Tag: leadville
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Historic ski area in Colorado about to open with $45 lift tickets
A humble, historic ski area is about to open in Colorado — and it’s debuting a price rare to the industry. Near Leadville, Ski Cooper is scheduled to kick off its season Dec. 11 in what will be the first day of a new deal: $45 lift tickets Mondays-Thursdays, regardless if one buys online in advance…
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Lifts, price drops, hang-outs and more new to Colorado ski country
Last year around this time, we were talking about terrain debuting at Aspen Mountain and Steamboat; about a chairlift reaching Keystone’s Bergman Bowl; about the latest in an ongoing series of lift and base upgrades at Breckenridge. There’s always something to talk about at the start of ski season. As more resorts open this month,…
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Historic trains and fall colors: A match made in Colorado heaven
Come fall in Colorado, many of us drive among the golden aspen trees. Others get out to hike. And others heed a certain, loud whistle that echoes through the forests, through time, along with a certain call: “All aboard!” For their annual showcase of the season, Gazette photographers took to Colorado’s historic train tracks —…
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Historic trains and fall colors: A match made in Colorado heaven
Come fall in Colorado, many of us drive among the golden aspen trees. Others get out to hike. And others heed a certain, loud whistle that echoes through the forests, through time, along with a certain call: “All aboard!” For their annual showcase of the season, Gazette/Courier photographers took to Colorado’s historic train tracks —…
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Pizza, please: 8 favorite spots to grab a slice around Colorado
In Colorado, pizza makes sense. This is a tourist state, and what tourist doesn’t want pizza? This is an outdoorsy state, and after a long day in the mountains, what’s better than pizza? Coloradans know what’s better: pizza and beer — a match made in the craft beer heaven that is the Centennial State. Pizza…
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Camping by a lake in Colorado: 8 places we love
There’s nothing quite like opening the flap of your tent in the morning to the view of a lake, watching the rising sun’s warm glow dance across the water that reflects Colorado’s mountain majesty. Yes, in setting a course for a camping trip this summer, we’re thinking about lakes. We’re thinking about these: Chicago Lakes…
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PHOTOS: 76th Annual Leadville Ski Joring
People lined Harrison Avenue for the 76th Annual Leadville Ski Joring event on Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Leadville, Colo.
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SCENES FROM | Leadville Ski Joring
Sights and sounds from the 74th annual Leadville Ski Joring event in downtown Leadville, Colo. on March 5, 2022. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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LIFE | Inside one of Colorado’s oldest ski shops
Bill’s Ski Rentals has been a mainstay in Leadville for the past 77 years. Paul Copper took over the shop from his father and continues to run it. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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LIFE | Leadville National Fish Hatchery
The Leadville Fish National Hatchery is the second oldest federally operated fish hatchery in existence today. For 130 years, the hatchery has been increasing the supply of fish for inland waters. (Video by Skyler Ballard