Quotes
- “Skiing is more than a sport; it’s a way of life.”
- “There are no friends on a powder day.”
- “When life gets hard, I go skiing.”
- “To ski or not to ski, that is not the question.”
- “Skiing is the only sport where you spend an arm and a leg to break an arm and a leg.”
- “You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a ski pass.“.
- “Traverse: One of two ways to stop while skiing. Tree:: The other method..
Vail Ski Area
One of Colorado's premier ski areas, Vail Village opened December 15, 1962 with one gondola and two lifts. The gondola was the first in Colorado. Lift tickets cost a whopping $5! Now it costs $245, but for seniors, it's only $225. Were any of you readers out there in those days? Do any of you ski there currently?
Mikaela Shiffrin is the most famous skier to come out of Vail. She actually lives in nearby Edwards, but Vail, and all of Colorado, claims her. She has now won 85 World Cups, passing her fellow Coloradoan, Lindsay Vonn, whose skiing career was cut short by injuries.
Wolves in Colorado
Colorado will reintroduce 10 to 15 wolves a year starting in 2024 on the Western Slope.until reaching a maximum of 50. Currently Colorado Parks and Wildlife estimate there are six wolves in Colorado, and in 2021 a mating pair produced a litter of six pups.
