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This is how much Colorado’s mountain communities stand to lose without skiing, restaurants, bars and lodging
As mountain communities grind to close, coronavirus and economic worries turn to summer. “It’s time to show the world how tough we really are,” Telluride tourism chief says.
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Colorado ski resorts remain open, but change chairlift rules and dining options to avoid coronavirus spread
By Jason Blevins Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
Skiers flock to Bluebird Backcountry’s balance between resort and remote terrain
By Jason Blevins Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
Three Colorado ski resort pioneers talk about the industry’s roots, ski pass wars and how to deal with crowds
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As ski pass wars heat up, U.S. Forest Service curtails public ski area land fee disclosures
By The Aspen Times 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
Powdr is ferrying its Woodward action-sport training camps onto the slopes with the debut of new learning areas and terrain parks designed by Danny Davis, Red Gerard
Record spending, flat visitation suggest Colorado’s campaign for sustainable tourism is paying off
Surveys show Colorado is persuading spendthrift visitors to venture beyond the beaten tracks
Ski resorts send a record-setting rent payment to the federal government after 2017-18 season
Colorado’s D.C. delegation once again unites on legislation allowing Forest Service to keep more ski-area fees in the state.
The man who developed Colorado’s mountains sees a bright future ahead for places that are “a retreat from the crazy changing world”
Harry Frampton, who leads East West Partners, has some controversial ideas for solving the high country’s housing crisis
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
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
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
Slower growth in Epic Pass revenue, wider than expected first-quarter losses trigger steep drop in Vail Resorts stock
Vail Resorts’ chief Rob Katz told investors on Friday that he expected to sell 925,000 Epic Passes for the 2018-19 ski season
