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Living in the Colorado Mountains
Housing
Housing in the Vail Valley and surrounding communities is advertised in a variety of local publications. In addition to these resources it’s a great idea to ask around in the valley and even explore the area a bit on your own.
A few helpful sites:
Vail Daily – classifieds (updated daily)
Summit Daily – classifieds (updated daily)
Craigslist – a community posting website
USA Citylink - a web based housing search site
Real Estate Book - a web based housing search site Contact info. for local apartment complexes:
Buffalo Ridge Apartments (Avon): 970-949-1285,
Eaglebend Apartments (Avon): 970-949-9417,
Kayak Crossing Apartments (Eagle Vail): 970-949-9417,
Lake Creek Village Apartments (Edwards): 970-926-4550,
Middle Creek Apartments (Vail): 970-479-8200
River Run Apartments (Eagle-Vail): 970-949-4283
Timber Ridge (Vail): 970-476-6759
Pinewood Village Apartments (Breckenridge): 970-547-4433 SchoolsEagle County Schools
Summit County Schools
Vail Mountain School
The Vail Academy
St. Clare Parish School
Vail Christian High School
Summit County Christian School
Colorado Mountain College is a two-year college with campuses in Aspen, Rifle, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, Spring Valley, Breckenridge, Silverthorne, Leadville, Buena Vista and Salida, and Vail.
Transportation
Vail Valley Medical Center offers shuttle service free of charge to the hospital staff from Leadville, Edwards, Eagle and Summit County.
ECO Transit provides service throughout the Eagle County.
Summit County Bus System Provides transportation for Frisco, Breckenridge, Dillon and Silverthorne.
Vail Public Transportation provides free buses in the town of Vail.
Eagle County Airport offers services to select US cities.
Denver International Airport is located approximately 100 miles east of Vail.
Colorado Mountain Express offers shuttle transportation to and from Denver International Airport and Eagle County Airport.
Banks
Alpine Bank
US Bank
1st Bank of Vail
Wells FargoGrocery StoresCity Market has locations in Vail, Eagle, Avon, Dillon and Breckenridge offering groceries and pharmacy services
Village Market is located in Riverwalk in Edwards.
Safeway has locations in Vail and Frisco
Wal-Mart has locations in Avon and Frisco
Costco a warehouse store is located in Gypsum.
Pharmacies
VVMC Eagle Valley Pharmacy - 970-479-7253
VVMC Edwards Campus Pharmacy – 970-569-7676
Wal-Mart –Avon 970-949-6544
City Market – see specific location for details
Target – Silverthorne 970-468-2268Mail/ Post Offices
Personal mail delivery in the Eagle and Summit Countys is done mainly through PO Boxes. Delivery to private residences is limited. So please visit your town’s post office to set up a PO Box and learn how mail delivery works for your residence.
Recreation
Outdoor recreation includes: skiing, snowboarding, snow shoeing, skating, hiking, rafting, climbing, golf
Indoor recreation includes: skating, swimming, climbing, exercise facilities
The Vail Nordic Center
Vail Recreation District
Whiter River National Forrest
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens
Avon Recreation Center
Breckenridge and Frisco Nordic Centers
*Vail Cascade Spa & Club located in Vail 970-476-7400
*Gypsum Rec Center 970-777-8888
*Discounted rates for VVMC employees
Day Care
Vail Child Care Center: 2099 N. Frontage Rd., Vail 970-476-1615
Small World Nursery: 498 Vail Valley Dr., Vail, 970-479-3285
Rumplestiltskin Pre-School – 10 Stonebridge Dr., Avon, 970-949-4590
Mountain Montessori School – 77 Metcalf Rd. Avon, 970-748-5705
Miller Ranch Day Care - 0025 Mill Loft Rd.,Edwards, 970-926-2501
Children’s Garden of Learning - 129 N. Frontage Rd., Vail, 970-476-1420
Veterinarians and Doggie Day CareCastle Peak Veterinary Services: Eagle 970-328-5444 and Edwards 970-926-1812
Eagle-Vail Animal Hospital Eagle-Vail 970-949-4044
Steve’s Dog and Cat Repair: Edwards 970-926-3496
Vail Doggie Day Spa and Lodging: Avon 970-949-0922
Camp K-9: Eagle-Vail 970-949-0922
Additional Services
Drivers Licenses & Voters Registration Offices
Summit County: 970-668-5015
Eagle County 970-949-3156 Avon Office, 970-328-8719
Utilities
Excel Energy (Utilities/Gas): 800-895-4999
Holy Cross Energy (Utilities/Electric): 970-949-5892 Phone Services
Qwest (Phone): 800-244-1111
CenturyTel: 800-201-4099
Cable Services
CenturyTel (Cable TV):970-328-6618
Comcast Cable: 888-824-4010 Sanitation Services
Vail Honeywagon (Garbage): 970-476-3511
Waste Management:970-524-5000
Living in the Colorado Mountains
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