John Laconte

2 weeks ago | vaildaily.com | John Laconte

June 9, 1995In a story about how coyotes have proliferated in Colorado despite efforts to eradicate them, the Vail Trail reported that wildlife officials suspected that reintroducing wolves to Colorado “would be difficult partly because the coyote has filled the predatorial niche wolves once occupied.”After decimating wolf populations in Colorado, humans tried to do the same to coyotes to no avail, the Trail reported. “The coyote not only defies extinction, it thrives,” the Trail reported.

2 weeks ago | vaildaily.com | John Laconte

The idea of speed climbing at the GoPro Mountain Games has been on the mind of USA Climbing Chief of Sport John Muse for years. But when he finally saw it come to life over the weekend, “it’s better than what I had in mind,” he said. “On the stage here on this hill, and the imagery behind it, it’s better than what I could have imagined.”Local Ethan Pitcher, who moved to Edwards at age 3 from his home country of Canada, now holds the Canadian speed climbing record at age 24.

2 weeks ago | vaildaily.com | John Laconte

The town of Vail is planning to expand its rockfall mitigation efforts on the slope above Lionsridge Loop road after a large boulder tumbled down the hillside above the Timber Ridge construction site earlier this year. The rockfall event occured following a period of extreme weather which took place in February.

3 weeks ago | steamboatpilot.com | John Laconte

Vail Resorts detailed its earnings results for the company’s fiscal 2025 third quarter on Thursday as CEO Rob Katz took questions from analysts for the first time since the company’s board of directors appointed him to the top executive position in May . Katz started the conversation by acknowledging that there will likely be questions for which he does not yet have the answers.

3 weeks ago | vaildaily.com | John Laconte

Vail Resorts detailed its earnings results for the company’s fiscal 2025 third quarter on Thursday as CEO Rob Katz took questions from analysts for the first time since the company’s board of directors appointed him to the top executive position in May. Katz started the conversation by acknowledging that there will likely be questions for which he does not yet have the answers.