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Epic crowds collide with labor shortages at ski areas

A record number of pass holders arrive at Vail Resorts, but a critical labor shortage and quarantined workers has delayed terrain openings and cut services

DATE: Dec 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Colorado Gators started as a natural garbage disposal. Now it’s a tourist attraction

Jay Young’s San Luis Valley oasis offers tourists close-up encounters with gators, snakes, turtles and lizards

DATE: Dec 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Family of Colorado avalanche victim drops one lawsuit, targets maker of air bag

Peter Marshall was killed in a January 2019 avalanche while taking a class near Red Mountain Pass

DATE: Dec 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

DATE: Dec 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

DATE: Dec 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

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

DATE: Dec 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

DATE: Oct 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

DATE: Sep 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

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

DATE: Aug 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

DATE: Aug 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

DATE: Aug 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cyclist dies in crash during Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race

Details of incident in legendary race have not been released

DATE: Aug 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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