Disrupting what has been a quiet avalanche season, this week’s storms are spiking backcountry danger with high winds and feet of new snow burying a sketchy snowpack. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center on Tuesday began warning backcountry travelers ... See more
The Nederland Board of Trustees has given the initial nod to a plan to buy Eldora Mountain Resort for $120 million. The board last month unanimously approved the issuance of as much as $225 million in bonds to pay for the acquisition and improvements at t... See more
SNOWMASS VILLAGE — It’s finally snowing in the mountains, but that’s not why Alex Gonzalez is so stoked. The 21-year-old from Commerce City is on day three of lessons at Snowmass, and things are finally clicking. He and his instructor, Anna, have been lap... See more
PARK CITY, Utah – Last year ski racing legend Bode Miller and resort industry veteran Andy Wirth were betting big that everything at their Peak Ski Co. startup would work perfectly. It did not. “We ended up facing a lot of challenges. Andy was running the... See more
Could another prominent Front Range peak get a new name? Not yet. The Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board on Jan. 27 declined to advance a proposal to change the name of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park to Beaver Mountain. The proposal lan... See more
