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ski resorts

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

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

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Mass transit is the only way to solve ski-season traffic congestion

by Tony Scigliano 1:30 AM MDT on Jul 26, 20234:18 PM MDT on Jul 25, 2023

There’s no room to widen I-70 indefinitely. At some point, the math requires more people in fewer, larger, vehicles.

Posted inBusiness

Jim Crown, “a force of nature,” pushed Aspen Skiing Co. to lead on climate and sustainability

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Jun 27, 20235:19 PM MDT on Jun 26, 2023

Resort industry reeling after Crown’s death driving a racecar on a track near Aspen on his 70th birthday

Posted inOutdoors

Resort operator turns to Colorado Mountain College to train much-needed next generation of lift mechanics

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Jun 27, 20231:06 PM MDT on Jun 27, 2023

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

Posted inOutdoors

Colorado ski resorts enjoyed a record season with mountain towns harvesting highest-ever tax revenue

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Jun 19, 20233:13 PM MDT on Jun 16, 2023

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

Posted inOutdoors

At least 17 people died at Colorado ski areas during the 2022-23 winter season

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on May 30, 20236:22 AM MDT on May 30, 2023

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

Posted inOutdoors

“A season to celebrate” as U.S., Rocky Mountain ski areas experience record visitation

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on May 29, 20235:48 AM MDT on May 29, 2023

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

Posted inBusiness

How to retain resort employees? Colorado ski areas are building workforce housing — at the resorts

by Tracy Ross 3:56 AM MDT on Apr 5, 20232:45 PM MDT on Apr 7, 2023

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

by The Associated Press 4:00 AM MDT on Mar 18, 20234:20 PM MDT on Mar 17, 2023

While many resorts are focused on reducing their emissions, others are going much further, leveraging their influence to shift public opinion and pass legislation.

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