Telski hoping World Cup will be boon to Euro marketingWhen American snowboarder Ross Powers unexpectedly landed on the winner’s podium last Saturday after the World Cup boarder cross finals, he landed on the front of sports pages across Europe, South America and Scandinavia as well.Ski Instructors Confidential: 'You stink like snow!Anyone who's been skiing for more than 20 years can hardly forget the irrefutable fragrance of wool ski sweaters and mothballs, moistened by your most recent fall. In my first year of ski instructing, I had a group of five- to seven-year-olds just learning how to ski. During lunch, I was talking with the kids about what they liked to do, how many brothers and sisters they had, etc. A six-year ...The season, according to Dave RileyTelluride Ski and Golf Company may not be a main street shop, but its CEO, Dave Riley, made an appearance at the Telluride Retail Association meeting Tuesday to discuss the economy and share how his own business is faring.In the Nick of time, JO training starts in VailVAIL - It was a good day to be a Nicholas Thursday at Golden Peak in Vail as the first day of downhill training of the J3 Junior Olympics went off without a hitch. Nicholas Mitchell of Welch Village (Red Wing, Minn.) led the boys field with a time of 45.61 seconds, followed by Ski and Snowboard Club Vail's Nicky Santaniello (46.04) and Nicholas Romano (46.30) \"Usually, Nick's a fast name ...Locals excited as Solaris takes shape in VailVAIL - As the Solaris development takes shape on Meadow Drive, local business owners and pedestrians are generally excited about what the building will bring to Vail. Many say the project is big, some call it massive, but the overall consensus is that the public benefits are greater than the building's size. Mike French, a salesman at the Bag and Pack Shop, directly across Meadow Drive from ...Vail's 'Dumb and Dumber' robbers back in spotlightFive years after a bank robbery in Vail that gained instant international attention, the robbers are back home in Australia after spending more than four years each in federal prison. Anthony Prince, then 20, and Luke Carroll, then 19, two Australians living in Vail and working at Pepi's Sports, robbed the WestStar Bank in Vail in 2005. What followed grabbed media attention from around the world ...Vail's 'Dumb and Dumber' bank robbers back in the limelightVAIL, Colo. - Five years after a bank robbery in Vail that gained instant international attention, the robbers are back home in Australia after spending more than four years each in federal prison. Anthony Prince, then 20, and Luke Carroll, then 19, two Australians living in Vail and working at Pepi's Sports, robbed the WestStar Bank in Vail in 2005. What followed grabbed media attention from ...From a recession to a measured resurgence, Telluride enduresIf we learned anything about ourselves and about Telluride in 2009, it’s that we, and this town, endure. This last year was defined in simple economic terms for us, and we learned a lesson: Even our sno-globe town isn’t invincible. Our region made difficult financial decisions as revenues that once flowed ebbed. We braced against a recession and swallowed the passings of our friends. But for all ...Base area businesses trying to stay afloatEfforts are under way to revive business activity at the base of Steamboat Ski Area, but some establishments are struggling to bridge the gap until those efforts pay off. City officials announced that base area sales tax revenues dropped about 10 percent in January.Keep your customer service great in the ski season's stretch run, Vail businessesEven a week after the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, I think I'm now just getting my breath back! We have to give credit to our friends north of the border for doing such a great job. Too bad we had to lose that hockey game - if you missed the gold medal game between the U.S. and Canada, you missed out on what was probably the finest hockey ever played. Special congratulations go to ...
