As a snowboarder prepared to huck a big rock south of Vail Pass on April 18, the snow beneath him gave way. He launched off the rock anyway and when he landed he remembers the snow "looking like an ocean" all around him. The force of the avalanche ...Report sheds more light on deadly Vail Pass avalanche
As a snowboarder prepared to huck a big rock south of Vail Pass on April 18, the snow beneath him gave way. He launched off the rock anyway and when he landed he remembers the snow "looking like an ocean" all around him. The force of the avalanche ...Spring snow buoys hopes for Colorado rafting industry
The combination of Colorado’s recent late-season snowfall with even more moisture predicted for this week is giving the local rafting industry high hopes for a successful season. With April’s snow boosting snowpack across ...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 ...USA Pro Challenge releases new route through the Rockies
The route for this year's USA Pro Challenge cycling race will take riders on a heart-pounding journey through the Colorado Rockies. The largest spectator event in the history of the state, the USA Pro Challenge continues to set records in ...Snowboarder killed in massive avalanche south of Vail Pass
1Troy Hooper | Thu., April 18 @ 9:59 pm
Two snowboarders triggered an avalanche measuring 300 feet wide and 10 feet deep south of Vail Pass on Thursday that killed one of them. It is the sixth avalanche death in Colorado this ski season. The victim's name has not been released.Skiers, riders line up for Highland Bowl
ASPEN — Skiers and snowboarders showed up to Aspen Highlands in force Tuesday after a massive snowstorm created some of the best conditions of the season. The parking structure at Aspen Highlands filled up quickly causing city officials ...Highlands extends ski season as snowstorm slams Aspen
ASPEN — With snow falling fast and furiously here Monday, the Aspen Skiing Co. announced that Aspen Highlands will reopen for the weekend of April 27 and April 28. Aspen Highlands was originally scheduled to shut down for the season on ...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 ...Big-mountain athletes to Obama: 'Winter is in trouble'
1Staff Report | Tue., April 9 @ 7:53 am
Warning that “winter is in trouble,” 75 Olympic medalists and other winter sports athletes — including Olympic silver medalist Gretchen Bleiler and big-mountain rider Chris Davenport — are sending a letter to President ...Vail changes gate-closure protocol after deadly slide
In the wake of an avalanche that killed a teenager last winter, Vail Resorts has changed its gate-closure protocol to better protect skiers. A day after a storm dropped nine inches of snow, on Jan. 22, 2012, Taft Conlin, 13, and his friends ...CU Buffs stampede past Vermont to win NCAA ski title
In the biggest final-day rally in NCAA championship history, the University of Colorado ski team erased a 54-deficit on Saturday to clinch its 19th national title in skiing. The CU Buffs implemented a conservative approach in Ripton, Vt., on ...Biologists studying decline of bighorn sheep at Maroon Bells
GLENWOOD SPRINGS—Ten bighorn sheep were captured and outfitted with radio collars in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife managers confirmed Thursday. The operation was the beginning of a new, cooperative ...Frisco tubing hill offers non-extreme sports to growing clientele
As if Central Casting had been consulted for a PR gig, a large group of folks arrives at the top of the magic carpet at the Town of Frisco’s Adventure Park tubing hill on Wednesday, each toting a sturdy tube on which they will sit. They’re ...Fast-growing POC melds safety and style to build sales
If you missed the memo, then know this: Ski helmets are cool. And if there's one brand that says, "I rip," it's POC. The 9-year-old Swedish company has grown rapidly by partnering with elite ski athletes and placing special emphasis on safety.PBS to zoom in on climate change effect on ski resorts
A decline in snowfall averages across America is the focus of tonight's "PBS Newshour" broadcast, and big-mountain skier Chris Davenport will be among the featured guests. “You don't know if you're going to have good snow,” Davenport, ...Submit A Story
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