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Posted inOutdoors

An Alaska law. A Colorado road. A lawsuit argues those two do not belong together.

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Mar 17, 202310:09 AM MDT on Mar 17, 2023

Environmental groups sue to overturn Forest Service approval of a road across public land accessing a planned luxury community above Edwards

Posted inPolitics and Government

Colorado lawmakers reject proposal to ban horse slaughter for human consumption

by Jennifer Brown 11:53 AM MDT on Mar 16, 20237:01 PM MDT on Mar 17, 2023

The state Senate killed the bill Thursday on a 20-14 vote. Its latest version would have established tighter regulations when transporting 20 or more horses for slaughter.

Posted inOutdoors

How the Colorado Avalanche Information Center investigates fatal slides

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Mar 13, 202311:56 AM MDT on Mar 13, 2023

Forecasters and snow scientists with the CAIC work with land managers, county sheriffs and search and rescue groups to compile detailed accounts of every fatal avalanche. Those reports are the cornerstones of avalanche education.

A man poses in the mountains while holding ski poles
Posted inOutdoors

Meet the Colorado man who always knows when — and where — it’s going to snow

by William Allstetter 3:28 AM MDT on Mar 12, 20238:19 PM MDT on Mar 13, 2023

Every morning, thousands turn to the precision snow reports crafted by Joel Gratz’s OpenSnow to find pockets of powder in Colorado’s chaotic mountains

Snow flies up as a person skies through it.
Posted inOutdoors

How much snow will your favorite Colorado ski resort get? Here’s how to tell.

by William Allstetter 3:18 AM MDT on Mar 12, 20237:34 AM MDT on Mar 12, 2023

OpenSnow forecasters give some clues about when and why the big snow falls at Colorado ski areas

A sign declares the summit of Mount Evans
Posted inEquity

Federal board defers vote to rename Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky at request of tribal government

by Tatiana Flowers 7:49 AM MST on Mar 9, 20236:29 PM MST on Mar 9, 2023

A request by a tribal government to have a “consultation” delays the vote to change the controversial name of 14,000-foot peak west of Denver.

Posted inOutdoors

What goes into the “cat-and-mouse game” of forecasting Colorado’s avalanche risks?

by Durango Herald 3:40 AM MST on Mar 4, 20231:47 PM MST on Mar 3, 2023

Colorado Avalanche Information Center forecasters need intricate knowledge of snowy layers that sit below the surface as they warn public of hazards and risks.

Posted inOutdoors

Colorado governor formally asks federal government to change Mt. Evans’ name to Mt. Blue Sky

by Tatiana Flowers 11:41 AM MST on Mar 3, 20232:56 PM MST on Mar 3, 2023

The request is the second-to-last step in the renaming process to remove former Gov. John Evans, who was forced to resign for his role in the Sand Creek Massacre

Posted inOutdoors

Pike-San Isabel had an agenda when it banned off-roading on some national forest roads, lawsuit claims

by Tracy Ross 4:39 AM MST on Mar 3, 202310:14 AM MST on Mar 3, 2023

The process was driven by extremist environmental groups and anti-motorized activists within the forest service, plaintiff Patrick McKay says

Posted inEnvironment

One tiny zebra mussel was found in a Colorado reservoir. It will be 5 years before the water gets an all-clear.

by Nancy Lofholm 4:01 AM MST on Mar 3, 20235:38 PM MST on Mar 2, 2023

Aquatic biologists began spraying to kill the invasive species at Highline Lake State Park on Wednesday.
Park managers are worried decontamination procedures will kill boat traffic.

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