Shopping in Vail? While it’s hard to know where to start, here is a list of a few Vail stores to peruse:

• Buzz’s Boots and Boards at 302 Gore Creek Drive – the go-to place for ski and snowboard purchases and rentals
• Gorsuch Outfitters in Edwards, has been voted the No. 1 fly fishing depot in Vail and probably in all of Colorado
• Noel the Christmas Shop at 183 Gore Creek Drive will get you into the Bavarian frame of mind with their assortment of nutcrackers and glass-blown ornaments
• Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in Vail Villiage
• Roxy at 172 East Gore Creek Drive is the type of women’s boutique that visitors wished they could take back home with them.
• The General Store in Lionshead Mall at 610 W. Lionshead Circle is the place to go to for your basic groceries
• The Golden Bear on 286 Bridge Street, sells jewelry including their signature piece -- a stylized bear that symbolizes Vail
• The Laughing Monkey on 223 East Gore Creek Drive
• The Toy Store on 291 Bridge Street
• Vail Fine Art Gallery at 141 East Meadow Drive is a big draw for serious art collectors
• Verbatim Booksellers located behind the Alpenrose. Vail Village’s only bookstore has been open since 1983
• Wild Bill’s Emporium sells cowboy attire and gifts. Located at 225 Wall Street