December Calendar of Events

• 8th      Minturn Winter Market
• 10th    Beginning of Snow Daze
• 13th    The Shins
• 14th    Michael Franti and Spearhead
• 15th    Wilco
• 15th    Happy 50th Birthday Vail Mountain!
• 15th    Minturn Winter Market
• 17th    Vail Holidaze
• 21st     Michael Bolton
• 25th     Merry Christmas
• 31st     New Years Eve Celebration

Vail Market Update

The Vail Market is keeping up momentum and our inventory is dwindling. The above chart illustrates the total number of active residential listings per month from the beginning of the year.  Based on the number of transactions that have occurred through the month of September we were at a 7.9 month absorption rate. While some price ranges and areas have fared better than others, we are confident this trend will continue. Now is the time to make a move and buy your home in the mountains.

November Calendar of Events

• 2nd   Keystone Opening Day
• 4th    Underground Sound featuring Jaimee Paul
• 9th    Breckenridge Opening Day
• 9th    Winter Dance Series- Ailey II
• 16th  Vail Opening Day and Gondola Dedication
• 21st   Beaver Creek Opening Day
• 22nd  Thanksgiving
• 23rd   Beaver Creek Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
• 30th   Birds of Prey Downhill race 

Vail Gondola construction update

Photo: Jack Affleck/Vail Resorts

Construction on the new Vail Gondola is on schedule. Last week a spider helicopter dropped posts and parts on along the mountain. Only one month until the mountain opens!

Vail's new high speed gondola is moving right along. The lower gondola terminal is almost complete and the mid-Vail terminal building is enclosed. Earlier this summer a Huey Helicopter helped pour concrete bases for the new gondola lift towers that were inaccessible by road. Towers 19, 17, 8 were poured on day one and 9 & 4 on day two.  Vail Resorts has said they are on schedule to open on 11/17. 

October Calendar of Events

• 1st-7th       Vail Restaurant Month Family Week
• 6th-7th       Vail Valley Cup soccer tournament
• 7th              Leon Redbone
• 14th            Gregory Alan Isakov
• 21st            Danielle "Ate the Sandwich" Anderson
• 26th-28th   Vail Ski and Snowboard Club Ski Swap
• 28th            The Motet plays Parliament- Funkadelic
• 30th            Minturn Trick or Treat
• 31st            LionsHead 20th Annual Trick or Treat Trot

The leaves are changing and autumn has arrived in the mountains. There is still time to come and view this spectacular array of colors. My hubby and I took a hike last weekend up to Pitkin Lake in East Vail and this is one of the scenes we got to experience. There are still events going on to enjoy and Sunday, September 23rd marks the last of the Farmer's market in Vail. Come up and see the valley!