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Vail Resorts sees uptick in skier traffic over last year’s record showing — but not in Colorado

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MST on Jan 31, 20239:21 AM MST on Jan 31, 2023

The company’s five resorts here are seeing mellow traffic despite well-above-average snowpacks

Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: Mikaela Shiffrin breaks records — and barriers for women in sport

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MST on Jan 29, 202312:58 PM MST on Jan 27, 2023

Mikaela Shiffrin’s pursuit of history highlights the growing importance of women’s sport. It’s a trend that is long overdue.

Posted inCartoons

Drew Litton: Mikaela Shiffrin keeps bringing the heat with unflappable cool

by Drew Litton 2:05 AM MST on Jan 27, 202310:08 PM MST on Jan 26, 2023

Drew Litton celebrates the amazing run of U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin as she continues on her record-setting World Cup victory surge.

Skier Mikaela Shiffrin smiles while an American Flag is seen in the foreground.
Posted inSports

Colorado’s Mikaela Shiffrin wins 83rd World Cup race, beats Lindsey Vonn’s record

by The Associated Press 9:24 AM MST on Jan 24, 20239:24 AM MST on Jan 24, 2023

Shiffrin now needs only three more wins to match Ingemar Stenmark’s overall record — between men and women — of 86 victories

Posted inOutdoors

Colorado ski areas open day cares to attract high country workers in child care desert

by Jennifer Brown 4:10 AM MST on Jan 17, 202311:20 AM MST on Jan 19, 2023

Steamboat Resort and Breckenridge Resort opened child care centers for the kids of their employees this season. In Aspen, the resort is helping pay for new child care center slots in the community.

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Colorado ski town emergency dispatch centers fielding dozens of automated 911 calls from skier iPhones

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MST on Dec 26, 20229:46 AM MST on Dec 28, 2022

911 calls are never ignored, but sorting out which alerts from Apple iPhone 14s and watches are real is “a tremendous drain” on resort town resources.

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Colorado’s White River is the country’s busiest national forest, with a $1.6B impact. But can it keep it up?

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MST on Dec 20, 20221:52 PM MST on Dec 20, 2022

“The answer here is not another lane on 70,” forest chief Scott Fitzwilliams says as he plans robust community discussions on the future of White River

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Supply chain issues prevent yet another thing from spinning: new Colorado chairlifts

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MST on Dec 19, 20221:34 PM MST on Dec 20, 2022

Supply issues for chairlift manufacturers, including Grand-Junction-based Poma, have stalled openings for new lifts across Colorado, North America

Posted inCartoons

6AM, Saturday, on I-70: Five modest proposals for how to speed Colorado ski traffic this season

by Peter Moore 4:11 AM MST on Dec 4, 202210:02 AM MST on Dec 18, 2022

Coloradans have to wait until 2027 for Floyd Hill to be fixed. Here are some more immediate suggestions.

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ESPN sells X Games to MSP Sports Capital, which calls Aspen “a really important cornerstone” of the franchise

by Jason Blevins 6:30 AM MDT on Oct 26, 20228:55 PM MDT on Oct 25, 2022

Aspen Skiing Co. has hosted the Winter X Games since 2002 and has a contract to host the games through 2024.

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