Ski Club Vail feels quake in Japan NAEBA, Japan — Ski and Snowboard Club Vail athletes and Coach Nigel Cooper felt the ground shaking Friday as an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan — they were in their hotel at the Naeba ski resort, in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, tuning their skis when the quake hit. Extracted from: Read more on Vail Daily Vail Resorts fiscal 2Q net income rises Ski resort operator Vail Resorts Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter net income rose 34 percent as plentiful snow and the improving economy brought more people out skiing and the company benefitted from acquiring Northstar-at-Tahoe. Extracted from: Read more…