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Vail Valley Getaways & Red Sky Golf Club
The Best Summer Getaways in the Colorado Mountains
Summit County | Eagle County | Vail
Red Sky Golf Club’s two courses are well-known golf destinations for the Colorado golf omnivore. Whether visiting to escape the heat of Dallas or Tucson or simply driving up I-70 from Denver, visitors to several Vail Resort lodges get access to the club’s two excellent courses. Tucked into the hillsides between the towns of Eagle and Edwards, the residential community of Red Sky Ranch boasts two 18-hole tracts that can be the centerpiece of a week in the mountains.
The Tom Fazio-designed course is already a good challenge and is likely to get better as the Fazio team has offered bunker and other updates for the future. The Greg Norman-designed course can stretch to more than 7,500 yards for folks with artillery in their bags but provides numerous options to the more mortal golfers to enjoy the craggy outcroppings and elevation changes.
The stay-and-play packages offered by Vail Resorts Red Sky Golf Club make the private club, high in the foothills above the Eagle River, a great option for a Vail Valley summer visit. The club’s two courses are typically open to members only. But Vail Resorts opens up tee times for visitors to people staying at any of 37 hotels and inns in Vail and Beavercreek. Resorts offering access to the courses include the Four Seasons, Grand Hyatt and Ritz Carlton offerings in Vail.
THINGS TO DO
The Vail Grind: Mountain bikers have long flocked to the Vail Valley to test their fitness on some of the best paths in the world. For those who may take most of the summer to get into race shape, the Aug. 28 Vail Grind is a great option. The Grind is the concluding race of a bike series run by the Vail Rec Department that features loops for kids, beginnings, adults and experts.
SPA LIFE
For all the active lifestyle options in the region, the area is not without its creature comforts. Spas, massage, day spas and pampering options abound. The Sonnenalp Spa, part of the four-star Sonnenalp Resort in Vail Village, is among many options.
HAIL TO THE CHIEF
The Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater hosts performances all summer. Their pop concert series includes performances in July and August by Nora Jones, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and comedian Jim Gaffigan.
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