Vail Valley rolled out the red carpet and folks came out in droves as Mikaela Shiffrin returned home for the first time since September. She didn’t even get a chance to unpack before taking the stage at Solaris Plaza where she was joined by a Goat to celebrate her record breaking 88 World Cup wins. Congratulations Mikaela!

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