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Hosting Very Important People is nothing new for the Vail Valley. That means local law enforcement is ready when needed.

Sue Eckersley, president of WSSF producer Watermark Communications, said Wednesday (May 2) that the festival's contract with Telus expired this year and she doesn't expect the telecommunications provider to be back as the event's title sponsor next year. "That's going to be a big thing in the next couple of months, is establishing the title (sponsor)," said Eckersley. "Obviously, Telus has put a big financial stake into this festival in the last 13 years and we'll have to work hard to replace that value." Eckersley said having an X Games bid on the table was a "drawback" in terms of planning ...

Opening ceremonies for Beaver Creek were held on Dec. 15, 1980. From left to right: Brain Rapp, president of Beaver Creek Resort Company; Harry Bass, chairman of Vail Associates; unidentified Forest Service representative; Jack Marshall, president of Vail Associates; then-governor Dick Lamm; former U.S. president Gerald Ford. (Vail Resorts Special to the Daily) Editor’s Note: The Vail Daily’s Tricia Swenson has compiled this information from talks with longtime locals, her own experience as a Beaver Creek Children’s Ski and Snowboard School instructor and from books from the Avon Public...

♪ ♪ ski resorts in california, the california sierra specifically are closing early. that's a problem when you don't have enough snow. squaw valley has more grass than snowflakes leaving scant room for snow boarders. earlier this month they cancelled a world ski and snow boarding event as a result of the california drought and warmer than usual weather. that's a problem if you are a ski resort and don't have snow. >> at least you have warm weather. can we transition in to something else. >> in new york we will take the warm weather. >> exactly. as you jump into your car to kick off you...