At least 11 skiers were killed in traumatic crashes at Colorado’s 26 ski areas this season. That is about the average number for a ski season — “about” because it’s difficult to learn when and how skiers and snowboarders die inbounds at the state’s ski areas. Ski areas are not required to share information about […]
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Colorado lawmakers reject effort to require ski areas to report injuries, publish safety plans
Colorado state lawmakers on Thursday killed a bill that would have required ski areas to publish ski injury statistics and safety plans. The Colorado Senate’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee heard from more than 40 witnesses over three hours Thursday, many pleading for the passage of Senate Bill 184. They also heard from ski industry […]
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Some Colorado lawmakers want ski resorts to report injuries and fatalities
Etthan Mañon was ready to tackle the main run at Echo Mountain after skiing several laps on the beginner hill. The 18-year-old was with a bunch of family, in town from the Dominican Republic for the Christmas holidays and skiing for the first time in his life. “He was doing great. Controlled turns and stopping. […]
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Smaller ski areas retain their workers with help of federal coronavirus stimulus money
At least 10 of Colorado’s smallest ski areas together received at least $5 million — and as much as $12.7 million — in federal loans from the Paycheck Protection Program. While the big-league operators like Alterra Mountain Co., Vail Resorts and Aspen Skiing were too large to qualify for the federal stimulus loans, the so […]
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One of Colorado’s first downhill mountain bike trails is closed because of land conflicts
The Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests has closed one of the state’s first downhill mountain bike trails, citing conflicts with private landowners who have felled trees across the trail south of Idaho Springs. Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests supervisor Monte Williams last week signed an order closing the Warren Gulch Trail until the track can […]