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VAIL VALLEY DAILY PHOTO: IT'S A START Well, I guess some things have got to start off slow. October in Vail is always a slow starter - this year has been nothing to write home about either. First measurable snow is always just around Holloween. Then we have one big storm on the 15th of Nover...
10/21/2012
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VAIL DAILY PHOTO: INDIAN SUMMER - This could be the nicest time of year here in the Vail Valley! While evenings are cool and often touching feezing, days are generally warm and sunny with perfect temperature range. Everywhere green has turned to gold and it's a perfect time to take a walk alon...
10/14/2012
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VAIL VALLEY DAILY PHOTO: A LITTLE HELO HELP A huge heavy lift helocopter drops a cable carrier assembly onto the top of a lift tower which itself was dropped into place just minutes before. This was the amazing show yesterday as Vail Resorts hurried to complete the installation of the brand ...
10/12/2012
VAIL VALLEY DAILY PHOTO: RECYCLING IN RED CLIFF A little ways up the road from Vail on the other side of Battle Mountain Pass towards Leadville is the metropolis of Red Cliff. This little Town owes it's existence to the Gilman Mine which has long since closed. While a good deal past it's prim...
10/11/2012
AN UPDATE ON THE VAIL/BEAVER CREEK REAL ESTATE MARKET - SLIFER, SMITH AND FRAMPTON R.E. - 5 YEAR COMPARABLE SALES, MONTH OF SEPTEMBER The Vail/Beaver Creek real estate market was enjoying heady times in the early months of 2008. Real Estate values on most area properties had seen an unprecedent...
10/07/2012
VAIL VALLEY DAILY PHOTO: VERY EARLY MORNING IN EAGLE RANCH Several mornings ago - around 6:00 AM - I found myself out on the Eagle Ranch Golf Course, trusty Nikon in hand, in search of the large flocks of Canadian Geese that have been frequenting our area the last few weeks. The Vail Valley is...
10/07/2012
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VAIL VALLEY DAILY PHOTO: CRAZY SKY On the way home the other evening I noticed a cloud formation highlighted by the setting sun that looked suspiciously like the beginning of a tornado funnel. The lowering tip of the funnel glowed like it was a neon light. There has never been a tornado report...
10/05/2012
VAIL VALLEY DAILY PHOTO: THE LAST OF THE COLOR After the last couple of days of colder weather and gusty winds, most of the dramatic aspen colors have been blown into history. You can still find pockets of former glory in limited areas that are sheltered from the wind and frost. While drivi...
10/04/2012
VAIL VALLEY DAILY PHOTO: A SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON TROUT POND LANE The normal visitor to Vail comes up for a week, checks into a hotel, and spends the day pounding down the slopes and the evenings dining and partying. It remains to we locals to find the little pockets of beauty that are in profu...
10/02/2012
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VAIL VALLEY DAILY PHOTO: FIRST SNOW First Snow is always an exciting time here in the Vail Valley. It confirms the realization that it's time to put away the golf clubs and hiking boots and start dusting off the the ol' boards (or board as it may be). While opening day at Vail is not until ...
09/29/2012