Tag: skiing
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Powder skiing and riding at Purgatory on Valentine’s Day
The resort picked up 15 inches of new snow overnight, with continued snowfall in the forecast. With skiing and riding on 99 out of 107 open trails, conditions are prime for the holiday weekend
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Ski like a local: Insider tips across 5 Colorado destinations
In Colorado, we all want to ski like a local. And so we called the locals. Whether you’re returning to your favorite mountain or vacationing to an unfamiliar destination, take these tips with you: Breckenridge Adam Pino, director of lift maintenance His moves: Usually I start on Peak 10. That opens right away; they groom…
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Arduous bootpacking unlocks avalanche terrain at several Colorado ski areas
A sunny, bluebird day — much better than a full day of wind and bitter cold in the high alpine. Sunglasses and a ball cap. Lots of snacks and water. A pack for storing layers to be shed. A single AirPod, leaving one ear open for communication. When it comes time for bootpacking Keystone Resort’s…
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Whiteout | Episode 6 Season 3
What could you buy instead of a crazy expensive lift ticket to your local ski slope?
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Appeals court overturns order denying ex-CU coach unemployment benefits for inappropriate comments
Colorado’s second-highest court determined on Thursday that a state agency wrongly concluded a former University of Colorado skiing coach was disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits because of inappropriate comments he made to female students three months before his termination. Andy LeRoy was briefly CU’s head ski coach from 2021-2023 following his career as an Olympian and University of Denver…
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2025 bucket list for Colorado adventure: 10 things to see and do
Hopefully for you, it’s the end of an adventurous year. And hopefully, it’s the start of another. It’s about time for a 2025 bucket list. Here’s what we’ve got in mind: Delight in Rocky Mountain winter You won’t be able to drive Trail Ridge Road, the “Highway to the Sky” that closes for the snowy…
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2025 bucket list for Colorado adventure: 10 things to see and do
Hopefully for you, it’s the end of an adventurous year. And hopefully, it’s the start of another. It’s about time for a 2025 bucket list. Here’s what we’ve got in mind: Delight in Rocky Mountain winter You won’t be able to drive Trail Ridge Road, the “Highway to the Sky” that closes for the snowy…
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Snow Mountain Ranch: Colorado’s ‘5,000-acre memory maker’ of endless winter fun
The road weaves through young pines, short enough that the view is unobstructed: the Continental Divide, Indian Peaks and high points of this western side of Rocky Mountain National Park. The sky seems endless above. And below, a snowy canvas of endless possibilities. A sign along the road points the way: “Now entering the 5,000-acre…
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‘I can’t imagine anything luckier’: Colorado Springs locals remember Ski Broadmoor
Whenever he’s back in Colorado Springs, Steve Wilmot’s gaze turns south to Cheyenne Mountain, to the pair of wide lanes running down the mountain’s foot — especially visible after snowfall. “I look all the time,” Wilmot, 72, says from his home now in Fort Collins. “It’s a bit sad. I think that’s the emotion I…