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Posted inOutdoors

Monarch Mountain plans new terrain as visitation, pass sales soar

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Oct 2, 20233:51 PM MDT on Oct 1, 2023

The expansion plan at Monarch ski area is the first in nearly 20 years for a resort seeking Forest Service approval to expand beyond its special-use permit boundary

Posted inOutdoors

Serial entrepreneur buys Echo Mountain ski area in Clear Creek County

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Sep 30, 20239:34 AM MDT on Sep 29, 2023

Dan Dietrich is the fourth owner of the tiny ski area above Idaho Springs since it was revived in 2005

Posted inOutdoors

Lawsuit targets new Colorado Parks and Wildlife regulations for State Wildlife Areas

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Sep 29, 20237:23 PM MDT on Sep 28, 2023

Animal advocacy groups argue the new regulations for more than 350 State Wildlife Areas offer special treatment for hunters and anglers with increased prohibitions on non-wildlife related recreation

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Governor orders his staff to form plan to keep Colorado’s national parks, public lands open if there’s a federal shutdown

by Sandra Fish and Jesse Paul 4:52 PM MDT on Sep 28, 20235:48 PM MDT on Sep 28, 2023

Two of the most popular leaf-peeping spots in the state are Rocky Mountain National Park and the Maroon Bells, which would be affected by a shutdown

Posted inOutdoors

Silverton Mountain ski area sold to Aspen-based adventure travel company

by Jason Blevins 1:34 PM MDT on Sep 27, 20234:15 PM MDT on Sep 27, 2023

Aaron and Jenny Brill began building the steep and deep, expert-only ski area in the remote San Juans ski area nearly 25 years ago

a person standing on a steep hillside looking at a tripod with scientific equipment attached to it
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Measuring methane from leaky old mines? OK. Flaring the gas to keep it out of the atmosphere? That’s “a double-edged sword.”

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Sep 25, 202311:01 AM MDT on Sep 27, 2023

An intractable question is simmering in the Crystal River Valley. Is burning off huge amounts of potent greenhouse gas emissions worth backtracking on 30 years of coal mine restoration?

Posted inOutdoors

Conservation Fund buys 14er in the Mosquito Range above Alma, helping protect access to Decalibron Loop

by Jason Blevins 9:16 AM MDT on Sep 21, 202311:46 AM MDT on Sep 21, 2023

Landowner John Reiber had closed Mount Democrat to avoid lawsuits. The sale opens access, but does not slow effort to reform the Colorado Recreational Use Statute to better protect “freaked out” landowners.

Posted inOutdoors

Colorado Climate Corps the seed for President Biden’s new American Climate Corps plan

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Sep 21, 202310:11 AM MDT on Sep 21, 2023

“These are Colorado successes we are now sharing with the nation,” says head of Colorado Youth Corps Association

Posted inOutdoors

Town of Vail must pay $17.5 million for parcel where Vail Resorts planned housing but town wants for wildlife

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Sep 21, 202310:11 AM MDT on Sep 21, 2023

The valuation decision marks the final chapter in an 18-month battle that has pitted housing against wildlife and resort operator against its namesake town

A sign declares the summit of Mount Evans
Posted inOutdoors

Mount Evans renamed Mount Blue Sky after federal naming board vote, effective immediately

by Jason Blevins 4:04 PM MDT on Sep 15, 20234:39 PM MDT on Sep 15, 2023

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Board on Geographic Names voted Friday to approve Mount Blue Sky as the replacement for Mount Evans

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