Federal, state and local dignitaries gathered in Idaho Springs today to recognize the next major milestone in the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Interstate 70 Twin Tunnels Project: the beginning of major rock blasting and ...Blasting begins for Twin Tunnels improvement project on I-70
Federal, state and local dignitaries gathered in Idaho Springs today to recognize the next major milestone in the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Interstate 70 Twin Tunnels Project: the beginning of major rock blasting and ...Bird watchers flock to Colorado
Birdwatchers, or "birders" as they prefer to be called these days, are heading outdoors in droves to celebrate spring and the return of migratory birds to the Centennial State. Each year, Colorado birders join thousands of others on the second ...Colorado named America's most endangered river once again
The Colorado River is so dammed, diverted and drained that it has risen back to the top of the America’s Most Endangered Rivers rankings. The list by Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit American Rivers highlights a three-year federal Bureau ...Vail, Breckenridge to reopen for bonus weekend
Breckenridge Ski Resort and Vail officials announced today they will extend the two resorts’ ski seasons one additional weekend, April 19-21, due to the large amounts of snow the resorts have received in recent days. Breckenridge has ...Winter Park closing party this weekend
Winter Park Resort will finish off the ski season with Winter Park Springtopia, which includes two free concerts on April 20-21. The closing weekend festivities culminate a final week that features discounted lift tickets and over 16 ...High-country tips for GoPro video wizardry
So you’ve joined the cult of GoPro-wielding skiers, ‘boarders and bikers, recording every turn, flip and wild maneuver via that tiny, high-def point-of-view camera affixed to your body. Here are some tips on which mounts and accessories ...Earliest Aspen Food & Wine Classic sell-out in five years
For the earliest time in five years, the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen has sold out. The swanky celebration is widely considered the nation's premier culinary festival and it is a perennial sell out. But the so-called Great Recession ...Feds to consider summer sports smorgasbord at Breckenridge
Vail Resorts has submitted a second proposal to the U.S. Forest Service for Epic Discovery, a comprehensive summer activities plan, this time at Breckenridge Ski Resort. Epic Discovery is Vail Resorts' summer activity effort, the first proposed ...Rolling Stone: Belly Up among the nation's best rock venues
Rolling Stone has named the Belly Up in Aspen as the 16th best rock venue in the country. The Belly Up is one of three Colorado clubs to earn high praise from the prestigious rock-and-roll magazine. The Fox in Boulder finished fourth and ...Daylighting dark money in Colorado’s political system
Colorado’s Democrat-dominated state legislature is hammering out new laws on everything from guns to civil unions to gas fracking, but so far lawmakers have been loath to tackle campaign-finance reform even though for years getting the ...Forest industry may reap the benefits of skyrocketing timber prices
While Colorado’s forests continue to suffer from beetle epidemics at high altitude and the hangover from a century’s fire suppression at lower altitude, there’s some good news out there for those who believe in active forest ...Colorado skier visits up only slightly despite better snow
Dismal early-season snow conditions in Colorado gave way to more normal snowfall patterns in January in February, prompting a solid rebound in skier visits at resorts across the state, according to industry trade group Colorado Ski Country USA ...'Friendly' business an economic driver?
DILLON—We’ve all heard political promises to create jobs and revitalize the economy. But what does that actually look like? Here in Colorado, the effort has encompassed hours of meetings among thousands of people in every corner ...Sunday Traveler: Iceland's twilight zone
The saga of our ongoing quest to see the aurora borealis continues in Iceland, where we stop for a week on our return from arctic Norway. However, more awaits us on this volcanic moonscape of an island than just the northern lights. There are ...Colorado Senate gives final OK to sweeping gun-control plan
In a vote watched around the world, the Colorado Senate gave final approval Monday to a package of new gun-control measures aimed at preventing the mass shootings that have shaken society. Adding to the drama, Democratic Sens. Cheri Jahn of ...Submit A Story
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