Skiers walking back to town after taking the Minturn Mile backcountry route may soon have a sidewalk for part of the route, thanks to a CDOT grant awarded to the town in December. Minturn received.
Vail’s Oktoberfest celebrations this fall were a standout success, drawing twice as many visitors as the 2021 events. Thanks to a partnership with event company Team Player Productions Inc., which took over the event for.
Forest Service land on portions of Vail and Beaver Creek mountains closed to the public on Thursday. The closed areas are state designated elk winter range and concentration zones, used by elk herds for migration and calving.
In Beaver Creek, the Elkhorn trail will be closed through the month of June, as well as the Village to Village Trail from Chair 14 to Arrowhead. The May 6 to June 30 wildlife closing also affects the Two Elk trail through Vail’s Back Bowls, connecting the Vail Pass area to the town of Minturn.
In Minturn, the 0.7-mile Mini Mile trail near Memorial Park officially opened on May 2, said Ernest Saeger with the Vail Valley Mountain Trails Alliance, despite the signs in the area which might say otherwise.