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United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during the first run of an alpine ski, women’s World Cup giant slalom race, in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

Mikaela Shiffrin to ski at Beaver Creek as Birds of Prey World Cup adds women鈥檚 races in 2024

June 4, 2024 at 6:34 p.m.

The 2024 Birds of Prey event in Beaver Creek will feature men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 World Cup races on back-to-back weekends, offering Mikaela Shiffrin an opportunity to compete in her backyard.

Ashley Forshey is running at mile 89 of the Mogollon Monster 100-mile race in Pine, Arizona. Forshey has run several 100-mile races. She is setting out to run across Colorado on May 11 and is doing so to support Patrol Base Abbate, a veteran nonprofit that has given her purpose and community. (Ashley Forshey/Courtesy photo)

Colorado woman plans to run 587 miles from one edge of Colorado to another to support veterans

May 9, 2024 at 11:54 a.m.

Ashley Forshey is planning to run from the northern border of Colorado, starting on Route 287, to the southern border, ending south of Pagosa Springs.

Skiers and snowboarders begin a Pride ski run at Keystone's Queer Ski Weekend on Saturday, March 2. From March 22 to 24, Mountain Pride will host another Queer Ski Weekend at Vail Mountain. (Katie Young, Mountain Pride/Courtesy photo via Vail Daily)

It’s Queer Ski Weekend at Vail, with tons of skiing and apres events

March 20, 2024 at 3:48 p.m.

This weekend, Mountain Pride will bring the rainbow to the slopes as it celebrates its first Queer Ski Weekend at Vail Mountain.

A skier at Eagle Point in Utah. Eagle Point is one of several Utah ski areas on the Indy Pass; the Indy Pass just signed its first Colorado resort.

Indy Pass releases 2024-25 pass to the public at same price as last 3 years

March 11, 2024 at 5:07 p.m.

The Indy Pass will offer two days of access to Powderhorn Mountain Resort in Mesa County starting in the 2024-25 season, making the Indy Pass now available at five Colorado...

United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during the first run of an alpine ski, women’s World Cup giant slalom race, in Soelden, Austria, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Mikaela Shiffrin announces return and whether she thinks she can still win the overall title

February 28, 2024 at 12:29 p.m.

Even as a record-tying sixth overall crystal globe slips away, Mikaela Shiffrin does not expect a return to the World Cup before the March 9-10 tech series in Are, Sweden.

A wolf stands inside its enclosure at the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center (CWWC) in Divide, Colorado, on March 28, 2023. The center's 35-acre property is home to 18 wolves and offers daily tours. (Photo by Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images)

From “Wolf-sized” to “Hi, puppy:” Suspected wolf reports in Colorado are hard to verify

February 15, 2024 at 12:12 p.m.

Since wolves were reintroduced to the Western Slope back in December, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has seen an uptick in suspected sightings reported on its website, with some of the...

Vail Jazz Foundation is shutting down the bulk of its operations after 29 years. Steven Pope via Vail Daily

Vail Jazz closes the curtain after nearly three decades of high notes

November 7, 2023 at 1:03 p.m.

The seismic shift? The passing of beloved founder Howard Stone, who left a huge void

Vail Resorts looking to expand presence in Europe, not commenting on possible Crans Montana deal

October 17, 2023 at 1:33 p.m.

Vail Resorts is not commenting on speculation that the company is pursuing another acquisition in Switzerland, this time at Crans Montana.

Davis Hermes performs on the highline between two hot air balloons high above Praia Grande, Brazil, on Aug. 4. (Heather Bayer, Provided by Davis Hermes)

Vail man slacklines between 2 hot air balloons in Brazil

August 16, 2023 at 11:27 a.m.

Eagle County鈥檚 Davis Hermes took his slacklining to a whole new level 鈥� 2,300 meters to be exact 鈥� but he reached that elevation between two unusual anchor points 鈥�...

A photo provided by NASA shows the moon's far side, photographed by the Orion spacecraft during NASA's Artemis I mission on Nov. 21, 2022. The U.S. Army鈥檚 High-Altitude Aviation Training Site at the Eagle County airport in Gypsum has been identified as an ideal schooling zone for astronauts training to return to the moon due to the mountainous terrain surrounding the site.(Photo by NASA via The New York Times)

NASA astronauts using Eagle County as a training ground for moon landing

August 2, 2023 at 11:12 a.m.

The U.S. Army鈥檚 High-Altitude Aviation Training Site at the Eagle County airport in Gypsum has been identified as an ideal schooling zone for NASA due to the mountainous terrain surrounding...

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