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Posted inOutdoors

Park City court decision could open ski resorts’ secret formula for accommodating crowds

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MST on Nov 22, 20233:59 PM MST on Nov 21, 2023

A Utah court’s decision rejecting an appeal by Vail Resorts could finally expose the complicated calculus behind “comfortable carrying capacity,” the secret metric used by all resorts for managing crowds

Two ski patrollers drag a sled loaded with supplies
Posted inOutdoors

Eldora ski patrollers are the latest to join a growing effort to unionize the resort industry

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Oct 27, 20236:11 PM MDT on Oct 26, 2023

The number of unionized workers in the resort industry has nearly doubled as patrollers, lift mechanics organize in 10 Western communities where the cost of living is skyrocketing

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

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

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

Posted inOutdoors

Fort Lewis College suddenly pulls plug on rare skiing injury database

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Sep 6, 202310:17 AM MDT on Sep 6, 2023

Ski resort managers rarely discuss injuries and limited injury data is shared only through industry-supported researchers.

Posted inOutdoors

Alterra Mountain Co. goes big — bigger than Vail — on a Utah resort for skiers only

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Aug 28, 202310:41 AM MDT on Aug 28, 2023

Plan for $3.2 billion Deer Valley expansion includes 3,700 new acres of ski terrain plus a village built by the developer of posh New York City residential towers

A distant view of Breckenridge in the summer shows ski runs on the mountain and the town nestled below.
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More than 100 Summit County homeowners sue over crackdown on short-term rentals

by Jason Blevins 11:08 AM MDT on Aug 17, 20237:54 AM MDT on Aug 18, 2023

The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court seeks to overturn “misguided and unlawful” regulations. “We want to make Summit County ground zero for this fight.”

Posted inOutdoors

Copper Mountain starts seeding to spark a landscape-scale biodiversity effort

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Aug 15, 20235:54 PM MDT on Aug 14, 2023

Copper Mountain’s 10-year plan to sink carbon into native grasses on ski slopes is one of many sustainability projects underway at Colorado ski areas that are working together to deflect the impacts of climate change

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