Snow day in Denver? Head up to Vail
By Eileen Ogintz VAIL, CO — Ruby Gorden, 8, was having the best snow day ever. Denver schools closed for snow, so Ruby, her dad, and younger brother drove up to Vail to spend the day on the slopes. She didn’t mind the two-hour drive, longer because of the...
Wrong turn and comfort zone on Vail Mountain
By Eileen Ogintz Uh OH… We took a wrong turn on Vail Mountain, not hard to do on such a big ski area with some 5,317 acres of terrain. We were looking for Blue Ski Basin, one of my favorite intermediate areas on the mountain with groomed intermediate glade skiing...
Vail’s perfect ski-in ski-out hotel
By Eileen Ogintz What’s the best part? We’re at the ski-in-ski-out Grand Hyatt Vail and guests—young and adult—have their faves about the hotel. “The views from the hot tubs,” says Christina Marksym, from Chicago. “The cozy environment,” said Jessica Gaeta, here for a...Winter Mountain Games returning to Vail
For the first time since 2013, the Winter Mountain Games will return to Vail CO Feb. 25-27, 2022. The grassroots event, with Celebrated ‘athletes, art, and music, drew strong reviews when it last occurred in Vail in 2012 and 2013.and was on a similar track to its...
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- 100 Years of the National Christmas Tree Lighting November 22, 2022Start your 2022 holiday season with the National Christmas Tree Lighting, now in its centennial year. The post 100 Years of the National Christmas Tree Lighting appeared first on Taking The Kids.user
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