Author: Jason Blevins
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USA Pro Challenge owners give up Colorado race, opening door for new ownership model
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Schaden family is relinquishing control of the USA Pro Challenge, giving hope to the future of the high-profile professional cycling race across Colorado. With the Schadens stepping aside, race organizers now are pursuing a…
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Hickenlooper’s promise: $100M to make Colorado ‘the best state for biking’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LAS VEGAS — Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday announced a plan to spend more than $100 million over the next four years to make Colorado “the best state for biking in the country.” “Being the…
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Andrew Hamilton breaks speed record climbing Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks
Andrew Hamilton is a super-human mountaineer. And he’s got the record to prove it. The 40-year-old dad of four early Thursday trotted down a rain-soaked Longs Peak, completing his inspiring quest for a speed record climbing all 58 points over 14,000 feet in Colorado at 2:21 a.m. — a total of nine days, 21 hours…
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Kroenke-led group buys Denver’s Elitch Gardens
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Elitch Gardens has returned to local ownership as an investment team led by a Denver real estate firm and backed by Stan Kroenke announced they were purchasing the 125-year-old theme and water park. Denver’s Revesco…
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Mountaineers finally summit, ski Colorado’s 100 tallest peaks
The celebration was short when Aspen ski mountaineers Ted Mahon, Christy Mahon and Chris Davenport reached the summit of the remote Jagged Peak in the heart of the Weminuche Wilderness on Wednesday afternoon. It was their 100th peak, capping a multi-year effort to ski not just all the state’s 14,000 peaks, but the 47 next…
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Colorado Ski Train revival in the works after sell-out weekends
Winter Park and Amtrak officials met in Denver Monday to discuss the return of the venerable Ski Train for three months next winter. The Denver-owned resort revived the historic rail link for a weekend in March to celebrate its 75th anniversary, selling out two trains and stirring hopes that Amtrak, Winter Park and rail-owner Union…
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Cañon City tourism bridges gap without top draw
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CANON CITY — It was windy on June 11. Gusts up to 50 mph were whipping a wildfire on the south rim of the Royal Gorge, but Royal Gorge Bridge & Park manager Mike Bandera…
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Marijuana tourism booms in Colorado, though officials remain skeptical
DENVER – Marla Cooley isn’t exactly being discreet when she advertises the marijuana friendliness of her vacation rental home near Lyons. She calls the rental “High in the Hills.” “I’m in a spot where I can enjoy life at its highest, and I’m welcoming people to share the experience up here,” said Cooley, who hopes…
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Colorado ski resorts report strong traffic in January and February
Early season snow and consistent storms kept ski resorts bustling in January and February, with 21 of the state’s 25 hills reporting an 8.6 percent increase in traffic over the same months last season. Through February, visitation was up 13 percent for the season at Colorado Ski Country’s 21 resorts, the trade group reported Monday.…
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Frontier Airlines offers Peyton Manning-inspired fare discount
Frontier Airlines, in a nod to Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, is offering an 18 percent discount on domestic fares starting today through Jan. 16. The three-day deal applies for travel from Jan. 14 through Mar. 12 with blackout dates Feb. 13-15 and Feb. 17. Manning’s verbose scrimmage-line monologues – which often include “Omaha” and…