- On Sundays in the winter, a special ski area is free in Steamboat Springs. And you have just one chance left this season to go.
- Avalanche transceivers, often called beacons, can mean the difference between life and death. It’s not just important to wear them, however. It’s vital to know how to use them.
- “It’s always been one of my biggest nightmares ... and I can tell you, it's much scarier living through that than you can ever imagine.”
- Crested Butte, Buena Vista, Steamboat Springs and others have all seen service disrupted, including not receiving social security checks and other vital mail.
- Avalanches kill more people in Colorado than in any other state — an average of six a year. Scott Benge from Telluride nearly became a part of that statistic. The experienced backcountry skier was buried by an avalanche and likely only survived because of the quick actions of others around him.
- “Yes, if you were to ask us if we were out of practice, we are,” Len Willey said. “But we think the audience might be out of practice, as well.”
- Steamboat Ski Resort has been one of the standouts, already receiving more snow this season than in all of last season.
- Permits will be required for overnight trips into heavily visited spots, including Conundrum Hot Springs, the “Four Pass Loop,” Geneva Lake and Capitol Lake.
- I-70 is closed in both directions through Glenwood Canyon after semi-truck crash. CDOT expects the closure between Exit 133 in Dotsero and Exit 116 in Glenwood Springs to last late into Monday night.
- Senior and special-needs pets often have a hard time finding a home. Bendu’s both, but his story spoke so much to people that many lined up to take him.
- Here’s how to stay safe in dangerous avalanche conditions.
- At a park just outside of Minturn, now open for its third season, there are eight transmitters that people can practice finding with their beacons.
- The two were arrested in March 2020 and each charged with six counts of mail fraud and three counts of illegal transportation of hazardous materials.
- Many students were sent — against their will — to more the federal government's more than 400 Native American boarding schools that operated in the U.S. for a century and a half.
- Across Colorado’s mountains, ski resorts large and small are starting to open their slopes. While late October saw the opening of Arapahoe Basin, Keystone and Winter Park, the bulk of the state’s ski areas are slated for November, including Breckenridge, which is opening Nov.
- The conservative firebrand has gained a national following, but voters in her district appear to be more divided.
