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Work on another I-70 mountain toll lane starts Monday and will span into 2021. Here’s what you need to know.
The lane will run 12 miles in the westbound lanes of the interstate from the Veterans Memorial Tunnels in Idaho Springs to Empire Junction. The eastbound toll lane is already open.
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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.”
Skim or swim: Colorado ski season winds down with a splash, not a schuss
A frigid slide on skis through an icy pond -- known as pond skimming -- has marked the end to ski season across America since the 1920s
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
Parents of young skiers push for Colorado chairlift safety as lawmakers renew tramway board
“What we are really asking for is safety for our kids," said Larisa Wilder, who is among a group of parents pressing lawmakers give the board that governs chairlift safety more oversight
Colorado drought levels drop by half in a week; governor declares snowpack is “epic”
The U.S. Drought Monitor reported on Thursday that there is no more extreme or exceptional drought conditions in the state, which plagued the Four Corners region after the dry 2018 winter and summer
While others grumble over hordes of newcomers, Telluride embraces Epic Pass skiers
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Telluride’s avalanche-battling arsenal: WWII cannons, 3D mapping and discipline
The “steep and deep” resort uses one of the largest and most diverse tool boxes in North America to mitigate avalanche hazards
Vail’s new Epic day pass lowers pre-purchased lift tickets to as low as $89
The latest salvo in Epic-versus-Ikon season pass brawl targets occasional skiers who balk at $200-plus lift tickets
