Music at the Jane
Winter Park, CO | Saturday May 5

The Jane is staying open until May 6th so we need to celebrate! After some laps on the mountain head down to the base of Jane for live music from 2-4:30pm and enjoy Happy Hour drinks and food. If the sun is shining we will be hanging outside on the Club Car patio!

Collegiate Peaks Trail Run
Buena Vista, CO | Saturday May 5

The Collegiate Peaks Trail Run offers two race distance options - 25 miles and 50 miles. The race was established in 1991 and provides a significant challenge of not only time but also physical and mental stamina. Beginning and ending near the Arkansas River in Buena Vista, the course primarily follows single-track and jeep trails along part of the old historic Midland Railroad as well as through other scenic areas north and east of town.

Durango Wine Experience
Durango, CO | May 3-5

Take part in three days of wine tasting, educational seminars, wine dinners and unique tastings featuring hundreds of wineries, artisan spirits and craft beers. The annual Durango Wine Experience showcases top local chefs, as well as the finest wineries, distributors, breweries, and distilleries from around the world.

First Friday Artwalk
Steamboat, CO | Friday May 4

Free self-guided tour of local art galleries, museums and alternative venues in downtown Steamboat Springs. These businesses remain open the first Friday of every month for this favorite event of locals and visitors alike. Many offer changing exhibits, so there is something new to see each month. Free to the public, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Refreshments are served.

Shakin' at the Basin Spring Concert Series featuring King Cardinal
Arapahoe Basin, CO | Saturday May 5

With longer days, sunnier skies and great snow conditions there is no better way to celebrate springtime in the Rockies than at A-Basin with live music on our stage in Mountain Goat Plaza!

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White River National Forest Withdraws Support Services from Two Eagle County Campgrounds
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May 2018 - Endure
Alex Hutchinson

Mind, body, and the curiously elastic limits of human performance. Limits are an illusion: a revolutionary book that reveals the secrets of accessing your hidden extra potential.

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Emergency Services Dispatchers (911)
Town of Vail

Our state of the art communication facility is located in Vail, and dispatches emergency service calls 24-hours per day – 365 days a year, for 13 public safety agencies in Eagle County. This role ensures community safety through effective communications duties via phone and radio systems to support county-wide Police, Fire, and EMS agencies.

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Purgatory Resort

Landscape and maintain grounds in and around the base area, to provide attractive, well-presented and cared for grounds for our summer guests and employees. Repair and maintain Alpine Slide tracks and sleds. Assist lift operations when necessary.

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Editor’s Letter: Leave What You Find
Doug Schnitzspahn - Elevation Outdoors

This one principle of Leave No Trace ethics can be a guide to how we live a better life and leave a better planet behind us.