Vail-Beaver Creek Magazine

During the winter of 1976, the Colorado Ski Museum opened for business at the intersection of Vail Road and Meadow Drive in Vail Village in a modest one-story building (pictured above) with no heat and just a few dozen items in its collection. “In researching the founding of our museum, I discovered that it took a matter of two minutes to give a tour back then,” says Dana Zapfel, the museum’s curator and director of collections.

Golfers are perfectionists. They spend a lifetime honing their swing, using video feedback from apps and digital tools to fine-tune their mechanics, and analyzing the layout and flow of courses to visualize a game plan for play. So, when two married avid golfers from Florida recently decided to remodel their Arrowhead summer home to better integrate it with their outdoors lifestyle, they approached the project as if they were playing a long game.

Business partners Mikey Kang and Chris "Mongo" Reeder atop Vail Mountain with a beneficiary of their Avy Dog brand's profit-sharing plan. Must-have for the summer season: Avy Dog, an ever-expanding line of collectible (and drinkable) merchandise honoring Henry, Vail Ski Patrol’s (VSP’s)first avalanche rescue dog, a photogenic golden retriever with a 24-karat heart.

As spring blossoms into summer, add a golden glow and diamond bling to your look from these local jewelry shops.

Colletta Barley & Salt 41290 US Hwy 6, Eagle-Vail Exit the Vail Brewing Co tasting room in Eagle-Vail and sip a pint while waiting in line at Barley + Salt, a mobile craft kitchen producing made-to-order Neapolitan-style pizza just off the brewpub’s outdoor deck. The blistered crust is perfect, and the toppings are fresh, plus don’t miss the fried pickles and the fried ravioli with a side of marinara.

Meadow Mountain's Line Shack Trail. MEADOW MOUNTAIN In the 1920s, lettuce crops blanketed the lower slopes of this 9,700-foot-high gentle peak west of Vail (accessible via Dowd Junction from the Minturn exit off I-70). Then, for seven years in the 1960s, a small ski area operated here. Now Meadow Mountain is a beloved year-round recreation spot, where backcountry skiers and snowboarders slide on snow in winter, and hikers and mountain bikers tackle the trails in summer and fall.

As spring blossoms into summer, add a golden glow and diamond bling to your look from these local jewelry shops.

Bravo! Vail Artistic Director Anne-Marie McDermott Before I started playing piano at age 5, my mother had taken us to a concert—I’m one of three girls. I still have this image in my head of looking up at the stage with the spotlight on this big, shiny black piano. Something about the power of the instrument got to me at that young age. When I was 14, my mother died of breast cancer. I lost my way for a couple of years, and I stopped loving the piano.

Miso-marinated black cod at Zuma. When, at long last, Zuma opens in the Sebastian this summer, the restaurant will bring the same global energy that has captivated diners and revelers around the world. But first, some history: In 2002, after six years of working in restaurants in Japan, German chef Rainer Becker debuted Zuma in Central London’s Knightsbridge. His mission: capture and celebrate the magic of gathering through food and drink.

New seats at The Amp. Under the tenure of the Vail Valley Foundation (VVF), The Amp has seen five major renovations: the original completion of construction in the mid-1980s, and upgrades in 2001, 2011, 2014, and 2025 (ongoing through 2028).