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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

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

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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

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U.S. Paralympic, Olympic ski and snowboard teams merge in push for inclusivity

by Tracy Ross 3:57 AM MDT on Jun 15, 202312:33 PM MDT on Jun 19, 2023

The merger further levels the playing field for winter para athletes by pumping more money into training, elevating their profile

a man in a wheel chair in a room full of sit-ski equipment.
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From the back of a van to a $1.9 million facility, adaptive sports have become core to Colorado skiing

by Tracy Ross 4:39 AM MDT on May 31, 20231:11 PM MDT on May 31, 2023

Ignite Adaptive Sports and Eldora ski area are partnering on a new 12,000-square-foot, multi-million-dollar building set to open in 2024.

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

Bald Mountain avalanche
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Backcountry skier caught, killed in avalanche near Breckenridge

by David Krause 10:38 AM MDT on Apr 30, 20234:23 PM MDT on May 2, 2023

31-year-old man from Colorado is 11th avalanche death this season. Spring conditions continue to change, Colorado Avalanche Information Center warns.

Posted inOutdoors

Texas woman crashes into tree, dies at Eldora Mountain Ski Resort

by Olivia Prentzel 6:22 PM MDT on Apr 2, 202311:54 AM MDT on Apr 4, 2023

The 58-year-old woman fell while skiing down a black diamond run, Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said

A man poses in the mountains while holding ski poles
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Meet the Colorado man who always knows when — and where — it’s going to snow

by William Allstetter 3:28 AM MDT on Mar 12, 20238:19 PM MDT on Mar 13, 2023

Every morning, thousands turn to the precision snow reports crafted by Joel Gratz’s OpenSnow to find pockets of powder in Colorado’s chaotic mountains

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