The most up-to-date information for the Vail Valley

The Englishman Fine European Antique Art & Furnishings of Beaver Creek offers one of the largest collections of Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century European oil paintings in the United States. Inside our galleries in Vail Valley and at our private gallery in London, you'll discover original antique art beautifully displayed alongside an inspiring collection of fine antique and decorative furniture and accessories. Each individual piece is carefully sourced by the permanent London based buying team during their constant travels throughout Europe.

Paderewski Fine Art, a division of The Sportsman’s Gallery, Ltd., represents the finest in the sporting and wildlife genres, but also offers western, landscape, Native American, European, and Hudson River School masterpieces. Our gallery, located in Beaver Creek Colorado, opened its doors in 2002 to show a significantly diverse group of works depicting scenes indigenous to the American West. As an avid outdoors enthusiast, owner Michael Paderewski is dedicated to the promotion of the sporting life and the artists whose work best represents a deep appreciation for the wonders of the natural world.

The By Nature Gallery sells fine natural artwork including petrified woods, fossils, minerals and jewelery. Such an extensive mix of petrified woods, fossils and minerals are found at only a few other galleries around the world. All the objects here are a part of nature that can be taken home and made part of one's living environment.

C. Anthony Gallery! Located in the heart of Beaver Creek, Colorado, representing a variety of paintings, graphics and sculpture by nationally and internationally recognized artists! It is home to an eclectic collection of artwork spanning from classical to modern.

Beaver Creek Fine Art Gallery has offered Musuem Quality, Collectible paintings and sculpture in Beaver Creek since 1992. Specializing in Soviet Era and modern Russian Impressionist Masters, and American and internationally renowned artists.

Located in the heart of Colorado's Beaver Creek Resort, this 530-seat theatre, owned and operated by the Vail Valley Foundation, presents a variety of year-round performances including jazz, comedy, dance, film, Broadway musicals, theatre, rock concerts, family shows and more. The diversity of our year-round offerings provides incredible opportunities to see truly awe-inspiring performances in our uniquely intimate setting. We look forward to seeing you at the VPAC this season!

Gore Creek Fly Fisherman was voted #1 Fly Shop by the 2009 Vail Daily Best Of Awards and is the Vail Valley’s most experienced fly fishing-guide service. Gore Creek Fly Fisherman offers a diverse array of guided services and expert advice for anglers of all levels. All four of their shops have a US Forest Service permit allowing guides on high alpine creeks and rivers.This translates to unparalleled accessibility to the best fishing in the Vail Valley and beyond. They offer the finest lines of equipment and apparel for the utmost in performance, durability, service and value. Full and half-day wade and float trips are available. FREE daily casting clinics at 10:30am at all four locations. Vail Village, (970) 476-3296 Beaver Creek Village, (970) 754-5418 Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, (970) 748-6880 Westin Riverfront (970) 748-3080 www.gorecreekflyfisherman.com

Alpine River Outfitters is Colorado fly fishing at it's finest. Alpine River fly fishing outfitters offers guided fly fishing trips year round. We offer our float trips and wade fly fishing trips near Avon, Vail, Edwards, Eagle, Gypsum, Glenwood Springs, Aspen and Carbondale, Colorado. Alpine River Outfitters has been involved with guiding fly fishing in Colorado since 1994. We offer overnight float trips on the Colorado River at our new Colorado River Lodge. Visit our web site for the best fly fishing reports on the Eagle River, Gore Creek, Colorado River and the Roaring Fork River near Glenwood Springs. We have many miles of private ranch fly fishing.

Good things come to those who wait. You have waited long enough; it's time to learn how to fly fish. Fly-fishing is complex; Eagle River Outfitters professional guides have the knowledge and patience to get any angler, including beginners, to another level. They offer half and full day, wade or float fishing trips on the Colorado, Roaring Fork and Eagle Rivers. Let Eagle River Anglers help you personalize your trip today. Their fly shop is perfectly located on the Eagle River in the town of Eagle. They are the best at what they do and truly believe "Good things come to those who "wade"! Email eraontheriver@aol.com, Phone (970) 328-2323

Miniature Golf is located at the base of Beaver Creek.

The Vail Golf Club, nestled at the base of the Gore Mountain Range, presents golfers with a unique 18-hole, par 71 experience. The Vail Valley’s most walkable course, the golf club is open to the public and features a full service pro shop, group/corporate outings, professional instruction, driving range, practice area, golf swing analysis and Happy Valley Grill, featuring Rocky Mountain fare at its finest. Recognized by Golf Digest as a "Top 100 Resort Course," golfers enjoy playing greens that follow the Gore Creek and lay adjacent to the White River National Forest. Visit www.vailgolfclub.net or call (970) 479-2260 for details.

Vail’s oldest operating hot air balloon company invites you to experience the fantasy in a majestic mountain setting. Flights originate from the Vail/Beaver Creek area at sunrise. Each flight is unique, the views are spectacular, it is common to see wildlife and it is generally warmer in the air than on the ground! Their complimentary post flight ceremonial champagne celebration is legendary and includes a commemorative certificate of your journey. FAA certified. National Aeronautical Association record holder. Reservations required. MC/V/D/AX accepted. Phone (970) 328-2290 or visit www.camelotballoons.com

THE ONLY JEEP TOUR WITH A naturalist/guide & yodeler extraordinaire!! CONTACT: Wolfgang Uberbacher "THE WOLF", TELEPHONE: (970) 926-WOLF (926-9653). Mountain Wolf Jeep Adventures, Inc. is an equal opportunity provider and operates on a special use permit on the White River National Forest and BLM.

This fine art gallery specializes in high quality photographic fine art and original watercolors which are comprised of local scenic and wildlife images of the Vail and Beaver Creek areas. Custom framing services are also available.

Let Lakota River Guides take you to new adventures!! Lakota offers whitewater rafting tours and off-road Jeep and Hummer tours. With more than 29 years of experience, it has been setting the standards for river trips, equipment, transportation and safety in the central Rockies. Not to mention...their guides have a blast. That means your family will too. Three trips are offered each day on the Eagle, Colorado or Arkansas rivers with beginner, intermediate, and advanced sections. The popular Night Vision raft trip is an experience to be remembered. They provide all you need for the river and include a lunch or snack. Offering complimentary transportation from hotels and condos around the Vail Valley. For the Time of Your Life!! Call (970) 845-RAFT or visit www.lakotariver.com

Discounted rafting near Vail! Whitewater Rafting is the best summer activity in the mountains! AVA Colorado Rafting offers world-class rafting trips close to Vail for all ages and abilities and groups of all sizes. Drive and save $$ on more than 15 trips within an hour of Vail. Their helpful and knowledgeable staff will help you find the perfect excursion, from mild floats to family-style whitewater to the biggest, advanced rapids! AVA provides top-of-the-line guest service and gear as well as FREE wetsuits and splash jackets and a delicious, hot fajita lunch. Also offering rock climbing, fly fishing, horseback riding, cabins and camping. Traveling through Colorado? We have trips on 8 rivers in multiple locations. Discounts offered every day on the website--click the red Trip Discounts button on our home page. (877) RAFTING / (800) 370-0581 or direct (970) 423-7031, or visit www.coloradorafting.net

Vail rafting is some of the best in the country. From a relaxing, sun-drenched float trip down the upper Colorado River to the heart-pounding adventure of the Class V Gore Canyon, Timberline Tours, Inc. offers a Colorado river rafting experience for everyone. Colorado rafting is the perfect remedy for a hot summer day in the mountains surrounding the Vail Valley.

From wild to mild, Rock Gardens Rafting offers inspiring Colorado River adventures in scenic Glenwood Canyon. Whether you’re looking for rip-roaring whitewater, or a scenic and relaxing family float, the experienced staff at Rock Gardens Rafting is committed to providing you with a safe and fun-packed trip. Leave your worries behind and enjoy an exhilarating adventure on the gorgeous Colorado River as you float through spectacular Glenwood Canyon! Trips depart four times per day. KIDS RAFT FREE (one child, 12 and under) with every paying adult on full day river adventures. Reservations are required and subject to availability, excluding holidays. Rock Gardens Rafting is located off I-70 Exit 119 at No Name. Multiple daily departures. (800) 958-6737 or visit www.rockgardens.com

The Vail Recreation District offers year-round fun for all ages, including golf at Vail’s only public golf course, the Vail Golf Club; children’s learning and discovery programs at the Imagination Station; youth summer day and sports camps; adult sport leagues; running and mountain bike racing; ice skating and hockey at Dobson Ice Arena; naturalist programs at the Vail Nature Center; tennis on some of the best clay courts in the state at the Vail Tennis Center; and gymnastics, martial arts and fencing at the Vail Gymnastics Center.

Summer: This is Vail's mountaintop activity center. Catch the Eagle Bahn gondola to Eagle's Nest for food, fun and frolic. Most kids will want to spend their days in Vail skiiing or snowboarding their way down one of the most extensive networks of trails in the world. But they won't complain when you take them to Adventure Ridge for an afternoon, which is packed with entertainment for the whole family at an altitude of 10,350 feet. In summer enjoy Bocce Ball, mountain biking, disc golf, croquet and much more.

Winter: In winter enjoy tubing, laser tag, ski-biking, orienteering, snowmobiling for adults and kids, ice-skating and snowshoeing. The Gondola is free for foot passenger after 2pm. Call (970) 476-9090 or (970) 476-5601 for times, fees and more information.

Horseback rides, Horsemanship Camp, Advanced Horse Camp, Pony Camp, Nature Camp, Private riding sessions. All for Kids. Also there are Horseback rides for teens, adults, families and groups. Open from May 22, 2009 to September 30, 2009.

Vail Gymnastics is more than gymnastics. Classes in Dance, Martial Arts, Trampoline, as well as gymnastics (for ALL ages) are offered at our new 9,000 square foot state of the art facility located in the heart of Vail.

Looking for activities for the kids? Let Apex Mountain School’s highly trained guides take them out climbing. Transportation/equipment provided. All abilities welcome. The most fun you’ll have in the Vail Valley! (970) 949-9111 or visit www.apexmountainschool.com

Snow Limousine offers scenic tours for private groups to the world-famous Maroon Bells, Crystal River Valley, Glenwood Springs and many other Colorado destinations. Enjoy a wine tour to Paonia and Grand Valley, find a secluded fishing spot, take a chuckwagon dinner ride, or a jeep tour. Families can take a trip to the Glenwood Caverns and combine it with a float trip down the Colorado River. The scenic tour options are endless. Let Snow Limousine customize the best day of your vacation. Bring your bicycles! Snow Limousine also offers charters to Denver, Grand Junction, Eagle, Vail and other destinations in Colorado. They offer charter and shuttle services to Aspen, Snowmass and other points in the Roaring Fork Valley, using suburbans and mini coaches. For special events, they have the finest limousines with all the amenities. Owned and operated by Curtis & Calvin Vagneur, 4th Generation in the Roaring Fork Valley. (970) 319-5701 - cell phone

Beaver Divers is Colorado's finest, full service scuba diving shop. Since 1986 Casey Zwaan has operated the dynamic personalised scuba shop, located between Beaver Creek and Vail. Beaver Divers is the most successful dive shop in the Rocky Mountains offering all levels of certification classes from beginner through instructor. We provide friendly and professional service for divers and snorkelers.

Men's and women's cashmere apparel and accessories. Located int Gerald R. Ford Hall on the plaza level.

Cogswell Gallery maintains an eclectic collection of western bronze artists, western and impressionist painters, jewelers, imported and antique furniture, vintage photography, weavings, pottery, and Native American antiquities. The gallery has some of the finest in Southwestern paintings, sculpture, and prints.

The DeMott Gallery, representing the finest in traditional American Art, offers a wide selection of landscape, wildlife, still life and figurative works by some of the country's most renowned artists, including the work of notable landscape painters Skip Whitcomb and John Phillip Osborne , as well as Wildlife artists Luke Frazier and Tim Shinabager.

Located at the Vail Promenade, 970-476-4400, This fine art gallery features contemporary Italian art including works by exceptional artists Paoli and Stella whose works are found in several museums throughout Italy, as well as in many private collections throughout the world.

Claggett/Rey Gallery features original paintings and sculpture by fine American artists, with subject matter ranging from historical Western and wildlife scenes to classic European genre. We are a full service gallery that stands behind every piece of art that we sell. Our knowledgeable staff advises both individuals and corporations in the acquisition, placement and care of their artwork, whether they are purchasing a single object or an entire suite of works. We are also available to arrange monumental sculpture and fountain installations that add grace and beauty to landscape design in public and residential spaces. In addition, Claggett/Rey can often locate pieces for collectors with special requests, such as works by 19th century artists or discontinued sculpture editions.

At the Englishman Fine European Antique Art & Furnishings of Vail we offer one of the largest collections of Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century European oil paintings in the United States. Inside our galleries in Vail Valley and at our private gallery in London, you'll discover original antique art beautifully displayed alongside an inspiring collection of fine antique and decorative furniture and accessories. Each individual piece is carefully sourced by the permanent London based buying team during their constant travels throughout Europe.

The only co-operative gallery in Vail where artists are working every day, this gallery offers many paintings, photographs, jewelry, ceramics, and mixed media by artists from the Vail Valley and around the world.

This unique gallery specializes in custom art glass and fine Tiffany reproductions, as well as an array of unique and creative gift ideas for special occasions.

The ViewFinder Gallery specialized in high quality photographic fine art and original watercolors which are comprised of local scenic and wildlife images of the Vail and Beaver Creek areas. Find fine art paintings here.

Masters Gallery Vail is located in the heart of Vail, however when you walk into the gallery you could be anywhere in the world. Masters Gallery offers an eclectic variety of international, local, traditional and contemporary works of art from all mediums for the serious collector to the first time buyer. Masters Gallery has quality, traditional artists such as Earl Biss, Alvar, Pino, Gib Singleton, and Frederick Hart. The gallery keeps their artwork on display to ensure their legacy for future generations. Young and old alike enjoy their gallery experience from the inviting ambience created in the gallery with its eclectic collection to its’ knowledgeable staff. Masters Gallery is a must see during your stay in Vail.

Transform your living experience by having Andrea design and paint your favorite place in your home or business establishment. Imagine walking through your doorway into the tranquility of a pine forest. Follow the babbling brook as your eyes are led into the distant mountain vista. Andrea will create a unique and magical environment to enhance your lifestyle and be the perfect setting for many hours of pleasure with family and friends.

Located in one of the most beautiful places in the United States, the Vail Valley in Colorado, Gateway Gallery shows only the finest painting, graphics and sculpture from both great young artists and world-class masters of the field. Gateway Gallery is a favorite destination for collectors of contemporary and traditional art.

Original Custom Framed Oil & Marble Dust, Oil, & Pastel Paintings, Bronze Sculptures, Antique Maps & Prints, And Fine & Rare Books.

Vail Fine Art Gallery, celebrating 21 years in Vail, offers Musuem Quality, Collectible paintings and sculpture. Specializing in Soviet Era and modern Russian Impressionist Masters, and American and internationally renowned artists. 2 Vail locations: East Meadow Drive, Solaris and 227 Bridge Street….