Ski resort managers rarely discuss injuries and limited injury data is shared only through industry-supported researchers.
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Copper Mountain starts seeding to spark a landscape-scale biodiversity effort
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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Opinion: Mass transit is the only way to solve ski-season traffic congestion
There’s no room to widen I-70 indefinitely. At some point, the math requires more people in fewer, larger, vehicles.
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Jim Crown, “a force of nature,” pushed Aspen Skiing Co. to lead on climate and sustainability
Resort industry reeling after Crown’s death driving a racecar on a track near Aspen on his 70th birthday
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Resort operator turns to Colorado Mountain College to train much-needed next generation of lift mechanics
The company, whose resorts include Steamboat, partnered with Colorado Mountain College to get lift mechanics swiftly trained in the cornerstone job of all ski resorts
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Colorado ski resorts enjoyed a record season with mountain towns harvesting highest-ever tax revenue
Colorado’s 27 lift-served ski areas saw a record 14.8 million visits in 2022-23, marking an 18% increase over the five-year average
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At least 17 people died at Colorado ski areas during the 2022-23 winter season
A Colorado Sun survey of 16 Colorado county coroners shows 17 skiers and snowboarders died while visiting the state’s ski areas in 2022-23
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“A season to celebrate” as U.S., Rocky Mountain ski areas experience record visitation
Record snowfall draws highest-ever visits to Rocky Mountain ski areas and an all-time high of 67.4 million skier visits to U.S. ski resorts
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How to retain resort employees? Colorado ski areas are building workforce housing — at the resorts
Like nearly every Colorado ski hill, Winter Park needed big money to help fix its employee housing problem. Enter its deep pocketed operator, Alterra, with a blueprint others can follow.
Posted inClimate
Ski resorts in Colorado and around the world are embracing a new role: climate activist
While many resorts are focused on reducing their emissions, others are going much further, leveraging their influence to shift public opinion and pass legislation.