The Vail Recreation District (VRD) is gearing up to offer fall programs and activities for all ages. In addition to Vail’s natural fall foliage, visitors and residents alike can enjoy indoor and outdoor activities like skating at Dobson Ice Arena, leaf peeping with the Vail Nature Center, ski and snowboard conditioning at the Vail Gymnastics Center, martial arts, tennis, golf and more.
Vail Golf Club
Keep Active this Fall with Vail Rec District
Open to the public, the Vail Golf Club will continue to offer great play at great prices through late October, weather permitting. Beginning Sept. 9, golf patrons will enjoy off-season deals featuring 18 holes of play for $64 and nine holes of play for only $42, including cart. Twilight play will cost $42 after 3:30 p.m. Private and group workshops and clinics will continue throughout September. Click here or call 970-479-2260 to book tee times or for additional information.
Dobson Ice Arena
Any time of year is the perfect time to check out Dobson Ice Arena and all its offerings including leagues, lessons and public skating. Adult women and men’s fall ice hockey leagues are currently underway, while youth classes begin Sept. 12 and include instruction for both figure skating and ice hockey. Dobson also partners with the Vail Library for Story Time Skating, which takes place at 10 and 11 a.m. on Wednesdays. Public skating hours vary, click here or call 970-479-2271 for details.
Vail Tennis Center
The Vail Tennis Center will continue to offer a full-range of tennis activities on its eight clay courts until Oct. 1, weather permitting. Programs include men’s and women’s tennis clubs, weekly matches and private instruction. The courts are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Pricing and additional information are available by clicking here or by calling 970-479-2294.
Vail Gymnastics Center
With ski and snowboard season just around the corner, the Vail Gymnastics Center is offering trampoline classes and open gym as an opportunity to prepare for the winter. Trampoline class hours vary and include instruction for ages six and older on basic trampoline safety to perfecting ski and snowboard tricks. Open gym takes place from 8 to 9 p.m. on Mondays providing an alternative method to get into shape.
On Thursdays, beginning Sept. 22, from 4:15 to 5 p.m. dance enthusiasts ages four and five can enjoy Dancin’ Fun, a class of creative movement, ballet and tap dance for preschoolers. Dancers ages six to ten can have fun in Stepin’ Out a 60-minute class that includes basic ballet, tap and jazz dancing. The Never Too Late class, from 6:15 p.m. to 7 p.m., is a traditional ballet practice with bar, stretching and floorwork that welcomes any ballet-lover ages pre-teen to adult.
Additionally, the Gymnastics Center offers a variety of traditional gymnastics programs for those preschool-age and older. Call 970-479-2287 for information.
KidZone After School Program
The KidZone after school program is underway at Red Sandstone Elementary School for the 2011-12 school year. Children ages five to 12, or in grades kindergarten through fifth, enjoy sports, gym games, arts, crafts and other activities after school and on designated no-school days. The program allows children to make choices, work and play cooperatively, develop a sense of responsibility and provides an experience full of imagination and activity. For more information on youth programs and activities, click here or call 970-479-2292.
Vail Nature Center
The Vail Nature Center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through September and will continue to offer its adult full-day hikes through late September. Full-day hikes meet at 8 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Nature Center, which is located across from the Ford Park athletic fields. For details, click here or call 970-479-2291.
La Sportiva Trail Running Series
The final race of the La Sportiva Vail Mountain Trail Running series will take place Sunday, Sept. 11 featuring the La Sportiva EverGold 10k and a new 5k. The EverGold will begin and end at the Vail Golf Club and feature an end-of-season brunch at the Happy Valley Grill at the Vail Golf Club. Participants also will enjoy free massages on a first-come, first-served basis from the Minturn-based The Relaxation Station. Course maps, start times and registration are available by clicking here or call 970-479-2280 for information.
Adult Sports Leagues/Open Gym
Registration for the VRD’s flag football league is underway with league play beginning Sept. 11. Open gym indoor volleyball, soccer and basketball will begin in mid-October. Information is available by clicking here or calling 970-479-2280.
High Country Hoops
Join the Vail Recreation District for its annual High Country Hoops program for boys and girls in grades first through fifth. The program will take place at the Homestake Peak School beginning Nov. 1. Children in grades first and second will practice from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and grades third through fifth will practices from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursdays. Cost is $45 and registration ends Oct. 21. Stay tuned for more information on youth volleyball and Futsal, which will also take place at Homestake Peak this fall/winter. Information is available by clicking here or calling 970-479-2280.
Martial Arts at the Vail Gymnastics Center
Children and adults alike have an opportunity to develop their martial arts skills while building confidence and self-discipline via instruction from Master Mathew Bayley at the Vail Gymnastics Center.
Young Warriors: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Beginning Sept. 12
For ages 7 to 12 with a 14 children maximum per class. Costs are $125 per month.
Micro-Warriors Two Day Per Week Program: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Beginning Sept. 12. For ages 4.5 to 6 with a 14 children maximum per class. Cost is $125 per month.
Micro-Warriors One Day Per Week Program: 4 to 5 p.m. on Fridays, Beginning Sept. 12. For ages 4.5 to 6 with a 14 children maximum per class. Cost is $80 per month.
Adult Program Winter/fall Schedule: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Cost: $125 per month
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