Browsing entries tagged with Vail
7 May 2013
Five days skiing in the Arlberg, Austria, Verbier in Switzerland and a season pass in top US resorts for just US$689 (£445)? Amazing value if you ask us. The Epic Pass, relaunched by Vail Resorts in 2011,…
16 Apr 2012
For one young British girl on holiday in Breckenridge this winter, that trip will be remembered for a long time. Georgia Rawlins (11 years old) from the UK got the chance to ski with her idol, Lindsey…
22 Dec 2011
Some early news for next season: Vail Resorts has announced plans for a new gondola to be built in Vail for 2012/13. If all goes well, the new lift is due to open in November 2012 and will mark the…
7 Sep 2011
Vail, Colorado is going beyond the traditional cafeteria-style mountain dining options next winter, with a new restaurant – announced as called ‘The 10th’. The new hut is due to open on…
2 Nov 2010
Vail Resorts has acquired Northstar-at-Tahoe resort in a $63 million sale from previous operators Booth Creek Resort Properties LLC. California’s Northstar becomes the sixth ski area to fall under…
23 Mar 2010
Looking ahead to next season … We’ve been informed by Vail Resorts that there are plans for a new fast chair to be built on Vail Mountain for next winter. In a recent meeting to discuss financial investment…
11 Mar 2010
Vail Resorts has confirmed that it will offer the Epic Pass lift ticket in 2011, its third season, and will also introduce new passes – the Epic-7-Pack and Keystone / Arapahoe Basin pass. The Epic…
9 Mar 2010
Vail Resorts in Colorado has renamed a ski run after Olympic ski racing champion Lyndsey Vonn. Vail is considered Vonn’s hometown, since she and her family moved there in the 1990’s. And when not away…
15 Dec 2009
Editor Dave Watts is on his way back from Colorado and reports on his last couple of days: Light snow fell for most of Sunday and Monday enabling Vail to open more terrain. Virtually the whole width of…
14 Dec 2009
Editor Dave Watts arrived in Colorado on Tuesday and has had some great and some not-so-great skiing since. He reports: Colorado has had a slow start to the season, with no significant snowfalls before…
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