Outdoors
The ski resort industry is hoping for federal relief from its $2 billion in coronavirus losses
Ski areas are already slashing capital spending for next year by half as the nation's 460 ski hills in 37 states line up for small business assistance. “When the ski industry sneezes, rural economies catch a bad cold,” says Dave Byrd with National Ski Areas Association
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Call to the wild: Great outdoors an escape in coronavirus times
By The Associated Press Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
“Locals only” coronavirus closures of Colorado public land may not be legal. But mountain communities say it’s needed for safety.
By Jason Blevins Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published
Early closure of ski resorts triggers “feeding frenzy” for uphill touring and backcountry ski equipment
By Jason Blevins Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published
Gates shut at Rocky Mountain National Park, first Colorado park to close amid fears of coronavirus spread
By Jason Blevins Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published
Vail Resorts decides to end ski season at Vail, Keystone, Crested Butte, Beaver Creek; Loveland, Buttermilk also shut down
Vail Resorts decision could impact other Colorado ski areas that want to reopen
Colorado ski resorts remain open, but change chairlift rules and dining options to avoid coronavirus spread
Large gatherings have been banned in Colorado ski counties to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but lift lines aren’t included so resorts are still open while mountains across Europe and Asia close for the season
Cory Gardner introduces bill adding 40,038 acres of wilderness to Rio Grande National Forest
The Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Additions Act marks Gardner's first-ever wilderness bill for Colorado and would add more than 40,000 acres of wilderness in the San Luis Valley
Skiers flock to Bluebird Backcountry’s balance between resort and remote terrain
Owners of Colorado’s first uphill backcountry ski area blend fun with education and safety as they test a business model they hope to replicate elsewhere
How loud is too loud? Telluride thrives on music festivals, but some locals want to turn down the volume
Complaints over noise divide the resort town of Telluride, where hosts of dozens of annual concerts now must submit sound-management plans.
For war-weary veterans, a dose of “adventure therapy” can help them ski off the war
A four-day mission took veterans across the Sneffels Range and through “Break-a-Bone Meadow” to help deal with their demons. “This can be a cathedral for people,” one vet said.
A southern Colorado town is dreaming of a revived ski hill in the wake of Texas investors’ big busts
A nonprofit foundation plans to open a single lift accessing 56 acres at the former Cuchara Valley ski area in southern Colorado, which closed in 2000 after a parade of failed investors
Arapahoe Basin’s effort to avoid overcrowding by leaving the Epic Pass may be working too well
“This was new ground and we have learned a lot,” says resort leader Al Henceroth. A-Basin joined the Ikon Pass in a deal that limits days.
