Vail Valley Daily Photo - Waiting for Spring The permanent snow is gone from the lower valley now and only an occasional dusting from time to time covers the countryside. The valley floor is still brown with only a hint of the coming summer. There's lots of winter left here - probably a couple of months. The lifts close next week. Time to think about a road trip! … (1 comments)
vail valley: A FOGGY MORNING IN THE VAIL VALLEY
- 03/31/13 03:52 AM
A FOGGY MORNING IN THE VAIL VALLEY - Hmmm... this is interesting. Fog is a very rare event here - happens only once or twice a year. A nice heavy rain last night wiped out any last hint of snow here in the lowlands but no doubt dumped lots of nice late season snow on Vail mountain. This is kind of a nice change. We are now in the last three weeks of ski season 2012 -2013. I'm looking forward to summer! … (1 comments)
A WINTER MORNING IN THE EAGLE VALLEY - I've found inspiration to feed my photography addiction difficult to find over the last few months of grey/white days here in the Valley. There are lots of skiing shots out there but somehow these shots have a "been there, done that" feeling for me....not that it's not great to be up doing a few turns, It's just that I've photographed and seen photographed just about every imaginable iteration of the wonderful sport of skiing. This is not something that gets the juices flowing. So, it was with true grit and determination … (2 comments)
VAIL VALLEY DAILY PHOTO: HAPPY HOLLOWEEN! The Vail Valley get's into the mood just about as much as anywhere else and Holloween is a big time for all ages. I found this example adorning my favorite settler's cabin located just a few blocks from my house. This old place, obviously built in a fledgling Cottonwood forest - even before there was a forest - and abondoned many years ago easily plays the stage. It's no problem imagining this place covered with spiders! The trees are obviously the only reason this place is still standing. … (0 comments)
VAIL VALLEY DAILY PHOTO: NICE DAY FOR GOLF With the summer winding down and fall off-season approaching quickly, it's nice to take a little time to enjoy what this wonderful valley has to offer. The weather has been absolutely terrific and the fall colors have been spectacular! Incidently, it's time to get your Epic Pass (www.Snow.com) and, if you are amoung the lucky owners in the Vail Valley, time to think about turning on your heat! No predictions yet about the coming ski season but the Skunk Cabbage is reasonably high! … (4 comments)
Vail Valley Daily Photo: Gooood Morning! Exceptional mornings like this are the Rule rather than the Exception in Summer Vail. Crisp and crystal clear is the statistical norm around here. We were suprised this Memorial Day weekend to be greated by the expected sunshine filtered by a heavy overcast of smoke from several fires in south western Colorado and Northern Arizona. Fire season has come early to the western US due to our abnormally dry winter. It may be an interesting summer season! PHOTO: Nilsson Images
Vail, CO Daily Photo - Early Summer in the Vail Valley On a recent photo shoot of a wonderful new listing on one of he most dramatic sites in the Vali Valley, I had the occasion to capture this shot of the Town of Vail and the Gore Range just after sunset. The Aspens have just leafed out at 8,500 feet and the hillsides are starting to turn green. It's a wonderful time to be in Vail, although it's a bit quiet this time of year - especially if you make your living in the real estate industry! This … (1 comments)
vail valley: Vail Valley Daily Photo: Greening Up
- 04/12/12 11:01 PM
Vail Valley Daily Photo: Greening Up Yesterday was a grey, leden day here in the Vail Valley but temperatures were moderate and it was kind of refreshing to get back into a more seasonal weather pattern. Just how much sunshine, cloudless skys, and 70 Degree temperatures can you handle anyway? With the front of Vail Mountain starting to look like a mudslide and the Pro Ski Patrol gang spending their days moving snow from the trees to create skiways - even at the top of the mountain - the 2011/2012 ski season is coming to rapid close. Only 3 more … (0 comments)
vail valley: Vail, Colorado Daily Photo - Einstein's Theory of Deep Powder
- 01/04/12 10:56 AM
Vail, Colorado Daily Photo - Einstein's Theory of Deep Powder "Let's see.......2"/STD:x(.00056+TDY).... No.....More logically, when high presure combines with cold,dry upper level flows out of Canada but...the Jet Stream has taken the month off in Mexico and.....where the heck is that seasonal moisture from the Pacific? Hmmmm. Two inches does not a deep powder turn make. Looks like nothing in the forecast for a couple of weeks. Getting a little chilly. Maybe I should go have a beer at Pepi's." Photo: www.NilssonImages.com
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vail valley: Vail, Colorado Daily Photo - Christmas Day Hay Barn
- 12/30/11 12:08 PM
Vail, Colorado Daily Photo - Christmas Day Hay Barn - Just about 10 miles up Brush Creek, a little past Adam's Rib Ranch, but not quite all the way to Sylvan Lake, sits this rustic hay barn. I have the opportunity to dirve by this old barn once or twice a year. Every time I do I wonder about the human drama it has witnessed for about 100 years or so. It never seems to change - nor does it ever stay the same. For instance, the log farm house up on the hill behind the barn....it's not there any … (1 comments)
vail valley: Vail, Colorado Daily Photo - Moon Over Mountain Star
- 12/26/11 02:17 PM
Vail, Colorado Daily Photo - Moon Over Mountain Star - While on a recent architectural photo shoot in the Vail Valley's Mountain Star subdivision I was blessed with the rising of this fabulous full moon. Over the years I have been working with a camera I have found few instances when the timing of a moon shot - cloud cover, ambient light, color of the sky, and earth surroundings - have meshed. This was one of those times. So here we have an iconic moon to the East and the lights of the Eagle Valley and Beaver Creek to the South. … (3 comments)
vail valley: Vail, Colorado Daily Photo - Although It's Been Said Many Times, Many Ways...
- 12/25/11 02:19 AM
Vail, Colorado Daily Photo - Although It's Been Said Many Times, Many Ways.... Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to all. May this day be filled with family, fun, thankfulness, food, and football - not to mention a few turns on the mountain if you are here in the Vail Valley. Christmas day has dawned clear, blue and frosty in the Vail Valley. What a wonderful place to be during the holiday season! Hope you can make it up! Photo: Nilsson Images
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vail valley: Vail, Colorado Daily Photo - A View of Things in the Vail Valley
- 12/24/11 09:57 AM
Vail, Coloraod Daily Photo - A View of Things in the Vail Valley - While the snow cover is thinner in the Vail Valley than we are used to this time of year, reports from skiers coming off the mountain on this Christmas Eve are very favorable! Variety of open slopes is somewhat limited but what is open is in wonderful condition, thanks to Vail Resort's top flight Mountain Maintenance team. Unfortunately, with no new snow in the forecast, these pro's are going to have their skills tested before the high Christmas Season crowds go home. And crowds there are! Early … (4 comments)
Vail, Colorado Daily Photo - Silent Night Castle Peak is an imposing feature that lords over the entire lower Eagle Valley and is prominent enough to be home to every television/radio/telephone tower between the top of Vail Pass and Glenwood Canyon. It looks like a medieval castle during the daytime and even more so on a clear moonlit night. I wish I knew the name of the conical peak to the left in this photo. It's obviously the cone of an ancient volcano that must have been quite a site in it's day. The entire lower Eagle Valley shows … (7 comments)
vail valley: Vail, Colorado Daily Photo: A Trace on the Dog Means 4" On the Mountain
- 12/14/11 02:56 PM
Vail, Colorado Daily Photo: A Trace on the Dog Means 4" on the Mountain - What's not to like about 4" of new snow on the mountain this morning? Light, fluffy stuff that makes for really nice turns! The trail crew is doing a beautiful job making a day on Vail Mountain an enjoyable experience and while we are still a ways off from opening the back bowls, there is plenty of great skiing available. There is even talk of opening up a few more lifts this weekend - just in time for the pre-Christmas crowd. Photo: Nilsson Images … (3 comments)
Vail, Colorado Daily Photo: If we can't have snow, let us have Icons! The Mountain is open and skiing is more than accpetable for this time of year but.....a little more snow would be nice! Maybe a few inches will arrive tonight. In the meantime, a walk in Vail Village results in some nice, iconic views Pepi's, Gorsuch and the Clock Tower - Has anyone who has been to Vail not seen these? Kind of like the Eiffel Tower but still a nice scene. Photo: NilssonImages.com … (4 comments)
vail valley: Vail, Colorado Daily Photo - 70 to Zero in 4 seconds
- 12/09/11 05:03 AM
Vail, Colorado Daily Photo - 70 to Zero in 4 Seconds - Last week was World Cup Week on the Birds of Prey Downhill Course in Beaver Creek. The ringing of cow bells by the Swiss in the stands (who were feeling no pain) could not override the fact that this guy had just come through the finish gate at well over 70 MPH just seconds before. If you haven't seen a World Class downhill in person, you owe it to yourself to come to Beaver Creek in the first week of every December. You will never forget the experience … (1 comments)
vail valley: Vail, Colorado Daily Photo - Maybe a Little More Paint Before We Put the Place On the Market?
- 12/08/11 06:12 PM
Vail, Colorado Daily Photo - Maybe a Little More Pain Before We Put the Place on the Market? I wonder if the rancher who built this home up East Lake Creek Road back in the early 1900's had any idea his house would be surrounded by $5,000,000 to $15,000,000 gentleman ranches a hundred years later? It's nice that reminders of our past still exist in the Vail Valley. A scene like this kind of slows the frenetic pace of life for a bit - at least long enough to capture this image of the past. Photo: NilssonImages.com
Vail, Colorado Daily Photo: A Very Clear, Very Cold Evening: I am always amazed at how very high altitudes, very thin atmosphere, and very cold temperatures combine to produce a surreal effect. This one minute exposure of a spectacular home in Mountain Star overlooking Beaver Creek on a really cold recent evening was a perfect demonstration of this phenomena. Something else amazing:That my trusty Nikon can function at 10 below zero. I know I wasn't functioning too well! It's cold up here this week. Photo: Nilsson Images.com
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