Ski resorts’ long history of immunity threatened by Colorado Supreme Court case
Case involves a teen who was paralyzed after a fall from a chairlift
DATE: Feb 18, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Jason Blevins
Position: The Colorado Sun
Colorado short-term rental owners may protest plan to quadruple their taxes
A survey showed that a majority would reduce their rental nights if Senate Bill 33 passes
DATE: Feb 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado 14er Kit Carson Mountain readies for a new name
Federal board wonders if a suggestion for “Mount Crestone” may be confused with nearby Crestone Peak and Crestone Needle as the state naming group weighs a new name for the 14er
DATE: Jan 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Could a small sign ease landowners’ anxiety about letting people recreate on their property?
Lawmakers will try again to change law to better protect private property owners
DATE: Jan 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
Colorado avalanche forecasters sound red alert as new snow piles deep for MLK weekend
Colorado Avalanche Information Center forecasters are sounding the alarm for backcountry travelers as feet of new snow blankets weak layers
DATE: Jan 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
First year of optional Keep Colorado Wild Pass sees drivers deliver $41.1 million in revenue for parks and wildlife
Nearly 1.5 million Colorado drivers paid an extra $29 to include the parks pass on their vehicle registrations, outpacing expectations and helping fund Colorado Parks and Wildlife
DATE: Jan 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Copper Mountain volunteer boot packers stomp trails to reduce avalanche danger and conserve snow
Crews at several Colorado ski areas spend early season weeks burrowing through powder to stabilize snowpacks
DATE: Dec 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
What it looked like as Colorado wildlife officials released 5 Oregon wolves in Grand County
This is the first time a state – not the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – introduced an endangered species into wildland in the U.S.
DATE: Dec 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado ranchers launch last-ditch effort to block wolves. Here’s how.
Cattlemen and Stockgrowers associations file a lawsuit to try to force federal analysis
DATE: Dec 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
A way to add 8,800 acres to Colorado State Parks without spending a dollar
As Wyoming plans to auction park land for at least $80 million, some call on the Colorado State Land Board to transfer 8,817 acres inside 13 state parks to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
DATE: Dec 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Effort to ban mountain lion hunting in Colorado heats up
Hunting advocates ask the Colorado Supreme Court to reject a ballot initiative that would ban hunting mountain lions, bobcats and lynx
DATE: Dec 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado land trusts want increased support for easement tax credits to help “double down on conservation”
Keep It Colorado coalition hopes to conserve 3.3 million acres by 2033, but it needs lawmakers to renew and increase the state tax incentive program
DATE: Nov 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
