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2026 Colorado resort closing dates
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (90+ words) With less snowfall than typical this winter, and record warmth in recent weeks, closing days at Colorado resorts are approaching faster than usual. Some resorts are still planning to close as originally scheduled, while others are adjusting their calendars or…...
Confidence rises on Vail Mountain for veterans
2+ week, 1+ day ago (521+ words) Reading Time: 2 minutes, 59 seconds For Alahnna Sanchez, 39, who served in the U.S. Navy as a paralegal, re-learning to snowboard at the Winter Mountain Adventure Program as an amputee and conquering the mountain was a challenge she willingly embraced. Admittedly on day…...
Skiing in Colorado is expensive. Here’s how enthusiasts are making it work
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1145+ words) Reading Time: 4 minutes, 47 seconds Keeley Stokes stepped into her first pair of skis when she was about four years old. "I've just kind of always known how to ski, so I learned when I was really little. And then joined…...
Ski patrol work at a Colorado resort can be trying. A new program at Winter Park helps limit the stress
2+ mon, 9+ hour ago (224+ words) Ski patrol work at a Colorado resort can be trying. A new program at Winter Park helps limit the stress'kunc.org Ski patrol work at a Colorado resort can be trying. A new program at Winter Park helps limit the…...
New program at Winter Park ski area gives patrollers tools for dealing with stress
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (131+ words) The load on the red coats can be large. Especially this slow-to-arrive snow season as dense crowds pack limited terrain. Ski patrollers are on the front line of those crowds, handling ugly traumas, terrible accidents, near-misses and worse. They hike…...
Climate change makes snowmaking a necessity, not a backup, for the West's ski resorts
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1010+ words) As guests ski and ride down Schoomarm, a stretch of beginner-friendly terrain at Keystone Resort in Colorado, they are treated to views of Dillon Reservoir nearly the whole way down. More eagle-eyed skiers and riders will notice that snowmaking machines…...
How Indigenous skiers are reckoning with climate change and exclusion
9+ mon, 6+ day ago (195+ words) Across the West, climate change is putting snow sports like skiing at risk. For Indigenous skiers, that adds to a long history of exclusion from the sport. Let My People Go Skiing is a new film highlighting those challenges and…...
Steamboat Resort prepares for spring operations
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (248+ words) The transition means several ski lifts, trails and resort restaurants shuttering for the season. But other recreation opportunities are not far off. Listen to our "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Steamboat Pilot reporter Tom Skulski…...
Howelson Hill sending off ski season with traditional pond skim event
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (341+ words) Howelsen Hill is closing for the season on Sunday, March 30, and the Steamboat Springs ski area is marking the day with a beloved local event. The Rat Lake Pond Skim Competition is a closing-day tradition that started in the 1980s. Howelson…...