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Outdoor Recreation

New rules for Lake Nighthorse aquatic park in place for spring opening

City schedules timed sessions for Wibit after sustaining nearly $10,000 in damages last year

DATE: Jan 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Yurt operator at a Colorado state park disappeared with guests’ money

CPW revoked contract for Never Summer Nordic Yurts; company must remove 10 yurts and cabins by the end of June

DATE: Jan 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Wolf Creek Ski Area enjoys its independence from major corporations

DATE: Jan 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Gallery

Colorado may bolster liability protections for private landowners who let the public recreate on their lands

A state lawmaker is working with trail groups and property owners on legislation that would reform Colorado’s recreational use statute

DATE: Jan 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sheriff’s deputies take to the slopes of Purgatory Resort on new ski bikes

The Ski Deputy Program is back after several years of hiatus

DATE: Jan 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Shoveling snow and ice from Durango’s Sky Steps is one man’s way of caring for the community

Jim Shadell began clearing the 530 steps about four years ago to stay fit and keep people safe

DATE: Jan 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado sees more avalanche deaths than any other state. A training course at this mountain park hopes to change that

At a park just outside of Minturn, now open for its third season, there are eight transmitters that people can practice finding with their beacons

DATE: Jan 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Supply chain issues prevent yet another thing from spinning: new Colorado chairlifts

Supply issues for chairlift manufacturers, including Grand-Junction-based Poma, have stalled openings for new lifts across Colorado, North America

DATE: Dec 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

PHOTO: Plenty of snow on area passes for winter fun

DATE: Dec 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two local nonprofits, Southern Ute Tribe receive money to help foster outdoor recreation

Adaptive Sports Association in Durango and Montezuma Inspire Coalition in Cortez recipients of the Outdoor Equity Grant Fund

DATE: Dec 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

The rock-hurling spat that could upend Colorado’s river access rules

Colorado Supreme Court wades into lawsuit arguing Colorado rivers are public property

DATE: Dec 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

There’s a crappy situation in Colorado’s backcountry: too many pooping hikers

Outdoor recreation groups hope handing out waste-disposal kits will cut down on the problem piling up on Colorado’s public lands

DATE: Dec 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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