Author: Scott N. Miller
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Water is low, but fish populations holding on
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save EAGLE COUNTY — Area water managers recently got an unpleasant surprise: Local streams are running lower than first thought. The U.S. Geological Survey has streamflow-measurement stations up and down the valley. Those stations need to…
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Water is low, but fish populations holding on
EAGLE COUNTY — Area water managers recently got an unpleasant surprise: Local streams are running lower than first thought. The U.S. Geological Survey has streamflow-measurement stations up and down the valley. Those stations need to be adjusted for accuracy from time to time. This year, those adjustments — especially on the Eagle River in Avon…
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Bear sightings increase across Vail Valley
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save EAGLE COUNTY — A mild winter and a hot spring and summer have prompted more bears than usual to come cruisng into town looking for food, wildlife officials say. There have been more bear sightings…
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Bear sightings increase across Vail Valley
EAGLE COUNTY — A mild winter and a hot spring and summer have prompted more bears than usual to come cruisng into town looking for food, wildlife officials say. There have been more bear sightings than usual along the valley floor this season and at least one campground has been closed to tents and soft-sided…
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Have Eagle County streamflows peaked?
EAGLE COUNTY — Here’s one straight from the irony files: As of May 24, Gore Creek in the middle of Vail was flowing a bit higher than the same date last year. Of course, there were countless tons of snow still on the hillside a year ago, prompting local officials to worry about another spring…
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Is there really a ‘Broncos’ bounce’ for ski country
Denver had nice weather for Sunday’s game between the Broncos and Steelers, but a national audience still was treated to plenty of shots of fresh snow in the high country. The result was at least something of a “Broncos bounce.”The bounce often comes when the Broncos play during a snowstorm, particularly when the game is…
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Founding father of Vail dies at age 93
VAIL • In the days when Vail was little more than a dirt path, Dick Hauserman would walk along Bridge Street. If he saw someone he didn’t know, he’d walk up, stick out his hand and say, “I’m Dick Hauserman. I live here. Can I show you around?” Hauserman, the man who designed Vail’s logo…