SandBoxBlogs: RealVail " USOC, IOC deal clears path for possible 2022 Colorado Winter Olympic bid"

David O. Williams:
"A huge hurdle facing a Colorado 2022 Winter Olympic bid was cleared today when the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) resolved a long-running and bitter revenue-sharing dispute.

USOC official will reportedly meet next month to determine whether the United States, which has not hosted the Games since 2002 in Salt Lake City, should submit a bid for the 2022 Winter Games or the 2024 Summer Games.


Denver and potential ski-resort venues throughout Colorado, including Vail and Beaver Creek, would be among the frontrunners for a potential 2022 bid. Other cities that have expressed interest include Salt Lake, Reno and Bozeman, Mont.

 

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock released a joint statement on today’s developments...."  (Read more?  Click title)

 

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SandBoxBlogs: Real Vail "Springtime in the Rockies means all activity options are on the table"

David O. Williams:
"Everything from hiking to biking to golf to baseball and, yes, even powder skiing, could be on this weekend’s activity list in Colorado. A fast-moving storm may dump up to six inches of new snow on the few ski areas still open, but then things improve as the weekend moves along.

So the ambitious Coloradan could hit Breckenridge, Loveland or Arapahoe Basin for some fresh turns, then head to one of eight national parks and monuments in Colorado offering free entry through Sunday. Or play 18 holes at the newly revamped Eagle-Vail Golf Club starting on Saturday.

National Park Week runs through Sunday, with entry free at many national parks and monuments around the country, including eight in Colorado: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado National Monument, Dinosaur National Monument, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Hovenweep National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park and Rocky Mountain National Park...."  (Read more?  Click title)

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SandBox Comments: RealVail/The O. Zone "Vail's Vonn vamps for Italian mag, jets back for Letterman"

"It’s been an uneventful World Cup season so far for Vail’s Lindsey Vonn..."
(David O. Williams)

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