The Understories...

Dec 22, 2008 — It took me about three days until Christmas to finally get in the spirit, but like Madonna in concert, I guess better late than never (cone bras not included). I've been stressed about finishing my gifts, keeping the cats away from the ornaments, winning at online scrabble, filling out my college bowl pool, and of course,...

Read more Ski Beaver...

Dec 11, 2008 — Editor’s Note: Read Part I and II of this travelogue entry here.

PART III
My primary companions for the entire trek were a father and son from Perth, Australia named Ron (dad) and Matt...

Read more Mental Malaria...

Dec 8, 2008 — It happened again the other day, and you could just kick yourself.

Somebody was looking for volunteers for something, and you – without careful consideration and though you’re short on time and already overloaded – you raised your hand.

Oh, well. Where would we be without community members who...

Read more The Bookworm Sez...

Nov 20, 2008 — The world economic crisis might have a silver lining for lovers of European travel.

Two macro-economic shifts are having a positive effect on anyone looking toward a fall trip across the Atlantic.

With the sudden drop in both oil prices and the euro, the fall of 2008 is a great time to fulfill those European travel...

Read more Letters From Spain...

Oct 16, 2008 — The seasons are changing and the snow is starting to bless us. The temperatures are falling and snowmaking is in full gear. A-Basin and Loveland have even put enough snow down to open.

I’m on the road now with this year’s Warren Miller Film, “Children of Winter” (

Read more Chris Anthony's Corner...

Sep 20, 2008 — I got to see Barack Obama in Grand Junction Monday, Sept. 15. Cudos to the organizers, while the lines were ridiculously long everything went smoothly and we all got in in time for his speech. It was exciting to watch and I was pleased to see many young people and parents with their children there. The crowd was very...

Read more Eagle County Democrats News...

Sep 7, 2008 — Fall is a wonderful time of year in the Valley, kids are in school, the boys of the gridiron are back for another season, and the colors on the scrub brush and aspen trees begin to show.

Read more Fairways and Greens...

Jul 10, 2008 — The 36th annual Vail Lacrosse Shootout ended on Sunday as champions were crowned in both the Men’s and Women’s Elite divisions. Team 21 upset Reebok 12-7 in the Men’s Elite while Dos Brisas Lax won the Women’s Elite division.

Don’t forget to check out the tournament blog on the home page...

Read more Vail Lacrosse...

Jun 24, 2008 — There is a saying that "all real estate is local.” That has never been truer than now, however, it does not mean that the Eagle County (or any other part of the country) is immune to the effects of nation-wide consumer confidence, credit markets, oil prices or foreclosures.

At first blush our market appears to be...

Read more On The Home Front...

Mar 9, 2008 — I’m not a skier, but as I read "Boyd's Blog" the other day about the avalanche deaths in East Vail, one thing really stuck out. It was Louie Boyd’s saying about how,...

Read more Vail On Ice...

Mar 8, 2008 — Ahhhhh, fresh snow. It makes a man do crazy things: ditch friends, leave his wife and kids at home, sit down at a computer and begin typing.
With many apologies to the real writers here at RealVail, this is seriously the first time I have sat down and typed anything substantial since I graduated college (CU,...

Read more Center of the Universe...

Mar 7, 2008 — It’s taken a long while (like nearly three weeks), but I finally feel ready to weigh in on the new and improved Lionshead, specifically the $250 million Arrabellagio (aka Arrabelle at Vail Square).

For the most part I feel conflicted and confused. Do I like how it looks? Not on your life (I...

Read more Jill's Thrills...