Tag: Roaring Fork Valley
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Eating, drinking, hiking and more in Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley: Tips from locals
As winter turned to spring, Dean Kinkel was starting to dream of summer in a Colorado land of mountains, river-cut canyons and urban spoils. After seasons of well-above-average snowpack, Kinkel was dreaming of what he and his buddies call “the quadruple” from their Glenwood Springs homes. “We’ll go up to Independence Pass and ski; we…
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Westbound I-70 re-opens Sunday afternoon near Glenwood Canyon
Colorado State Patrol troopers re-opened westbound I-70 in Glenwood Canyon Sunday afternoon after an almost-five-hour closure caused by a tractor-trailer rig crash, according to a Tweet. The Eagle division of the Colorado State Patrol alerted drivers of the closure at Exit 133 via Twitter at 8:45 a.m. and said to expect a “several hour delay.” Based…
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Aspen Snowmass season passes go on sale
Season passes at Aspen Snowmass are now available for skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts. The skiing company announced Tuesday several different pass options that range between $69 and $1,699 for chamber of commerce members, while non-chamber members will spend a little more. “The anticipation for winter really kicks in when season passes go back on sale,”…
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Glenwood Springs’ rivers are the lifeblood and harbinger | Colorado River Towns
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denizens of Glenwood Springs, the small Western Slope city that hugs the two rivers that meet about a mile west of its world-famous hot springs, are acutely attuned to the health of the Colorado and the Roaring Fork rivers. The city asked residents in late…
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New Colorado mountain bike trail system a ‘demonstration’ of land possibilities
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new mountain bike trail system is turning heads in Colorado’s Crystal Valley. That’s not so much for the uniqueness of the trails themselves — riders in the neighboring Roaring Fork Valley have plenty of options around — but instead for the unique land arrangement.…