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A First Timer’s Guide to Vail Mountain, CO

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Looking to visit Vail for the first time but don’t know where to start? With 5,289 acres of skiable terrain, a beautiful base village widely regarded as one of the best in the nation, and dozens of fantastic food and restaurant options, Vail is undoubtedly one of the premier mountain destinations in the world. With so many excellent options, having […]

Matt Scribner | January 26, 2023
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[PHOTOS] Vail Mountain, CO, Report: 60th Anniversary Celebrated With Rope Drop on Legendary Back Bowls

Report from Thursday December 15th and written by Justin McCarty Vail Mountain, CO, celebrated its 60th anniversary on Thursday, December 15th, 2022, and was gifted the perfect amount of smokey cold powder snow that fell on the resort allowing for a midweek opening of the legendary back bowls. The plumes from every turn all around were overhead and lasted all […]

Guest Author | December 19, 2022
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Vail Mountain, CO, Opens Legendary Back Bowls During Celebratory 60th Anniversary

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Vail Mountain, CO, received over 18” of natural snowfall during this week’s winter storm, allowing the resort to open the Legendary Back Bowls on the resort’s 60th birthday, December 15th. A massive undertaking, the resort prepared and opened 2,000 acres of terrain. There are currently 3,200 acres available for skiing and riding. In addition to this enormous terrain opening, Vail […]

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SnowBrains | December 16, 2022
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Skeletal Remains Found in Vail, CO Back Bowls Believed to Be Man Missing Since February 28th

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Skeletal remains found in Vail’s back bowls are believed to be missing tourist Yunlong Chen whose last known movements were lift-scans at the resort on February 28th, 2019. The last sighting of Yunlong Chen was on CCTV at the Vail Transportation Center between 8:15 and 9 am on Feb. 28; a little while later his ski pass was scanned at Gondola One Related: […]

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SnowBrains | August 19, 2019
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Ohio Man Resuscitated After Being Found Unconscious on Vail Mountain

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An Ohio man is thankful to be alive after being resuscitated by surrounding strangers on Vail Mountain. On January 19th, Michael Laush had been found face-down and unconscious after falling into a void behind a rock that had filled in with loose, light snow. Vail reported 11″ that morning, on top of 8″ the previous two days. A woman noticed two boots […]

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Jon Roubik | January 28, 2019
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