Vail Town Council Ordered to Pay $17.5 Million to Vail Resorts for Booth Heights Parcel Eagle County District Court’s three-person commission ruled on Monday that the town of Vail in Colorado must pay Vail Resorts $17.5 million to acquire the 23-acre Booth Heights parcel in East Vail. The decision comes after years of contentious debate between the town and Vail Resorts, initially revolving around an affordable housing project the resort company had planned for its […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 19, 2023 0 Comments
Town of Vail, CO, Granted Possession of Hotly Contested East Vail Land The ongoing Vail versus Vail saga appears to have come to an end, as the Eagle County District Court Chief Judge Paul Dunkelman issued his ruling in favor of the town of Vail last Friday, June 30, 2023. The order issued by Judge Dunkelman grants the town of Vail immediate authority to condemn the hotly contested site in East Vail. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | July 4, 2023 0 Comments
Vail Town Council Asking for Public Donations to Help in Purchase of Contested Land From Vail Resorts Vail Town Council in Colorado is asking the public to help fund the town’s acquisition of the East Vail parcel owned by Vail Resorts, who had hoped to build employee housing. The town had a $12 million offer for the land rejected by the ski conglomerate last week. The fund has been set up “in response to some community members, guests, […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 10, 2022 0 Comments
Town of Vail, CO, Offers Vail Corp. $12 Million For Contested Land The latest development in the ongoing saga of Vail town versus the Vail Corporation was that the town narrowly voted in favor of extending an offer of $12 million for the purchase of the contested 23.3 acre parcel of land in East Vail. The mayor Kim Langmaid stated that the offer was based on advice from several experts and deemed […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 26, 2022 1 Comment
Vail Residents Come To Council Meeting In Public Display of Support For Vail Town In the ongoing saga of Vail Corp. versus Vail town, a strong and vocal group of residents are siding with the town of Vail. Vail Council meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month, and the council meetings typically start with citizens’ input. At the latest council meeting, many residents attended in person to show their support for the […] Julia Schneemann | September 19, 2022 0 Comments
Vail Corp. Files Court Complaint Against Town of Vail, CO, as Battle Over Workforce Housing Project Drags On On Tuesday, August 30, Vail Corp. filed a complaint at the Eagle County District Court against the town of Vail for improper use of the emergency ordinance process. The town of Vail passed an emergency ordinance, Ordinance 16, on August 2, to stop Vail Corp. from doing any work on its 23.2-acre parcel of land in East Vail. Vail Corp. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | September 8, 2022 1 Comment
Grand Teton National Park Extends Public Comment Period for Protecting Bighorn Sheep Area The public comment period for the bighorn sheep winter habitat protection environmental assessment has been extended an additional 30 days. The public is encouraged to comment on the proposed actions by June 20, 2022. Related: 21,233-Acres of Teton, WY Backcountry May Soon be Permanently Closed to Skiers to Protect Bighorn Sheep “We appreciate the public’s interest in this process. We […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 3, 2022 0 Comments
Grand Teton National Park Seeking Public Comment Over Protecting Bighorn Sheep Area Grand Teton National Park is developing an environmental assessment to consider implementing additional management strategies to protect bighorn sheep’s winter habitat within the park. The public is encouraged to comment on the proposed actions by May 20, 2022. Related: 21,233-Acres of Teton, WY Backcountry May Soon be Permanently Closed to Skiers to Protect Bighorn Sheep Bighorn sheep have occupied the […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 21, 2022 0 Comments
Town of Vail, CO Condemns Vail Resort’s Formerly Approved Booth Heights Development #Vail town council just voted 4-3 to condemn parcel where #VailResorts plans a $17m affordable housing complex for 165 workers … protecting a bighorn herd or worker housing? … dozens of VR employees here https://t.co/6tNgMCl2iS pic.twitter.com/SC0dAG5A8D — Jason ☀️ Blevins (@jasonblevins) April 20, 2022 The Town of Vail’s council voted to condemn Vail Resort’s Booth Heights affordable housing development plan. […] Industry News Haleigh Hafner | April 19, 2022 1 Comment
21,233-Acres of Teton, WY Backcountry May Soon be Permanently Closed to Skiers to Protect Bighorn Sheep 21,233-acres of the Teton, WY backcountry could soon be permanently off-limits to backcountry skiers to help a declining herd of bighorn sheep. Related: Grand Teton NP, WY, to Continue Controversial Mountain Goat Cull in September Biologists are recommending that the ‘high quality winter habitat’ be protected from human activity to help the declining herd double in numbers, or else they […] Backcountry SnowBrains | October 20, 2021 1 Comment
Hunting Efforts Have Reduced Invasive Teton Goat Population To 29 Why are they being hunted? Mountain goats are an invasive species in the Teton Range. An invasive species is an organism that causes ecological harm to an environment in which it is not native. These mountain goats are harming native Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep by increasing competition for extremely limited resources and contributing to disease transmission. Currently, the population of […] Miles Wong | March 17, 2021 1 Comment
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