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Photos: Purgatory bonus days
Purgatory Resort opens its slopes with bonus days thanks to recent storms
Outdoors
Outdoors
Purgatory Resort announces bonus weekend of skiing after major snowstorm
Ski area to open for this weekend after getting nearly a foot of snow
Outdoors
The best time to pay for Colorado skiing is before the lifts start spinning
Sky-high walk-up ticket prices and discounts for early buyers at Colorado resorts mean that skiing has never been more expensive or more affordable
Sports
The Calico Siblings – A look into two motorbike-accessible trails
These trails are a great way to end the summer hiking season
Local News
Photo: Those who cast stones, scare fish
Father and son enjoy afternoon fishing at Pastorius Reservoir
Outdoors
Three Colorado wolf pups caught on video confirmed to be part of Grand County pack
Outdoorsman Mike Usalavage posted video Aug. 17
Outdoors
Golden bike maker sues Gates Corp. over unpaid royalties for bike frame invention
Spot Brand says it’s owed millions in unpaid royalties
Outdoors
Llama drama in San Juans: 2 pack animals on the lam after they were attacked by a sheep dog
Should you find the best friends Rones and Vio, off-lead, please call your local sheriff
Outdoors
Experienced climber falls 800 feet to his death on ridge near Telluride
21-year-old man from Arizona is second person to die while hiking in Colorado this week
Outdoors
Dust-up between cyclists, ambulance highlights headaches bike races can cause first responders
Recent incident following a serious bike crash is forcing conversation about setting rules
Local News
Dolores High School student hikes Colorado Trail in 21 days
Bridger Beyhan nearly 23 miles per day
Local News
Photos: Getting in the flow
There were heavy rains Friday in the mountains up the water in the Animas River
Outdoors
Federal ‘land grab’ or conservation? U.S. senator visits Dolores River to weigh in
Opponents fear a national monument will curtail access and draw crowds; supporters say it will help manage impacts
Outdoors
Visits to Colorado ski areas in 2023-24 slightly down from prior year’s record
Since 2021, resorts have been pumping record sums into new lifts, terrain and infrastructure
Outdoors
CPW emphasizes importance of life jackets amid high rate of drowning deaths
‘When drownings do happen, you see the loved ones left behind,’ Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman says
Outdoors
Colorado rivers are peaking – and so are drownings
At least 18 people have died in state reservoirs and waterways so far this year
Gallery
PHOTOS: Vallecito Lake Heavy Half
Mark Schenberger of Durango won Saturday’s half-marathon at Vallecito Reservoir
Outdoors
Sen. Bennet urges more federal spending for outdoor recreation
Senators want to see the outdoors become eligible for essential infrastructure funding
Regional News
Winter Park’s Indigenous roots are now on the mountain in signs and art installations
Connor Ryan, a Lakota and a professional skier, at his home mountain of Winter Park Resort on April 8, 2024. He’s standing beside a sign on the mountain that translates…
Sports
Durango’s Liza Hartlaub wins mountain bike race after suffering blood clots in her leg
Hartlaub won True Grit Epic NUE 50-mile open/pro women’s division
Local News
Hesperus Ski Area to remain closed through 2024-25 season
Local hill will remain closed to uphill and downhill access
Regional News
Meet the new owners of Silverton Mountain
Andy Culp and Brock Strasbourger want to protect what they say should be a ‘true, pure ski experience’
Regional News
Bill to shield Colorado landowners from visitors’ lawsuits heads to governor’s desk
Senate Bill 58 requires landowners to erect signs warning visitors of hazards
Regional News
Camp Amache is now officially part of the National Park system
The Camp Amache site near Granada in southeast Colorado. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)Hart Van Denburg/CPR News Almost two years after President Joe Biden signed the bill that would turn the…
Sports
Durango Nordic Ski Club competes in Junior National Qualifier
Skiers took part in 5K individual start, 10K mass start
Regional News
Woman, 22, dies at Aspen Highlands ski area after colliding with tree
The woman was skiing on an intermediate run Saturday morning and was pronounced dead at the scene
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…
Outdoors
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