If you’re a skier, chances are you know all about Vail. With its 5,317 skiable acres and champagne powder snow, Vail is one of the top ski resorts in the country. Visitors from around the globe flock to the Colorado town each winter. You’ll hear dozens of languages on the slopes and chair lifts, and in the alpine village at the base of the mountain. What many visitors miss, though, is Vail in the summer. That’s when this alpine community shows a whole different face. The change starts as soon as the mud season of spring gives way to longer days of sunshine. The mountainsides turn green, and wildflowers burst to life, dazzling with their hearty colors. As the days warm, the town takes on a slower vibe, and Vail’s 5,305 permanent residents (plus some 5,000 part-time residents) celebrate small-town life with a full roster of summer events, from the …