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Youth soccer: Summer’s last big event? Annual tournament brings more than 100 teams to the valley

the number of fields available. The tournament has become wildly popular during the years. Shannon Moller, one of the event organizers, said about 20 teams had to be turned away this year so the tournament could comply with Colorado Youth Soccer regulations. The quality of the tournament is one reason for the event’s popularity. But, Moller said, the tournament also gives families a chance to have a weekend in the mountains during the fall-color season. “It’s just a great weekend,” Moller said. “We’ve partnered with Vail Resorts on some great deals to get people here.” Nearly three dozen other sponsors offer tournament families on everything from sweat socks to smoothies, and the Avon Recreation Center has a deal for families who might want to hit the pool after a day of play on the fields. It takes a lot of months and many, many more hours to pull the tournament together. Moller said she and the other organizers — Jodi Teague, Toni McCabe and Lisa Connolley — started work in April. Beyond that core group, putting on the tournament requires hundreds of volunteers. Then there are the 80 or so referees, who officiate the games in return for lodging. By the time it’s all over, the organizers are ready for, at least, a

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EAGLE COUNTY — For the past 15 years, the first weekend in October has seen local athletic fields alive with young soccer players. This year, thousands of young players and their families have again descended upon the Vail Valley. The Vail Cup youth soccer tournament is the primary fundraiser for the Vail Valley Soccer Club. Money raised goes primarily toward scholarships for young players. The tournament also in some ways marks the end of the warm-weather event season. This year’s tournament has 104 teams, ranging in age from kids 11 and younger to 16 and younger — competing on just about every soccer field from East Vail to Edwards. But Miller Ranch in Edwards is the real hub of the tournament — mostly because of

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nice, long nap. “But we love it — it’s exciting stuff,” Moller said. People at local hotels love the tournament, too. “We love having them ... they bring business to the area we wouldn’t have otherwise,” said Kim Newbury, of the Inn and Suites at Riverwalk. That 73-room hotel is nearly full this weekend, and it would be full up if not for the fact that some teams that reserved rooms had to be cut from the final tournament roster. The Antlers Lodge in Vail is also nearly full this weekend. “That’s huge for the first weekend of October,” said Rob LeVine, Antlers general manager, adding that perhaps half of those rooms have been booked by tournament families. But beyond this weekend, the Antlers’ reservation book is pretty bare because the events of

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Christian Salas, of team Vail Valley SC U13 Navy Boys, center, kicks the ball past Castle Rock Storm’s Trent Douglas, left, to score a goal during Saturday’s game at the Eagle-Vail Pavillion in Eagle-Vail. Vail won the game, 5-1. The game was one of hundreds taking place during the weekend throughout the Vail Valley as part of the annual Colorado Youth Soccer Tournament. summer and early fall have all but ended. Going deeper into October with outdoor events runs the risk of bad weather, something LeVine said may be more perception than reality. “I think October (weather) is more reliable than May,” he said. Still, there’s the fear of a sudden snowstorm. Soccer players will take the pitch in just about any conditions but lighting, but not everyone wants to play if there’s

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VAIL — The snow guns at Vail Mountain’s Golden Peak fired up Saturday morning for the first time this season, creating excitement on social media sites including Facebook and Twitter over the upcoming winter season. Chris Jarnot, Vail Mountain’s chief operating officer, posted this Twitter message, along with a photo of Golden Peak, around 10 a.m.: “Little snowmaking going on this mornin at Golden Peak. As Mr. Fillion says, ‘Let the games begin!’” The Vail Mountain Facebook page posted the same photo of Golden Peak with the caption, “Golden Peak is getting ready. Are you?” Within three hours, nearly 2,300 people had “liked” the photo and more than 100 had commented. “Skis are waxed, edges sharpened, bindings tuned, and the treadmill is running overtime; am I ready? :),” wrote Paul Nguyen. The Golden Peak snowmaking fires up ahead of the rest of Vail’s snowmaking because Golden Peak is training ground for the U.S. Ski Team, Ski & Snowboard Club Vail, as well as ski teams and clubs from around the world. Depending on when the Golden Peak slopes are ready, that’s when the teams start training. It typically happens around the last week of October or the first

week of November. The guns were fired up just after 2 a.m. Saturday morning, Vail Mountain spokeswoman Liz Biebl said. They were able to run the guns on the entire Golden Peak race course top to bottom for about 12 hours with temperatures in the low 20s, Biebl said. Jarnot said the snowmaking crew had the automated Golden Peak snowmaking system “prepped and ready to go, just waiting for the right temperatures to turn it on,” in an email to the Vail Daily on Saturday. “The temperature dropped this morning and we fired it up,” Jarnot said. “It may not make a big difference or even stick around at this point, but it’s helpful to get everything going and any bugs identified, plus it’s exciting to get going.” In Vail’s photo of Golden Peak, one of the tower foundations for the new gondola can be seen. Vail Mountain responded to questions about the gondola on Facebook by saying it’s still on schedule to open by Nov. 16, Vail’s opening day for the 2012-13 season. The weather forecast next week shows highs near 60 degrees in Vail. Meteorologist and powder forecaster Joel Gratz, who runs www.opensnow.com, said a storm is likely to move into the area around Wednesday that could produce rain and snow in the area. In the meantime, the snowmaking at Golden Peak will have to be enough of a teaser for winter for local snow-sports enthusiasts. Even the sight of the snow guns blasting seemed to be enough to prove winter is near. “Wish there was a really, really, really like button,” wrote Andy Vierhile on Vail Mountain’s snowmaking status update. Assistant Managing Editor Lauren Glendenning can be reached at 970-748-2983 or lglendenning@vaildaily.com.

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Could Minturn get a trail into town? Town, county officials making another pitch to railroad for land

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• Purchasing the 178-mile corridor between Dotsero and Canon City. Thwarted by a federal ruling. • Purchasing parts of the corridor. • Leasing part of the line. • Using the corridor for tourist trains. All of those have been rejected by Union Pacific, the line’s owner.

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MINTURN — It’s been 15 years since trains regularly rumbled over Tennessee Pass between Dotsero and Canon City. After all that time, there could be a chance to use some of that rail line for a trail. Town of Minturn and Eagle County officials are working with the Union Pacific Railroad, which owns the line, on a deal that might — and “might” is the key word here — allow the use of some of that property for a trail. Town officials earlier this year met with Union Pacific officials at corporate headquarters in Omaha, Neb. The point was to talk to railroad officials about the possibility of leasing some railroad property between Dowd Junction and The Turntable restaurant for a trail, parking and, perhaps, access to the Eagle River for kayakers. That sounds fairly ambitious, but it’s a far cry from the much bigger plans floated in the late 1990s. After the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific merged, and took the Tennessee Pass line out of action, state and railroad officials talked about selling the 178-mile corridor — for the bargain price of about $900,000 — and creating a trail. That’s when the feds stepped in and

stopped the sale, asserting that the rail line had to be preserved in case transcontinental lines in New Mexico and Wyoming weren’t able to handle the additional traffic. That move essentially killed the idea of a Front Range to Western Slope trail. Over the years, a number of ideas have been floated, only to ultimately be rejected by railroad officials. These days, Ellie Caryl, who runs Eagle County’s ECO Trails, said state and local officials are eyeing three sections of line to complete a trail the length of the Eagle River Valley. One segment is between Red Cliff and Minturn. Another is between Wolcott and Eagle and the third is between Dowd Junction and Minturn. Caryl said longer trail sections will be the most difficult, primarily because of corporate rules, which require any trails on railroad right of way to be at least 50 feet from any tracks. That would be anywhere between tough and impossible in the tight sections of Red Canyon and the Eagle River downstream from Red Cliff. There’s also little chance, if any, of putting a trail over the top of the rail bed. Since the line is “inactive,” not “abandoned,” the railroad can decide at any time to start running

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The old Union Pacific train tracks stretch toward Minturn, where an idea has been proposed to put in a trail that would go from Dowd Junction to Minturn. trains again. Caryl said it could take somewhere between several months and a year or more to get the line in shape to handle traffic. If that happened, and if Minturn and the Union Pacific came to an agreement, the town would have to put up a fence between the public areas and tracks. Minturn Town Council member George Brodin said that’s possible. Brodin added that meeting the 50-foot distance requirement would be “easy” along the entire Dowd-to-Minturn stretch. “We’re unique in that respect,” Brodin said.

But nothing has been approved yet. Brodin and Caryl are both well aware of that. “It’s all still pie in the sky at this point,” Brodin said. “But we’ve volleyed the ball back over the net — maybe we’ll get this one back.” If a deal does get done on the Dowd to Minturn section, both Brodin and Caryl think it might open the doors for deals in the future. For Caryl, that means finding a way to finish a trail the length of the valley by 2020. Brodin is thinking closer to home. “We’ve had some good conversations about our railroad crossings,” he said.

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Suspect facing charges of attempted murder Seven people were in Vail building Wells allegedly tried to burn down By Randy Wyrick

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VAIL — Andrew Wells now faces attempted murder charges because seven people could have burned to death when he allegedly set fire to an East Vail apartment building, prosecutors say. The attempted murder charges were added Tuesday to a long list of felony and misdemeanor charges Wells faces for allegedly setting two arson fires. Wells made his second court appearance Tuesday afternoon. District Attorney Mark Hurlbert said Wells, 31, of Eagle, was trying to avenge his broken heart. Wells reportedly thought his ex-girlfriend was in a fourth floor apartment when he allegedly started the fire on the bottom steps of the wood-frame building’s exterior wooden staircase. She was not; she had sought safety with friends in another community. But seven other people were in their apartments at around 5 a.m. on Sept. 22, when Wells allegedly set the blaze. A resident in a neighboring building called 911 to report someone throwing rocks at a building. During the phone call, the neighbor told police he smelled smoke, and walked outside into the dark, and 90 feet across the lawn to investigate. He spotted flames on the wooden staircase leaping up to eight feet high. Vail police, who arrived seconds later, knocked down the flames with the fire extinguishers they carry in their patrol vehicles. Prosecutors also charged Wells with

attempted murder because seven people were in their apartments when he allegedly set the fires. Wells’ attitude was one of “universal malice” and “extreme indifference to the value of human life,” prosecutors said in court documents filed Tuesday.

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Wells’ ex-girlfriend was in the courtroom Tuesday, and laid eyes on him for the first time since his arrest on Sept. 22. Wells, 6 feet 1 inch tall and 270 pounds according to his arrest records, towered over her and her counselor as he shuffled past just a few feet away, on the opposite side of a waist-high wooden partition in the courtroom. A 2-foot chain jangled between his ankles as he quickly made his way from the heavy reinforced door leading from the jail to the jury box, where he took a seat in the back row and waited for District Court Judge Tom Moorhead to call him and his attorneys, local defense attorneys Jim Little and Terry O’Connor. Wells’ parents sat across the aisle in the gallery, watching as their son passed by, dressed in his orange jail jumpsuit. A few minutes later, he smiled at his parents as he filed past and back to jail. Moorhead presided over Tuesday’s hearing in Eagle County Court, sitting in for Eagle Count Court Judge Katharine Sullivan. Two weeks ago, Sullivan set Wells’ bond at $765,000 and sent him back to jail until he could raise the money. He remains in jail. The case now goes directly to District Court, where Wells will enter a plea. He appears at 9 a.m. on Oct. 31.

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building where she was living at the time. The harassment started around Labor Day, building residents said. The sliding glass door leading to his ex-girlfriend’s apartment’s fourth floor balcony had been shattered when a rock was thrown through it. Days before the alleged arson fires, a Volkswagen Jetta burned in the night while it was parked outANDREW side an adjacent building. WELLS The car fire started in the wheel well on the front passenger’s side, and the car was destroyed. Tires on vehicles in the parking lot had been slashed, and vehicles vandalized over the last few weeks, residents said. Wells’ ex-girlfriend’s car had also been broken into repeatedly over the last few weeks, reports said. Vail Police had been keeping a close eye on the apartment complex for weeks, and had been there three or four times over the past several days, residents said.

Wells’ charges

Andrew Wells was arrested and booked on a multitude of felony and misdemeanor charges, stemming from an alleged arson early on Sept. 22, including: Felony: Attempt to commit murder in the first degree. Felony: First-degree arson for causing more than $20,000 in damage after allegedly trying to set fire to two different buildings in an East Vail apartment complex. Felony: Criminal mischief. Felony: Stalking. Felony: First-degree criminal trespass. Felony: Telecommunications crime. Wells allegedly used electronic cloning equipment to intercept phone calls. Felony: Wiretapping to overhear phone calls and other electronic communication. Misdemeanor: Criminal trespass. Misdemeanor: Violation of a protection order. Misdemeanor: Theft. Misdemeanor: Telecommunications crime. Wells allegedly damaged a telecommunications device.

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Wells allegedly drove from his home in Eagle to the East Vail apartment complex. He then drove back to his home, where he was arrested later that day, reports said. Wells allegedly tried to set two fires, one on an exterior corner of a neighboring building, and the one on the staircase where his ex-girlfriend lived. As Wells allegedly moved from one building to another, gasoline leaked from the can that he carried from the spot of that first fire. The gasoline leaked onto the grass across the lawn and parking lot, and to the exterior

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rob Bironas kicked his fourth field goal, a 40-yarder as time expired, and the Tennessee Titans beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 26-23 on Thursday night. Matt Hasselbeck threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Britt with 4:19 left to tie it at 23, and the Titans (2-4) snapped a threegame losing streak against the Steelers. Pittsburgh (2-3) lost its third straight road game this season and for the fifth time in six games dating to last season despite Ben Roethlisberger throwing for 363 yards. Roethlisberger drove the Steelers into position to take the lead after the Titans tied it. Shaun Suisham, who already had connected from 29, 28 and 52 yards, had his 54yard attempt fall short of the crossbar with 49 seconds left.

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EAGLE COUNTY — The Vail Valley Composite Team finished third just behind Fairview High School in the Peaceful Valley Invitational in Elbert last weekend in mountain-biking competition. Going in to the championships in Fruita on Oct. 21, the team is in third place out of 12 schools. John Bailey rode well, placing 11th, with Clayton Davis 16th, Brinton Barry 22nd, and Caleb Krueger 23rd in the boys varsity category. Hannah Hardenbergh was eighth in the

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Sports teams must prepare. Every sport has a certain level of fitness that one must maintain in the offseason in order to see improvement during the season. Skiing and snowboarding are no different. Ski season, and winter in general, has that uncanny habit of sneaking up on us. One day, it’s cycling season, and the next, there’s 2 feet of snow. Staying active during the offseason is absolutely paramount for performing well during the ski season. Different forms of snowsports require different training programs. Whether it’s freestyle, alpine or snowboarding, there are certain exercises that will maximize your preparation for that falling white stuff that we all love so much. While most see the dry-land training season primarily as fall, Ski & Snowboard Club Vail has programs that begin training when the mountain closes. However, most training programs begin in the middle of August. The five programs that SSCV offer are Nordic, alpine, freestyle (moguls), snowboard and freeski (backcountry, halfpipe and slopestyle). Although the principle of sliding down frozen rain on either two planks of wood or one is fairly simple, we all know there is more that goes into it. The same is true for winter preparation. Here is how SSCV goes about different ways of training for different disciplines of the sport.

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the afternoon. Bounding is essentially speed hiking with ski poles. Our bike rides are usually two to three hours long in the afternoon, and our longer runs are around two to three hours.” The level of fitness these athletes maintain is impressive, to say the least. Nordic skiers should maintain strong aerobic fitness by running, hiking and biking during the offseason.

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Alpine skiers rely heavily on gravity (pun intended). SSCV Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Jake Wurth discussed why it is so important for alpine skiers to put on muscle during dry-land training. “Alpine skiers train differently than Nordic skiers due to the sheer nature of the sport. These kids are relying on their weight and their strength to get them down the hill as quickly as possible. The more muscle mass they have, the better,” Wurth said. Ski conditioning, page 19

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Ski & Snowboard Club Vail athletes are working hard to get ready for the season By Michael Suleiman SPECIAL TO THE DAILY

VAIL — Sports teams must prepare. Every sport has a certain level of fitness that one must maintain in the offseason in order to see improvement during the season. Skiing and snowboarding are no different. Ski season, and winter in general, has that uncanny habit of sneaking up on us. One day it’s cycling season and the next there’s two feet of snow. Staying active during the offseason is absolutely paramount for performing well during the ski season. Different forms of snowsports require different training programs. Whether it’s freestyle, alpine, or snowboarding, there are certain exercises that will maximize your preparation for that falling white stuff that we all love so much. While most see the dry-land training season primarily as fall, Ski & Snowboard Club Vail has programs that begin training when the mountain closes. However, most training programs begin in the middle of August. The five programs that Ski & Snowboard Club Vail offer are Nordic, alpine, freestyle (moguls), snowboard and freeski (backcountry, halfpipe and slopestyle). Although the principle of sliding down frozen rain on either two planks of wood or one is fairly simple, we all know there is more that goes into it. The same is true for winter preparation. Here is how Ski & Snowboard Club Vail goes about different ways of training for different disciplines of the sport.

Alpine skiers

Alpine skiers rely heavily on gravity (pun intended). Jake Wurth, SSCV head strength and conditioning coach, discussed why it is so important for alpine skiers to put on muscle during dry-land training. “Alpine skiers train differently than Nordic skiers due to the sheer nature of the sport. These kids are relying on their weight and their strength to get them down the hill as quickly as possible. The more muscle mass they have the better,” Wurth said. Agility and core exercises play a role in conditioning, but the majority of the preparation comes from strength and power lifting for the legs. Alpine skiers have to be able to quickly distribute their weight in order to maximize their turns and their time. “We focus a lot of time on power, isometric power and muscle endurance,” Wurth said. Some great alpine skiing exercises are single-leg squats, walking downhill with weights, wall sits and high-angle hiking.

Freestyle skiers

John Dowling, the newly-hired freestyle program director, sheds some light on what it takes to get in shape if you are planning on skiing moguls this winter. “Every discipline has its overall strength and conditioning programs,” Dowling said. “To be a strong freestyle skier you must be quick. We focus a lot of our time at SSCV on speed and agility. We also train numerous lateral movement exercises that resemble mogul skiing.” Trampoline training and air awareness are hugely important when it comes to preparing for the season. “For now we train on the trampolines at the SSCV Clubhouse in Golden Peak to prepare for the winter,” he said. SSCV and Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy are just finishing up developing a state of the art trampoline facility at the academy’s campus. This will help students and athletes hone their air awareness in a safe manner before the season starts. Dowling discusses the importance of cross training with other sports that use lateral movements such as soccer and tennis. “Competitive skiers should be involved in many sports,” Dowling said. “The mental aspect of mogul skiing is huge. Mogul skiers should partake in mental strengthening programs such as yoga or martial arts.”

Nordic skiers

Nordic skiing is all about fitness and endurance. Nordic skiers must maintain incredible fitness throughout the offseason in order to excel during the season. It comes as no surprise that Ski & Snowboard Club Vail’s Nordic athletes train six days a week (sometimes even twice a day). SSCV athlete Christian Shanley is a Vail Valley local resident that described what it takes to prepare for the winter. “Right now we are focusing a lot on big interval sessions,” he said. “This helps us get our minds back in the race mentality. On Monday and Thursday mornings, we are in the gym at 6:30 lifting. Six days a week we either run, bike or “bound” in the afternoon. Bounding is essentially speed hiking with ski poles. Our bike rides are usually two to three hours long in the afternoon, and our longer runs are around two to three hours.” The level of fitness these athletes maintain is impressive to say the least. Nordic skiers should maintain strong aerobic fitness by running, hiking and biking during the off-season.

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Staying active and balanced is a great piece of advice given by Ski & Snowboard Club Vail Coach Elijah Teter. Teter has had years of snowboard coaching experience and has seen it all. “Whether it is going to the gymnastics facility, skate park, going for a hike or a run, it all helps prepare for the winter,” Teter Ski conditioning, page A11

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said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We encourage the kids to stay active and mix it up outside of our training program.â&#x20AC;? A typical week of training with the snowboard program includes soccer, boxing, basketball, cross fitness drills, stretching and weight lifting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is important when training for snowboarding to simulate activities that prepare you for anything,â&#x20AC;? Teter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try to do a bit of everything with the kids to keep it fun and keep them in shape. We also spend a lot of time on the trampoline to develop air awareness and comfort.â&#x20AC;? Snowboarders should focus their time working out in ways that keeps them versatile and prepared for anything. Snowboarders should spend time doing CrossFit exercises, skating and establishing air awareness.

Freeskiers

There are numerous factors that go into preparing for freeskiing. Freeski Coach Peter Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien explains a bit about the training aspects of the freeski department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a lot of areas we need to focus on, so we need to be well-rounded to mitigate the injuries that sometimes come with the sport,â&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said. Twice a week, the kids jump on the trampoline to establish air awareness. Twice a week, the kids that are 15 years and older are in the gym lifting and working on highintensity circuit workouts. Those that are younger than 15 spend this time doing aerobic workouts. Once a week, the team does yoga lead by two qualified yoga instructors

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that happen to be parents of some of the athletes. Establishing leg strength, stretching and making sure to get on a trampoline are the recommendations given by freeski coaches to get prepared for the winter. Whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re planning on ripping up some moguls, charging past some slalom gates or even dropping into a half pipe this season, winter is almost here, and it is sure to be a good one. Now is the time to get in shape for it. Michael Suleiman is the marketing and communications manager for Ski & Snowboard Club Vail.

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Manseau. “Kristina Koznick sold her jacket from the Olympics, and last year we had a suit from Julia Mancuso that was sold. So it's kinda cool to see the old U.S. Ski Team stuff that past athletes have donated ... We can't guarantee anything, but you never know what you're going to find.”

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Swap organizers may not have to worry about the common concerns of the business at large — things like “keeping it fresh” and “being in tune with the times” are already taken care of by the vendors and the products they bring. But part of the draw to the swap is in the opposite: increasingly trendy throwback items from decades past that help complete the seasonal wardrobe any truly infashion local resident must possess. After all, if you're going to be on the hill every day, then you're going to want a retro-version one-piece for April Fools’ and closing day, a green ski suit for St. Patrick's Day, something red and pink for Valentine's Day, a red-and-green number for Christmas, and the list goes on, depending on how creative you want to get. The “gaper day” suit can also double as a Halloween costume in a pinch, so you may be able to secure yourself something just in the nick of time as that holiday approaches. “Some of the best deals can be found on the older, used items from individuals,” said Manseau. “Those go quick, so it's always very important to get there when the doors open.” Despite the time-tested business model the swap has successfully employed for the last four decades, organizers this year have still managed to find an improvement by adding an earlier shopping opportunity for the true swap hopper. “In the past, we have always offered early bird shopping to all our volunteers, because without them we wouldn't be able to put on an event like this,” said Manseau. “But we've definitively had some feedback from people who put their time in — sitting by the door and waiting was always hard when people have been able to shop prior. So we've eliminated that this year. The doors will be open earlier than ever at 3 p.m. and the general public will have first pick.” Vail area native and skier Cesar Hermosillo says that along with trying to be

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aboard the very first chair of the season (he was last year), and first into Blue Sky Basin when the ropes drop (he claims that accomplishment for last season as well), he also tries to be first through the door at the ski swap. “I can't wait,” said Hermosillo. “I look forward to the swap every year; I don't buy any gear until I have seen what's at the swap ... I always walk away with something.” Manseau says as we reflect on 50 years of Vail history, the ski swap has become one of those nostalgic events reminiscent of old Vail. “A lot of locals are in town this time of year,” she said. “So it's always a good way to see old friends and get the community together before we kick off the season.”

To get involved as a seller, buyer

Sellers: Either on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m., or Friday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., enter the west end of the Dobson Ice Arena and look for the loading/unloading zone. If you're in the right spot, you should be greeted by some volunteers, who will help you tag your items. If you'd like, you can have them suggest prices based on other similar items they've seen. Once you've tagged your items, you'll fill out a form and pay 5 percent of your total asking price up front (cash or check only). Public checkout is on Saturday afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m., but you can always can come in and check if your items have sold or not prior to checkout. In addition to the registration fee, Ski & Snowboard Club Vail will retain 20 percent of the selling price from all items sold. Buyers: Early bird shopping is $15 and will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. From 5 to 7 p.m., the swap entrance cost drops to $10 from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday. From 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, the cost is $5. Entrance to the swap is free starting at noon on Saturday (it will remain open until 5 p.m.), as well as on Sunday from 8 to 10 a.m. Sunday's blowout sale will feature all unclaimed public items at 50 percent off.

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The annual Ski & Snowboard Swap is back for its 43rd year. Ski & Snowboard Club Vail’s annual Ski & Snowboard Swap is the best place to find all you need for the upcoming winter. Products include alpine, snowboard, telemark and Nordic equipment. All ranges of winter clothing and accessories, such as helmets, gloves and goggles, will also be available for purchase. Vendors will have their best selection of new and used products at this year’s swap. Used gear from the general public will be available at great prices. Shopping will be opening earlier than ever at 3 p.m. on Oct. 26. The early-bird shoppers will have the first pick of the gear. All proceeds from the Swap benefit Ski & Snowboard Club Vail, which allows the club to continue its mission to provide youth the opportunity for character growth and excellence through athletics and its vision to stand as both a leading youth-development organization and the premier ski and snowboard competition program in the world. Ski & Snowboard Club Vail is a 50-year-old nonprofit athletic organization providing programs in Olympic snowsports for kids just starting out at 5 years of age up to Olympic gold medalist and World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn. Visit www.skiclubvail.org or call 970-4765119 for more information.

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All the hard work has paid off. The Vail Valley Composite Team finished the season in second place at the state meet in Fruita last weekend. John Bailey finished 15th, Caleb Krueger finished 21st, and Brinton Barry finished 22nd for the boys varsity. These three rode well all season in a very competitive category. Hannah Hardenbergh finished eighth for the girls varsity. Ian Boucher finished fourth, Parker McDonald finished sixth and Noah Beairsto finished 19th in the boys junior varsity category. Clare Baker finished sixth for the girls junior varsity category. Sophomore Anna Martin placed second in Fruita, which helped the team establish points for its second-place overall finish. Heidi Livran had a fantastic cycling season, with a strong fourth-place finish in the

sophomore category. Freshman Quintin Cook placed first in Fruita this past weekend, which solidified him as the state champion in the freshman division. Logan Martin finished 18th in the boys sophomore category. Rita Gutierrez finished in seventh place for the girls sophomore category. Luke Vickerman also had a great race, finishing in sixth place for the boys freshman division. This season, the Vail Valley Composite Team put local rivalries aside and rode as one collective team. The team started three years ago, and any high school athlete in the Vail Valley is allowed to join. “I would really like to thank Jay Henry and Dan Weiland for coaching us and for putting together such a cool program,” Cook said. “We had really great support from them, as well as support from some of our sponsors like Pedal Power. ... I think it is great that we can go out there and show that even a little team from Vail can do well against a team that has twice as many riders as us.”

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EAGLE COUNTY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; SteamMasterGolf, the community volunteers from SteamMaster Restoration and Cleaning, raised more than $52,600 by hosting two events this year. Golf tournaments were held May 31 at Country Club of the Rockies, Arrowhead, and Sept. 26 at Adamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mountain Country Club, Eagle. The four beneficiaries of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events, Vail Valley Charitable Fund, HomeCare & Hospice of the Valley, Matthews Family Education Fund and Ski & Snowboard Club Vail, each received net proceeds of $10,350. â&#x20AC;&#x153;SteamMasterGolf has raised over $330,000 over the last nine golf tournaments held locally in the Vail Valley,â&#x20AC;? said Gary Gilman, president and owner of SteamMaster. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We encourage our employees to participate in local fundraising activities and are honored to be able to give back to our community.â&#x20AC;? The tournament was founded in 2005 in memory of Kim Matthews, SteamMasterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marketing director, who passed away from cancer. The tournament also benefits the children of the Matthewsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; family for their college education funds. This is a commitment made by Gary Gilman and SteamMaster to the Matthews family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really appreciate the local business community, vendors, clients and individuals who sponsor and participate by volunteering, golfing and donating to our fundraisers,â&#x20AC;? tournament administrator Raj Manickam said. Country Club of the Rockies and Adamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mountain County Club donated their courses to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This makes a huge difference in net proceeds, which allows us to give more to the

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The annual SteamMaster golf tournament awarded more than $40,000 to four local nonprofit groups at Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Apres Expo business show in Beaver Creek. From left are: Emmy Hoyt, of Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Martha Brassel, of the Vail Valley Charitable Fund; Rohn Robbins, of the Vail Valley Charitable Fund; Kara Heide, of the Vail Valley Charitable Fund; Gary Gilman, owner of SteamMaster Restoration and Cleaning; Raj Manickam, CEO of SteamMaster; Larry Matthews, of the Matthews Education Fund; Ruth Walker, of HomeCare & Hospice of the Valley; and Lindy Owens, of HomeCare & Hospice of the Valley. beneficiaries,â&#x20AC;? Manickam said. Volunteers from SteamMaster, various nonprofit groups and individuals assisted in both tournaments. Sponsorship funds received for the golf tournaments are tax deductible through Vail Valley Charitable Fund, a 501(c)3 entity. For more information on future tournaments, call Manickam at 970827-5555 or email raj@steammaster.com.

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