Interesting People
Get to know Ben Donnelly: An Adaptive Snowsports Instructor

Ben Donnelly is from Hollis, New Hampshire and teaches out of the Golden Peak Adaptive Ski School.
Read More»Duct Tape Heals One Woman’s Cancer
This blog is the second in a series leading up to Pink Vail, the world’s biggest ski day to conquer cancer, March 21, 2015. See the first blog, Wear Pink to Help My Dad.

2015 Burton US Open Fan Photos
We’re capturing the 2015 Burton US Open from your view! With the best riders in the world here in Vail as well as a contingent of professional photographers and fans, Instagram and Twitter are crackling with beautiful content. Want to see your shot included? Just use the hashtag #BurtonUSOpen when you post your photo to Instagram or Twitter to submit your content.
Anticipating the winter season

Why? We know there is an actual biological reason dogs love to stick their heads out the car window as you fly down the highway, but we know too that they have emotions and loads of personality. So, yes, they love the sensation of speeding, and feeling the wind on their face just like you do when you’re skiing! There is nothing like gliding down our slopes and if more dogs could ski, (not just our lucky few Ski Patrol work dogs,) they absolutely would!!
Read More»What are skiers thankful for?

Learning to ski or snowboard as an adult

“Am I too old to learn to ski or ride?” The short answer: No.
Read More»Finding the owners of the Vail wedding ring
When David Brenner dropped his wedding ring on a ski day at Vail in the winter of 2009, he thought there might be a chance that Vail summer workers would find it when the snow melted. After the summer passed and the ring was still missing, he and wife Sue gave up hope of ever seeing it again.
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