Ski patrollers at Breckenridge vote 43-42 to unionize durangoherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from durangoherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Vail Resorts is celebrating Military Appreciation Month by claiming the industry s best deal for skiers and snowboarders of the armed forces.
The Epic Military Pass is back and at a new, reduced rate: $135 for active and retired service members. The same price goes for dependents of those men and women looking to enjoy the 2021- 22 season at Vail, Breckenridge, Beaver Creek, Keystone and Crested Butte.
That price is down from its previous point of $169 in line with Vail Resorts 20% cuts to other passes for the upcoming season.
For veterans and dependents interested in full access to Keystone and half-price tickets at Breckenridge, the Liberty Pass is $239. For veterans wanting the same resort benefits as active and retired military, the Epic Military Pass is $447. (For civilians, the Epic Pass granting a similar level of access is $783.)
Vail recognized again for sustainability work vaildaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vaildaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Like last call at the Ford Amphitheater around the end of September each year (except 2020, duh), last chair was finally called Sunday and another ski season has come to an end, and no doubt this was one for the record books.
Some record books need to be burned and forgotten.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that the season itself was bad (the snow did kinda suck though) or shortened due to something truly unimaginable like a worldwide pandemic killing millions (like that could ever happen), but the ski reservation system left most with the taste of fresh orange juice immediately after brushing one’s teeth.
Colorado rejects effort to require ski areas to report injuries
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Senate Bill 184 would have forced resorts to be transparent
Thursday, April 15, 2021 7:34 PM Ski patrollers tend to an injured skier in Vail’s Game Creek Bowl on Dec. 11. Jason Blevins/The Colorado Sun
Colorado rejects effort to require ski areas to report injuries Ski patrollers tend to an injured skier in Vail’s Game Creek Bowl on Dec. 11. Jason Blevins/The Colorado Sun
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Colorado state lawmakers on Thursday killed a bill that would have required ski areas to publish ski injury statistics and safety plans.