Eagle County
Eagle County
Climbing coronavirus cases in Colorado’s high country aren’t tracking back to ski resorts
Health officials in eight counties have not traced positive tests back to lift lines, chairlifts or ski slopes.
New plans for rail traffic over Colorado’s Tennessee Pass spark protest from grain-hauling competitor
Rio Grande Pacific Corp. inked a lease for the long-dormant rail line through Colorado's high country, floating the possibility of oil cars in Browns Canyon
Coronavirus drives blistering sales of Colorado mountain homes, sets 2020 as historic high mark
Driven by high-end sales, real estate markets in Colorado’s resort communities have set records since July. Most resort towns saw sales through October surpass all sales in the record-setting 2019.
Up to 55 injured skiers and snowboarders arrive at Colorado emergency rooms each day, analysis shows
More than 4,100 skiers and snowboarders were transported to emergency rooms in ambulances or helicopters across 2018, 2019 and the first part of 2020, which is about 10 patients every day of the season.
“Too many uncontrollables”: From coronavirus to wildfires, Colorado’s hunting season brings a slew of uncertainties
While the long-term outlook for wildlife could benefit from the reshaping of the forest, less habitat plus more hunters equals a problem.
“5-star” exemption program pioneered in Mesa County opens to other Colorado counties under red-level restrictions
Data from Mesa County’s pilot will determine if variances can be extended elsewhere. It will take a decline in hospitalizations and positivity rates.
Forest Service OKs access road to Eagle County community surrounded by public land. But not the one developers wanted.
Florida investors the behind a plan for Berlaimont Estates, 19 luxury homes on 680 acres, suggest they may sue if the Forest Service doesn’t change the approved road alignment.
Colorado has an active volcano, and it’s a big reminder of Mother Nature’s explosive might
Travelers of Interstate 70 see the fossilized flow from the Dotsero volanco beside the road and behold those ominous, red slopes above
Northwest Colorado gets a gigabit broadband boost from U.S. Department of Agriculture
Yampa Valley Electric Association awarded $6 million to build 209 miles of internet fiber to connect Moffat, Eagle and Grand counties. About 264 households and dozens of farms and businesses will benefit
In Colorado’s hard-to-count communities, census outreach and coronavirus support are one and the same
Another shift in deadline -- the Census Bureau now must continue until Oct. 31 -- throws a wrench into the mix
Colorado’s splintered mental health system has had tragic failures. The state is taking the first step to fix it.
A task force ordered by Gov. Jared Polis calls for creating a new Behavioral Health Administration, but the plan has no new funding
Sweetwater Lake closer to conservation as Forest Service land
The Conservation Fund’s acquisition of the 488-acre lake property sets the path toward protection as White River National Forest land.
Colorado counties plead for compliance as coronavirus cases rise among younger people across the state
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says over the last 25 days, people under 30 accounted for about 40% of the state’s COVID-19 cases
Man, toddler still missing in separate incidents on Colorado’s runoff-swollen rivers
Teams searching the Colorado and Eagle rivers are fighting fast flows and low visibility as snowmelt kicks off a busy, dangerous season.
Eagle County rolls out welcome mat, says “summer of the part-time resident” will aid coronavirus recovery
As Colorado resort counties wrangle with pandemic-ruined summer plans, some are focused on locals and a trickle of out-of-towners. The Vail Valley is asking second-home owners to come home again.
Coronavirus created the shortest commercial jet flight in the country — Eagle to Aspen. But it won’t last.
The Department of Transportation is expected to OK the end of the “mountain hopper” that circles from Dallas to Eagle, Aspen and Montrose and back to Texas to meet federal rules in a $58 billion coronavirus stimulus package for airlines
Fly from Aspen to Montrose for $30? Airlines are being allowed to cut small-airport service during coronavirus
With air travel contracting to 5% of pre-coronavirus levels, airlines now are allowed to cut some airports. Analysts project Colorado vacation towns aren’t on the chopping block.
Warnings are working (for now) to keep visitors out of Colorado’s high country. But tickets, legal battles loom.
A complex map of coronavirus restrictions raises legal issues for district attorneys in Colorado's high country who may have to prosecute people who violate health orders.
When skiing stopped, so did pooping. Wastewater workers in Aspen and Vail faced a pile of problems.
The science of keeping the flora in a sewage treatment system balanced was knocked out of kilter when coronavirus shut skiing down and water use dropped 50% in two of Colorado’s most popular ski communities.
You’re not supposed to travel more than 10 miles for outdoor recreation during Colorado’s safer-at-home phase
Entering the height of Colorado’s outdoor recreation season, Gov. Jared Polis has ordered people not to travel more than 10 miles from their homes for exercise. “You can make the sacrifice of going to your second or third favorite park,” he said.
