Author - The Durango Herald
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Jason Blevins
Position: The Colorado Sun

Geographic naming board agrees to scrape offensive name from Chaffee County gulch

Board recommends renaming derogatory Chinaman Gulch as Yan Sing Gulch, which translates to ‘resilience’ in Chinese

The final phase of restoration in Glenwood Canyon turns to debris-choked Colorado River

The Colorado Department of Transportation is orchestrating the removal of hundreds of thousands of tons of debris flushed down the walls of Glenwood Canyon in July deluge

Ron LeMaster, beloved ski coach, killed in collision at Eldora Mountain Resort

72-year-old was skiing Tuesday when he collided with a snowboarder

Monarch Pass could serve as a new model for wildfire mitigation in treacherous areas

About 90% of the tall spruce in the area have been killed by beetles

Colorado Supreme Court declines to hear case challenging ski areas’ use of waivers to avoid lawsuits

Woman injured by chairlift says no other industry in state is granted blanket immunity

A new strategy in the season ski pass war: medical insurance policies

Telluride passes will cover up to $25,000 in medical bills

La Plata County joins others in asking for investigation into state tax official

Ethics complaints from mountain counties spur probe of state Division of Property Taxation

Colorado Supreme Court ends decade-long fight over teen skier’s death in Vail inbounds avalanche

Family argued resort failed to properly close run when slide danger was high

Cyclist dies in crash during Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race

Details of incident in legendary race have not been released

Pikes Peak ‘bolt war’ pits iconic climbers against each other on America’s Mountain

Longtime climbers are removing fixed protection installed by author of new guidebook

Survey of Colorado’s high-country residents a ‘wake-up call’ on affordable housing crisis

Communities forced to rethink their relationship to tourism economy

Colorado ski area rent to federal landlords fell 20% in 2019-20

New legislation would allow national forests to keep up to 75% of fees