https://vailtribune.com/Vail's Independent Newspaper en-us https://vailtribune.com/lifestyle/freefall-bluegrass-festival-avon-wraps/ https://vailtribune.com/lifestyle/freefall-bluegrass-festival-avon-wraps/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Railroad Earth, Bluegrass Generals and Molly Tuttle headlined three days of bluegrass and roots music by Nottingham Lake, as the festival settled into what the town calls its forever home. https://vailtribune.com/eagle-county/avon-council-race-seven-candidates/ https://vailtribune.com/eagle-county/avon-council-race-seven-candidates/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Two incumbents face five challengers in Avon's Nov. 3 coordinated election, with term limits opening two seats. The Eagle County Clerk began mailing ballots Oct. 7. https://vailtribune.com/community/voces-unidas-endorses-5b/ https://vailtribune.com/community/voces-unidas-endorses-5b/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Western Colorado advocacy organization is backing the $10.1 million mill levy override on the Nov. 3 ballot, saying new revenue must be tied to closing learning gaps for Latino students. https://vailtribune.com/business/vail-resorts-dividend-october-2026/ https://vailtribune.com/business/vail-resorts-dividend-october-2026/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The quarterly payment, payable Oct. 27 to shareholders of record Oct. 8, annualizes to $8.88 for a yield near 6.4 percent, even as the trailing payout ratio tops 200 percent after a historically weak winter. https://vailtribune.com/eagle-county/eagle-county-ballots-mailed-2026/ https://vailtribune.com/eagle-county/eagle-county-ballots-mailed-2026/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 More than 33,000 ballots are on their way to registered active voters, with seven 24-hour drop boxes open countywide and in-person vote centers opening Oct. 19. https://vailtribune.com/business/alterra-names-kelly-vohs-ceo/ https://vailtribune.com/business/alterra-names-kelly-vohs-ceo/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Vohs, a former Green Beret and Blackstone portfolio executive, takes the helm of the Denver-based Ikon Pass owner on Oct. 19, succeeding an executive committee that has run the company since March. https://vailtribune.com/eagle-county/gypsum-lodging-tax-november-ballot/ https://vailtribune.com/eagle-county/gypsum-lodging-tax-november-ballot/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A municipal 4 percent lodging tax would replace the county tax collected in Gypsum, moving control of the revenue from the county to the Town Council, with no change to the rate visitors pay. https://vailtribune.com/eagle-county/avon-council-ends-flock-cameras/ https://vailtribune.com/eagle-county/avon-council-ends-flock-cameras/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 After a summer of vandalism and months of public debate, the Avon Town Council on Tuesday directed staff to terminate the town's contract with Flock Safety for license-plate-reading cameras. https://vailtribune.com/community/why-the-vail-tribune-exists/ https://vailtribune.com/community/why-the-vail-tribune-exists/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Eagle County deserves a newspaper that answers to its readers, not to a distant chain. This is our founding charter. https://vailtribune.com/mountain/white-river-national-forest-lifts-fire-restrictions/ https://vailtribune.com/mountain/white-river-national-forest-lifts-fire-restrictions/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Campfire restrictions that shaped summer and fall recreation across the forest, including the country around Vail, are coming off. Here is what changed and what still applies. https://vailtribune.com/business/vail-resorts-fiscal-2026-earnings-weather-hit/ https://vailtribune.com/business/vail-resorts-fiscal-2026-earnings-weather-hit/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Net income fell to $147.5 million for the year ended July 31 as skier visits dropped 13.4 percent; advance pass sales for 2026-27 are down 12 percent in units. https://vailtribune.com/community/vail-health-epic-mychart-launch/ https://vailtribune.com/community/vail-health-epic-mychart-launch/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 On October 3, the health system switched its electronic medical records to Epic in partnership with UCHealth, giving patients a single portal across its hospital, clinics and specialty centers. https://vailtribune.com/lifestyle/vail-film-festival-2026-french-showcase/ https://vailtribune.com/lifestyle/vail-film-festival-2026-french-showcase/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The festival returns Dec. 3 through 6 with a dedicated French program built with the ECU Paris Film Festival, plus panels, a masterclass, and a new screenplay competition. https://vailtribune.com/vail/vail-council-west-lionshead-curfew-audit/ https://vailtribune.com/vail/vail-council-west-lionshead-curfew-audit/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 At its June 16 meeting, the Town Council moved the West Lionshead redevelopment toward a fall pre-development agreement, approved a $150,000 planning contract, set a juvenile curfew for the Fourth of July, and received a clean 2025 audit. https://vailtribune.com/community/timber-ridge-village-first-residents/ https://vailtribune.com/community/timber-ridge-village-first-residents/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The town's $165 million, 302-home deed-restricted redevelopment is delivering its first residences, while Southface Vail's 268-unit rental project moves toward a 2028 completion. https://vailtribune.com/business/sixty-two-society-vail-private-club-opens/ https://vailtribune.com/business/sixty-two-society-vail-private-club-opens/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Brad Kaemmer's 62-member THE SIXTY TWO Society pairs ski valet and concierge service with a restaurant open to the public. https://vailtribune.com/mountain/i-70-vail-pass-final-construction-season/ https://vailtribune.com/mountain/i-70-vail-pass-final-construction-season/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 CDOT expects to wrap the five-year, 10-mile rebuild by the end of 2026, finishing wildlife crossings and a first-of-its-kind avalanche mitigation system. https://vailtribune.com/mountain/how-vails-official-mountain-weather-works/ https://vailtribune.com/mountain/how-vails-official-mountain-weather-works/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Two public sources, the National Weather Service office in Grand Junction and its zone forecast for COZ010, anchor every reliable mountain forecast for Vail. Here is how to read them. https://vailtribune.com/mountain/how-to-read-the-caic-avalanche-forecast/ https://vailtribune.com/mountain/how-to-read-the-caic-avalanche-forecast/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The official daily forecast is the single most important backcountry tool in Colorado. Here is how to find it, what the danger scale means, and why the issue time matters. https://vailtribune.com/business/ege-winter-2026-27-flight-schedule/ https://vailtribune.com/business/ege-winter-2026-27-flight-schedule/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 United doubles Denver service to six daily flights and upgrades Chicago and Houston to daily; American and United seasonal routes extend into summer 2027.