Tag: Skiing And Snowboarding
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Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame announces 2025 class, adds pioneer skiers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pioneers in extreme, freestyle and adaptive skiing are among this year’s Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame class. Two of the 2025 members, Trace Worthington and Wendy Fisher, “add range to our Hall of Fame, representing freestyle and big-mountain athletes,” chair of the Vail-based selection committee,…
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Southern Colorado ski area set to revive after long-awaited deal is finalized
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After years of contentious talks, a plan is in place for the next life of a southern Colorado ski area. Huerfano County commissioners recently approved a 40-year operating agreement with a nonprofit to run county-owned Cuchara Mountain Park, home to the old ski area that…
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Vail seeking improved beginner terrain, new lifts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of Colorado’s most iconic ski resorts is looking to upgrade a beginner area and replace lifts. The authorizing U.S. Forest Service recently announced proposals from Vail Mountain Resort, as detailed in a 2023 master…
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Colorado ski resort seeks ‘bucket list’ terrain, highest lift in North America
In a recently published master plan looking ahead to the next decade, one of Colorado’s most popular ski resorts envisions a new “bucket list experience.” That’s how Copper Mountain Resort describes the potential of lift-served terrain on the east face of Jacque Peak. The proposed expansion covers about 500 acres reaching above 13,000 feet — “among…
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World Cup ski races returning to Colorado ski resort
Colorado’s Copper Mountain resort is returning World Cup ski races in a fashion like never before. Starting on Thanksgiving, both men and women are set to compete four days at the resort off Interstate 70 — what a Tuesday announcement noted as “a unique opportunity for ski racing fans.” Not often does as a World Cup…
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Multimillion-dollar upgrades at ski hill in southwest Colorado
A local, historic ski hill in southwest Colorado is celebrating an unprecedented makeover this season. Operators in Durango have praised the investment for ushering the 70-year-old Chapman Hill into the 21st century: about $3 million in upgrades, according to Kelli Jaycox, the city’s assistant recreation director. Chapman’s two rope tows have been replaced. That includes…
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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 adam pino, breck.jpg Adam Pino, lift maintenance director at Breckenridge Ski Resort, takes in…
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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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‘I can’t imagine anything luckier’: Colorado Springs locals remember Ski Broadmoor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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.…
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Long abandoned ski area in Colorado opens for season after major funds
Editor’s note: Cuchara Mountain Park’s “ski bus” started running over the weekend (Dec. 14-15) for skiers interested in a ride up the slopes of the formerly abandoned ski area. Nonprofit Panadero Ski Corp. will be selling $40 tickets on Saturdays and Sundays when conditions allow. If the saga of a southern Colorado ski area revival…