Green Technology

Via GM Key Facts on Allison Hybrid Buses: "GM Allison hybrid powered buses in operation: Vail and other communities nationwide. "

Eagle County, Colorado also offers EcoTransit.  ECO Transit provides multi-modal, environmentally sensitive public transportation choices.

Vail Colorado details, via Wikipedia.

Via Dive Fish Snow Travel on Vail Sustainable Development: " ... hybrid bus in its fleet that provides up to 40% greater fuel efficiency and produces up to 50 percent fewer emissions. " 

Via The Altitude Investor on the town of Vail: "40-foot-low-floor transit bus on various in-town routes to determine if the hybrid bus can operate economically, effectively and reliably ... "

Via Town of Vail 2006 Highlights: "State and federal grants covered about 80 percent of the new bus which was purchased for $508,300, almost twice the cost of the diesel buses. "

Public Transit and Clean Communities (PDF).

The World Travel Guide on Vail: "The resort is eco-friendly, with energy credits against all the lifts, solar panels on mountain restaurants and hybrid low-pollution buses. "

Via EERE on Vail Wind Power: "Vail Resorts, Inc. has vaulted into the number two position for corporate buyers of green power by purchasing 152,000 megawatt-hours of wind power. The purchase will offset all the electricity used by the company, which operates four ski resorts in Colorado ... "