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Watch: Colorado’s ski bosses talk recent seasons, challenges
The Colorado Sun talks recent ski seasons, lessons learned and challenges around housing, climate, jobs and more.
Posted inOpinion
Drew Litton: On Labor Day, thinking way past pumpkin spice latté
Sure, it’s 90 degrees, but in weather-obsessed Colorado, some folks can’t help but look past a beautiful autumn to the inevitable snow.
Posted inBusiness, News, Outdoors
Q&A: Alterra CEO Rusty Gregory steps back and reflects on next generation of ski resort bosses
The U.S. ski industry was forged by soldiers. We all know the story about 10th Mountain vets returning from war with visions of ski runs and chairlifts that would spark dozens of American resorts. Innovators who worked every job at the ski area took the reins from those soldiers, creating even more lifts, better grooming […]
Posted inCartoons, Opinion
Drew Litton: That Colorado spring time of year when anything goes
More cartoons from The Colorado Sun.
Posted inOutdoors
Can skijoring, one of Colorado’s favorite extreme sports, go mainstream?
Story by Olivia Prentzel and Photography by Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun SILVERTON — On a freezing day in late February, a racer clicks into his skis along Notorious Blair Street, ready to race. He tightly grips a cotton rope that’s tethered to a cowboy’s saddle, anticipating a sharp jolt before the horse sets off […]
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PHOTOS: Snow-sculpting competition returns to Breckenridge
As temperatures hovered at -14 before dawn Friday, a group of carvers meticulously shaped snow sculptures in Breckenridge. Nine teams of artists from around the world were putting in finishing touches after traveling to the high-elevation ski town to compete in the International Snow Sculpting Championships. Each had four days to carve a sculpture from […]
Posted inClimate, Environment, News, Outdoors
Ski resorts invest millions in more efficient snowmaking as some question continuing the practice during a drought
By Thomas Peipert, The Associated Press The sight can be jarring during extreme drought: snowmaking guns lined up on a mountainside, blasting precious crystal flakes on a ski run while the rest of the land goes thirsty. Snowpack in the U.S. West has decreased by about 20% in the last century, making man-made snow more […]
Posted inClimate, News
Chances of a white Christmas have melted a bit since the 1980s
By Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press A white Christmas seems to be slowly morphing from a reliable reality to a dream of snowy holidays past for large swaths of the United States in recent decades. Analysis of 40 years of December 25 U.S. snow measurements shows that less of the country now has snow for […]