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Vail Gymnastics athlete qualifies for Level 9 Western Championships
Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy’s first gymnast is now Vail Gymnastics first athlete to qualify for the USA Gymnastics Women’s Development Program Level 9 Western Championships. Ava Knight, a freshman at VSSA, notched a 9.1, 8.9, 9.3 and 9.125 on vault, bars, beam and floor, respectively at the...
Colorado sheriff's office saves teens "very stuck" in deep snow on closed road
A group of high schoolers learned a lesson about respecting road closures in recent days, after getting a vehicle stuck in deep snow in the Summit County high country. According to the Summit County Sheriff's Office, a group of seven teenage girls were let out of high school early and decided to go for a drive in the area of Georgia Pass Road. This is a four-wheel-drive road that passes the town site of Parkville ghost town, the main mining camp in Summit County during the gold rush of the 1860s. It's located east of Breckenridge near Bald Mountain. At this time of the year, the road is closed to standard vehicles, only open to over-the-snow travel, such as in a snowmobile.
CBMST closes season at national championships
Regardless of results and outcome, the experience will benefit them in the years to come. Seventeen Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team (CBMST) athletes headed to the 2024 IFSA National Championships April 7-14 in Breckenridge to compete in snowboarding and skiing from ages u12 through u19. “It was the biggest freeride...
Winter Weather Advisory issued for Colorado Rocky Mountain brings potential for ‘surfy’ spring powder this weekend
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory warning that between 4-10 inches of snow could fall throughout parts of the Colorado Rocky Mountain overnight Friday, April 19. The winter weather advisory for Summit County, Rocky Mountain National Park, the Mosquito Range and the Front Range foothills will...
Ski and Snowboard Club Vail freeride snowboarders claim three podiums at IFSA Junior Championships
The 2024 International Freeskiers & Snowboarders Association junior championships were held in the Rocky Mountain region for the first time earlier this month. Ski and Snowboard Club Vail’s big mountain snowboarders capitalized on the home field advantage. The club qualified seven athletes to the event, held at Breckenridge Resort....
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