Tag: Silverton
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The soul of Colorado skiing hides in plain sight — right in the neighborhood
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This winter, Rick Noll got a call from a man on a mission to hit every ski area in Colorado. Noll, the city of Ouray’s resource director, recalled the question: “What’s the lowdown on Lee’s Ski Hill?” It’s not often Noll receives outside inquiries about…
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8 of Colorado’s crazy tests on foot and bike: Jagged alpine to rowdy singletrack at night
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After cancellations during the 2020 pandemic, this summer saw the return of Colorado’s greatest, terrible races. For the fittest and bravest on foot and bike, it was a return to that inexplicable sensation born by shared suffering in the vast beauty of the Rocky Mountains.…
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Can the dream of Silverton prevail into the future?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SILVERTON • Patrick Clute is an outsider here. He knows his place. But he couldn’t help but disagree with a lady he came by on his walk this morning, a longtime resident. She complained about the issue that was once again front-page news this morning:…
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Can the dream of Silverton prevail into the future? | Colorful Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SILVERTON • Patrick Clute is an outsider here. He knows his place. But he couldn’t help but disagree with a lady he came by on his walk this morning, a longtime resident. She complained about…
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As Colorado town explores ski area expansion, it reckons with its identity
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SILVERTON • Sallie Barney often finds herself daydreaming while riding the single chairlift of her town’s little ski area. “It’s not hard to look around and be like, ‘Oohh, that would be fun,’” she says.…
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Colorado has 2 new national scenic byways. Here’s a look at all 13
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Coloradans know the state’s beauty to be endless, though the extent to which it is reflected in one federal record is limited. That record, however, is expanding. Two long stretches of Colorado road have been added to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s list of national…
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Most of Colorado’s iconic cycling events set to go in 2021
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While organizers of the Colorado Classic recently called off that race for a second straight year citing lingering COVID-19 uncertainty, many of the state’s other premier cycling events are planning to resume traditions this summer. That includes the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, for many Coloradans…
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3 Eagle County men ID’d in deadly Colorado avalanche
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After days of search and rescue efforts, officials have determined that three men from Eagle County were killed in Monday’s avalanche between Silverton and Ophir. Eagle County officials identified the victims Wednesday as 52-year-old Seth Bossung, 40-year-old Andy Jessen and 49-year-old Adam Palmer. “(We) are…