Snowboarders Gabi Viteri and Jack Mitrani talk to buzz.snow.com at the Burton store in Vail about their gear, their years, and nipples.

Vail Snow Squad member Kari Miller checks out the Dummy Demolition Derby and Weezer concert at this years' Snow Daze.

With fire, demolition, excitement, music and more, the Dummy Downhill on Vail's Golden Peak provided plenty of entertainment.

Marcus DeBergh of Boulder, Colo. won $100,000 today by activating his EpicMix account. What does one do on the day he wins $100k ? Why, ski, tube and socialize. Of course.

Snow Squad member Tommy Newnes shows the awesome time being had during the annual parade through Vail Village during CarniVail festivities tossing out beads with the EpicMix crew.

Hundreds of EpicMix kids welcomed Lindsey Vonn back home to Vail ski resort on Saturday, April 9, 2011. After signing autographs, the kids and Vonn went skiing.

Vail Closes this weekend, Come shred and enjoy the great events provided by Vail. http://www.vail.com/events/springback.aspx

During the final day of Vail's 2010/11 season, I headed over to Golden Peak to check out some of the talent, kaos, and all out silliness that is the World Pond Skimming Championships. Oh, and did I mention they set a world record for the largest crowd ever at a pond skimming event? YouTube is not...

Are you the king of the mountain? If you can bump, set, and spike like these competitors, then you might just be. Watch the highlights from the King of the Mountain Volleyball tournament in Vail.

Bravo! Vail hosted the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the Gerald R. Ford Ampitheater July 8. Get the highlights and listen to the music here.

See the smiles and foods of the Vail Farmer's Market -- Colorado's biggest. Want a tomato or just do a dance? The farmer's market is the place to be.

Watch the fancy moves of some dancers -- and some spectators -- at the Vail International Dance Festival from Summer 2011.

Do you have soul? I mean, SOUL? Chrisette Michele, Liv Warfield, Raphael Saadiq, and more have it and will share it with the Vail crowd Aug. 20

Vail hosted the Stage 3 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge on Thursday, Avon hosted the beginning of Stage 4 the next day. Watch as Christian Vande Velde talks about the fans, the race, and being at altitude here.

The next generation of EpicMix is here and it has photography. With professional photographers on-mountain, combined with your own photos taken through the app, Vail Resorts is changing the way skiers and snowboarders experience the mountains.

Rob Katz, the CEO of Vail Resorts, announces the next generation of the online and mobile application that tracks your vertical feet and days skied in front of an audience of 300 in Denver on Aug. 31. Watch his full presentation here.

Country music, delicious food, rubber duckies, gear sales, segways -- who could want more for Labor Day in Vail? Snow Squad Scoop host, Halley O'Brien gives you the run down.

PEAKS Magazine , the magazine of Vail Resorts , has released its largest issue ever. The 176-page 2011-12 Winter Issue is packed with insightful information on the six mountains of Vail Resorts, led by the 24-page Epic Resort Guide. PEAKS also features a 14-page Gear Guide with reviews of the best...

See more photos of the School of Shred event here. For the kids at Coyote Creek Elementary School, it's not every day you get a chance to meet a world-class athlete. For Lindsey Vonn, it's not every day she can hear an entire school chant "We love Lindsey," over and over again. ...

See all the photos from the U.S. Ski Team announcement here . Lindsey Vonn was welcomed back to the Vail Valley with two different homecomings this week - one at a high school with one lucky local and another with the U.S. Ski Team as they announced their official roster. Vonn greeted an enthusiastic...

There's just something about opening day at Vail . Is it the free hot chocolate and $1 breakfast burritos? The gear giveaways from Helly Hansen on first chair? The flash of the EpicMix cameras as they capture the ridiculous, sloppy grin on your flushed and frenzied face? Of course this all adds...

... And so the season begins. Denver's 80's Ski Party It actually began for me several weeks ago just prior to the Warren Miller Film tour with the 8 th annual 80's Ski Party in Denver. This fund raising event put on by the E.P.I.C. Foundation donates proceeds to First Descents and has...

Vail ski resort opened Nov. 18, 2011. Multiple chairlifts opened a 9:00 am. Vail's season is definitely going to be like nothing on earth this year.

Remember that feeling you got as a kid waking up to fresh snow? The uncontrollable laughter that bubbled up when you heard school was cancelled? December is one of my favorite months of the year: the Holiday atmosphere and the potential for MAJOR snow in the mountains makes me feel like a kid. And I...

SNOW DAZE The quick rundown. WHAT: The biggest early season party in North America! Includes: après events, FREE concerts, gear demos, giveaways and more. WHEN: Lodging Deals Dec. 5-11, specials start at $120/night . Après Parties and Pub Crawls Dec. 5 – Dec...