Gondolas Vail Colorado

Gondolas Vail Colorado. This was taken in September 2014 and showcases the beautiful Aspens.... more

by TN Fairey

Title

Gondolas Vail Colorado

Artist

TN Fairey

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Photograph - Photographs

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Gondolas Vail Colorado. This was taken in September 2014 and showcases the beautiful Aspens.

Vail is a world class Ski Resort and is hosting the 2105 Alpine World Ski Championships from February 2 thru 15. Good luck America

Vail was incorporated in 1966, four years after the opening of Vail Ski Resort. The ski area was founded by Pete Seibert and local rancher Earl Eaton in 1962, at the base of Vail Pass. The pass was named after Charles Vail, the highway engineer who routed U.S. Highway 6 through the Vail Valley in 1940, and eventually became Interstate 70
In December 1962 Vail officially opened for its first season. It operated a gondola lift and two ski lifts on the mountain owned by the United States Forest Service. The village was established at the base of the mountain for local residents and offered lodging for visitors. It quickly grew throughout the valley with housing added first in East Vail and then West Vail, and additional lodging added in Lionshead in the late 1960s. Within the first 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 By 1969 Vail was the most popular ski resort in the state. In 1988 Vail opened China Bowl, making Vail the largest ski area in North America.

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January 9th, 2015