The Town of Vail is a Home Rule Municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, USA. The city's population is 5,305 in 2010. The city was established and built as a base village for Vail Ski Resort, with which it was originally conceived. The first season of Vailing Ski Resort was in December 1962; it is the largest ski mountain in Colorado.
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Vail was founded in 1966, four years after the opening of Vail Ski Resort. The ski area was founded by Pete Seibert and local breeder Earl Eaton in 1962, at the base of the Vail Pass. The graduate was named after Charles Vail, a highway engineer who directed US Highway 6 through Eagle Valley in 1940, eventually becoming Interstate 70. Seibert, a native New England native, served in the 10th Army Mountain Division during World War II, who trained at Camp Hale, 14 miles south of Vail between Red Cliff and Leadville. He was injured in Italy at the Battle of Riva Ridge but later became a professional skier after he recovered.
Seibert, with another former member of the 10th Mountain Division, returned to Colorado after World War II with the intention of opening a ski resort. During his training for the ski troop at Camp Hale, he bivouacked in Vail Mountain and identified it as the ideal ski mountain. In the early 1960s, Seibert got funding from a group of Colorado investors, including Jack Tweedy, and with Earl Eaton buying a farm at the foot of the mountain and eventually being included as Vail Associates. As plans continue for a new ski resort, Seibert employs Morrie Shepard as director of Vail's first ski school. Shortly after, Shepard recruited Rod Slifer from Aspen to become assistant director of the ski school. Slifer was also the only real estate broker in Vail's early years and would later become a broker in a transaction that allowed Vail to buy a farm, now known as the world-famous Beaver Creek.
In December 1962 Vail officially opened for his first season. It operates a gondola lift and two mountain ski lifts owned by the US Forest Service. The village is set at the foot of the mountain for the locals and offers lodging for visitors. It quickly grew up across the valley with the first added housing in East Vail and then West Vail, and additional lodging added at Lionshead in the late 1960s. In the early years the village had a ski shop operated by John Houserman, a hotel and restaurant operated by Pepi Gramshammer, and the mountain had a manager. In 1969 Vail was the most popular ski resort in the state. In 1988 Vail opened the China Bowl, making Vail the largest ski area in North America.
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Geography
The average height of Vail is 8,150 feet (2484 m) above sea level. The city has a total area of ​​4.5 square miles (12 km 2 ), without a lake (there is, at least one pond). Gore Creek flows from east to west through downtown.
The city is surrounded by the White River National Forest and Vail Ski Resort hired from the US Forest Service. The Holy Cross Mount is visible from Mount Vail.
Vail Mountain
Vail Mountain rose from 8.120 feet (2,476 m) to 11,570 feet (3,527 m), providing a vertical rise of 3,450 feet (1,052 m). It has a total of 5,289 hectares (2,140 acres) skiable areas, 33 ski lifts, 193 ski trails marked on three faces: the front side, the back bowl, and the Blue Sky Basin. Seven back bowls are Sun Down Bowl, Sun Up Bowl, Tea Bowl, Chinese Bowl, Siberian Bowl, Inner Bowl, and Outside Mongolian Bowl. The Blue Sky Basin includes Pete's Bowl and Earl's Bowl - to commemorate Pete Seibert and Earl Eaton.
Climate
Vail has a warm summer and a cold winter because of its height. Depending on the classification used, it is either an alpine or subarctic climate transition with humid continents because mild daytime temperatures in September carry a daily average of about 50 Ã, Â ° F (10 Ã, Â ° C). Minimum temperatures rarely rise above freezing from late September to late May. The city receives an average of 200Ã, inch snowfall per season, with much more in the surrounding mountains. Roads may close occasionally during heavy snow. Summer temperatures can reach the 80s, but more often in the mid to 70s. Combined with mountain breeze, this makes the summer refreshing and cool. To be the daytime temperatures subarktic climatic limits are very light, indicating diurnal high temperature variations due to altitude.
Transportation
Vail is served by Eagle County Airport near Gypsum, 30 miles to the west. Native Americans used to call the area near the airport as a "hole in the sky" because the storm seemed to avoid it. Vail is modeled in European ski towns, many of which are car-free, and the city is partly pedestrianized. The city operates the largest free shuttle bus system in the United States and has ten hybrid electric buses. At every bus stop, a sign reports when the next two buses will arrive.
The Inter-City Service provides services every five minutes during the peak of winter, and every 15 minutes off-peak, between Golden Peak, Vail Village, business district and Lionshead, with live schedule information provided at the bus stop by Global Positioning System technology, which tracks the bus. Another route centered on Eastern and Western Transportation Center services on schedule, but less frequently.
Eagle County provides bus services from the Transportation Center with services to Vail, Leadville, Miniturn, Eagle-Vail, Avon, Beaver Creek, Edwards, Eagle, Gypsum, and Dotsero.
Highway
Interstate 70 runs east-west past the middle of Vail and the only way to or from Vail, by way of exit at East Vail, at the base of the Vail Pass, the town of Vail, and West Vail. From the east, the highway came from Denver, 97 miles away, past the Eisenhower Tunnel and past the Continental Divide, past the Loveland Pass, and past the Vail Pass, crashing into the Vail Valley. To the west, he meets US Highway 24 in Dowd Junction, passes Avon, Edwards, Colorado, and Eagle, via Glenwood Canyon travel and to Grand Junction, and reaches Utah, where he ends at intersection with Interstate 15.
In West Vail, the US Highway 6 (which still serves as a service road between East Vail, Vail, and West Vail) fuses with I-70 at Dowd Junction. The I-70 roughly follows the original Highway 6 route to two more highways in Silverthorne, 31 miles east.
Demographics
The 2000 census found 4,531 people, 2,165 households, and 762 families living in the city. Population density is 999.0 people per square mile (385.3/km ²). There are 5,389 housing units with an average density of 1,188.1 per square mile (458.3/km²). City's racial makeup is 94.13% White, 0.29% African American, 0.49% Native American, 1.66% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Island, 1.43% of other races, and 1.92 % of two or more races. The Hispanic or Latino of any race is 6.20% of the population.
There are 2,165 households where 11.8% have children under the age of 18 years, 30.0% are married couples, 3.0% have unmarried female households, and 64.8% are not family. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.7% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size is 2.09 people and the average family size is 2.62 people.
The age distribution of the population was 9.9% of people under the age of 18, 14.8% from 18 to 24, 47.9% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% at 65 years or more. The average age is 32 years. There are 140.1 men for every 100 women, and 143.0 men for every 100 women 18 years and over.
The average household income is $ 56,680, and the average family income is $ 66,389. Men have an average income of $ 33,534 compared to $ 32,065 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 42,390. About 1.8% of families and 6.6% of the population are below the poverty line, including 0.9% of those under the age of 18 and 7.2% of those aged 65 and older.
Economy
Vail's economy depends on tourism. While many industries are based on winter sports, Vail is also a summer resort and a golfing center. Summer activities include guided hiking, mountain biking, horse riding, carriage rides and fishing. Vail also evolved as a cultural center, with many art and music venues active throughout the summer. The city has a thriving culinary center, with numerous restaurants.
Art and culture
Famous cultural event
- Bravo! Vail - featuring the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
- Vail Film Festival - in March or early April, every year
- The Vail International Dance Festival - a summer dance festival featuring a major ballet and contemporary dance company. Leading companies include New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, and San Francisco Ballet.
- Vail Lacrosse Shootout - End of June-Early July Ford Park.
- Vail Summer Bluegrass Series - A free 4-week long free bluegrass concert at Lionshead Village.; end of june - july
- Taste of Vail, First week of April: The iconic food and wine show from Vail
Museums and other points of interest
- Betty Ford Alpine Gardens
- Colorado Ski Museum
- Steadman-Hawkins Clinic - World-renowned clinic for knee injuries
- Vail Ski Resort
- Vail Nature Center
Government
Vail has a council-managerial form of government and is headed by a city council of seven elected members.
Education
Vail Public School is part of the Eagle County School District RE-50, with high school students attending Battle Mountain High School. Eagle County Schools also offers Vail Ski & amp; Snowboard Academy, a joint program with ski area program for 5-12 grade students involved in competitive skiing and snowboarding. Private schools in Vail include Vail Mountain School (K-12), Vail Christian High School (9-12), St. Clare of Assisi Catholic School (K-8), and Vail Academy (PK-8). Higher education is available on the Vail Eagle Valley campus at Colorado Mountain College.
Media
The Vail Daily newspaper is published by Colorado Mountain News Media.
A broadcast translator for KUNC public radio stations allows listeners in the Eagle Valley to listen in 99.7 FM.
Two special television networks have stations in Vail, Plum TV, and Sports Network Resort. The latter, labeled as TV-8, also broadcasted at the low-powered UHF station K45IE-D. The Ski Channel is only available on DirecTV on Channel 1860.
During the mid-1970s, Vail became known as the Western White House of President Gerald Ford, when he did many state affairs from The Lodge at Vail. The national media followed Ford to Vail and often broadcast television images from the slopes of Vail.
Pop Culture
Vail, Colorado is featured in the music video "Walk This Way" by MÃÆ'ËÅ". In the video, MÃÆ'ËÅ" can be seen wearing a crew cutting shirt with the words "Vail, Colorado" on the front.
Vail, Colorado is also referenced in Stephen Adly-Guirgis playing the Den of Thieves as a place Paul wants to visit for "Holistic wellness retreat"
The Kardashian brothers are filmed in Vail, Colorado for their Keeping Up With the Kardashians TV show in 2016. KhloÃÆ' © Kardashian, Kendall, and Kylie Jenner ski and skate on the mountain while exploring the Vail Village of Vail and Lionshead.
Famous people
- Michael Bloomberg, businessman and politician
- Toby Dawson, the Olympic skier
- Rob Eaton, musician
- John Glenn, astronaut and politician
- James Hetfield, musician
- Buddy Lazier, racing car driver
- Brad Ludden, kayaker
- Seth Morrison, skier
- Sarah Schleper, Olympic skier
- Mikaela Shiffrin, Olympic skier
- Richard Steadman, surgeon
- Ryan Sutter, firefighter
- Trista Sutter, reality show star
- Oscar Tang, the funder
- Katie Uhlaender, Olympic frame racer
- Lindsey Vonn, Olympic skier
See also
- Colorado Outline
- Index of Colorado related articles
- The State of Colorado
- Colorado cities and towns
- the Colorado municipality
- county of Colorado
- Eagle County, Colorado
- Colorado's metropolitan area
- Edwards, Area of ​​Micropolitan Statistics CO
- Colorado cities and towns
- Gore Range
- Vail Lacrosse Shootout
- Vail Pass
- Vail Ski Resort
References
External links
- Media related to Vail, Colorado on Wikimedia Commons
- Vail travel guide from Wikivoyage
- The Vail City website
- Vail Rentals By Owner
- Vail Valley Partnership , Chamber of Commerce
- Vail, Colorado in Curlie (based on DMOZ)
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