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FreeFall Bluegrass Festival closes out its first Avon run at Nottingham Park today
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.
By Cole Brennan · Sunday, October 11, 2026
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Seven candidates chase four Avon Town Council seats as mail voting gets underway
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.
By Mara Ellison · Sunday, October 11, 2026
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Voces Unidas endorses Eagle County's 5B school funding measure, citing achievement gaps
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.
By Cole Brennan · Saturday, October 10, 2026
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Vail Resorts' $2.22 dividend goes ex-dividend as payout outruns earnings
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.
By Jake Thornton · Saturday, October 10, 2026
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Ballots are in the mail: what Eagle County voters need to know for Nov. 3
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.
By Mara Ellison · Friday, October 9, 2026
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Alterra names hospitality veteran Kelly Vohs as CEO as resorts prep for winter
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.
By Jake Thornton · Friday, October 9, 2026
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Gypsum voters to decide Nov. 3 whether to keep lodging tax dollars in town
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.
By Mara Ellison · Thursday, October 8, 2026
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Avon council directs staff to end Flock camera contract, siding with privacy
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.
By Mara Ellison · Thursday, October 8, 2026
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Why the Vail Tribune Exists
Eagle County deserves a newspaper that answers to its readers, not to a distant chain. This is our founding charter.
By Mara Ellison · Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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White River National Forest lifts fire restrictions
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.
By Cole Brennan · Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Vail Resorts closes a bruising fiscal 2026 as pass sales lag into the new season
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.
By Jake Thornton · Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Vail Health Goes Live on Epic, Uniting Patient Records Under MyChart
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.
By Cole Brennan · Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Vail Film Festival sets December dates and a French showcase for 2026
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.
By Cole Brennan · Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Vail Council Advances West Lionshead Plan, Imposes July 4 Curfew, Receives Clean Audit
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.
By Mara Ellison · Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Timber Ridge Village Opens Its First Doors as Vail's Housing Push Hits Full Stride
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.
By Paige Sullivan · Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Vail's newest private club bets on intimacy at the top of Bridge Street
Brad Kaemmer's 62-member THE SIXTY TWO Society pairs ski valet and concierge service with a restaurant open to the public.
By Jake Thornton · Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Vail Pass megaproject enters its final winter before completion
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.
By Cole Brennan · Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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How Vail's official mountain weather actually works
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.
By Cole Brennan · Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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How to read the CAIC avalanche forecast for the Vail and Summit County zone
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.
By Cole Brennan · Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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EGE winter schedule brings more Denver, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles flights
United doubles Denver service to six daily flights and upgrades Chicago and Houston to daily; American and United seasonal routes extend into summer 2027.
By Jake Thornton · Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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The final miles: Eagle Valley Trail's last segment takes shape
After decades of planning, the 63-mile trail from Vail Pass to Glenwood Canyon is closing its last gap. Phase 1 of the final segment broke ground last summer.
By Cole Brennan · Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Eagle County's Land-Use Rewrite Enters Final Stretch Ahead of November Adoption Hearing
After three years of work, the county's overhaul of its development rulebook heads to a Board of County Commissioners adoption hearing on November 3, with the final public comment window now closed.
By Mara Ellison · Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Eagle County asking prices keep climbing as national market cools
The countywide median asking price reached $1,189,000, up nearly 13 percent from a year ago, even as listings and days on market grew.
By Paige Sullivan · Wednesday, October 7, 2026