Spring Golf Options Around Vail

Although some of the sand pits are beginning to emerge on the Vail Golf Course, it would be a stretch to call it green … or anything other than covered in snow.

Not to worry, though, crews are working to clear the Vail course, which is scheduled to open some time in May and all the golfing your heart desires can be found in the banana belt of Eagle and Gypsum.

Yes, the 18-hole Cotton Ranch and Eagle Ranch courses are already open for business. You’ll be amazed at how much more tropical (and less snowy) it is downvalley.

Also, if you’re not up for the 30-mile drive, take your clubs to the driving range at the Eagle Vail Golf Club. The range and the tee shop open May 3. For details on all the valley’s public, private and semi-private golf courses, visit golfvailvalley.com.