Tag: skiing
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‘Stunning:’ Colorado ski area’s long-dreamed expansion taking shape
A Colorado ski area’s long dream for expansion finally took shape over the summer. On the backside of Monarch Mountain called No Name Basin, crews have cleared trees for six runs — along with the wide lane for a fixed-grip, triple chairlift. The lift is expected to be installed next summer, ahead of No Name Basin’s…
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Opening dates announced for Colorado ski areas winter 2024-25
Colorado Ski Country USA, the trade organization representing most of the state’s ski areas, has announced opening dates for the 2024-25 season. The dates — subject to change based on conditions — follow those announced by Vail Resorts, including Keystone Resort, which in recent years with enhanced snowmaking has tried to compete with Arapahoe Basin…
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Opening dates announced for Colorado ski areas winter 2024-25
Colorado Ski Country USA, the trade organization representing most of the state’s ski areas, has announced opening dates for the 2024-25 season. The dates — subject to change based on conditions — follow those announced by Vail Resorts, including Keystone Resort, which in recent years with enhanced snowmaking has tried to compete with Arapahoe Basin…
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Opening dates announced for Colorado ski areas winter 2024-25
Colorado Ski Country USA, the trade organization representing most of the state’s ski areas, has announced opening dates for the 2024-25 season. The dates — subject to change based on conditions — follow those announced by Vail Resorts, including Keystone Resort, which in recent years with enhanced snowmaking has tried to compete with Arapahoe Basin for…
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Get ’em while it’s hot: Affordable multi-mountain ‘Gems’ passes now on sale in Colorado
Amid the summer heat, the trade group representing the majority of Colorado’s ski areas wants people to think snow. Colorado Ski Country USA recently listed its multi-mountain family pass for sale. That’s the Gems Pass, proudly featuring some of the state’s non-mega resorts. Passes for teens ($199) and parents ($325) grant two days at each…
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A look at 9 Colorado passes over the Continental Divide — and what to see on the drives
Call it the great separator, or the thing that unifies us as Coloradans. That’s the Continental Divide, or the Great Divide, so named for the mighty formation that separates our North American watersheds between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. In Colorado, we know it as the rugged wall between the Front Range and the Western…
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Colorado ski area gains approval to grow lift-served terrain
After years of dreaming and more years of government review, Monarch Mountain is officially expanding its lift-served ski terrain. “We’re ecstatic,” Bob Nicolls said Tuesday, soon after his ownership group received final approval from the U.S. Forest Service for the Chaffee County ski area to develop the mountain’s backside. Over the west side of the…
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Ski lift said to be longest-operating in Colorado set to be replaced
The 2024-25 ski season is set to be the last hurrah for the chairlift known as the longest-operating in Colorado. That’s how Sunlight Mountain Resort has known the Segundo lift, tracing its origins to 1954 in Aspen before its move to the small Glenwood Springs ski area in 1973. Sunlight recently announced plans to replace…
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Outside Festival 2024 preview of Denver event at Civic Center Park
The first-ever Outside Festival takes place in Denver June 1-2, 2024 and is an event that celebrates everything outdoors, featuring music, films, speakers and gear
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Helicopter pilot Valerie Arcara flies around Durango, Colorado
Transgender woman Valerie Arcara is training to become a helicopter pilot and already is making her mark in the ski and filmmaking world