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As ski pass wars heat up, U.S. Forest Service curtails public ski area land fee disclosures
Now, the Forest Service will only share aggregated permit fee information for the ski areas in the White River National Forest. No individual permit fees are being shared on a forest, state, region or national level.
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After 24 years and facing foreclosure, Granby Ranch ski area’s owner is surrendering the resort
By Jason Blevins Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
As Aspen ski icon Klaus Obermeyer turns 100, he reflects on how he stays so fit and positive
By The Aspen Times Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
Snowboard pioneer Jake Burton Carpenter dies at 65
By The Associated Press Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
Copper Mountain, Eldora will host next-generation Woodward terrain parks with aim toward teaching the masses
By Jason Blevins Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
Bluebird Backcountry hopes to tap the uphill skiing movement for a new resort model
The backcountry resort business plan aims to “revolutionize the culture of skiing here in Colorado by giving people more options"
Heavy snow led to a top-five Colorado ski season and a whole lot of cars through the I-70 tunnels
It wasn't quite a record season in Colorado, but 2018-19 saw double-digit jumps in interstate traffic over last season
Aspen stakes claim as the premier human-powered playground as skiers ditch lifts and traffic to walk uphill
“Alpine skiers are getting bored," said Erik Lambert, a businessman searching for a mountain to anchor an all-uphill resort. "They are sick of crowds. They are sick of traffic. I think people are ready for a cultural shift.”
Resorts, desperate to stem crushing traffic, bet on a new ridesharing app that splits lifts to the lifts
RIDE -- shorthand for Reduce Individual Driving for the Environment -- offers simple but compelling rewards to drivers and riders who carpool
Parents of young skiers push for Colorado chairlift safety as lawmakers renew tramway board
“What we are really asking for is safety for our kids," said Larisa Wilder, who is among a group of parents pressing lawmakers give the board that governs chairlift safety more oversight
Colorado drought levels drop by half in a week; governor declares snowpack is “epic”
The U.S. Drought Monitor reported on Thursday that there is no more extreme or exceptional drought conditions in the state, which plagued the Four Corners region after the dry 2018 winter and summer
Telluride isn’t immune to Colorado’s high country housing problem. But it’s finding a solution in diversification
In Telluride, a constricted canyon of about 2,600 residents, housing programs have focused on options, meaning everything from dorm-style rentals and tiny homes to stand-alone single-family homes and four-bedroom apartments
Crawling around Colorado’s mountains, personal snowcats are becoming so ubiquitous they even have a jamboree
Today, snowcats are selling as high-end RVs on snow, with an entry-level, four-seat Tucker starting around $125,000
While others grumble over hordes of newcomers, Telluride embraces Epic Pass skiers
Locals lament crowds of Ikon Pass skiers at some resorts, but Telluride bosses say it's the locals -- not Epic Pass customers -- who are skiing more days than ever
