Alpine skiing

Epic crowds collide with labor shortages at ski areas

A record number of pass holders arrive at Vail Resorts, but a critical labor shortage and quarantined workers has delayed…

December 31, 2021

Sports

Recent storms help Southwest Colorado resorts open terrain

receiving 31 inches, Purgatory now has 98 trails open to ride

December 29, 2021

Local News

Judge ends ‘Village at Wolf Creek’ land exchange

battle looms over road that would access 300 acres owned by proposed developers

December 17, 2021

Local News

Ski season starts Friday at Hesperus Ski Area

storms have allowed ski hill west of Durango to open

December 16, 2021

Regional News

Ron LeMaster, beloved ski coach, killed in collision at Eldora Mountain Resort

72-year-old was skiing Tuesday when he collided with a snowboarder

December 2, 2021

Regional News

Snow may not be piling up at Colorado ski resorts this season, but anxiety sure is

Coronavirus is still a worry, but now ski hill operators must wrestle with too few workers and not enough places…

November 19, 2021

Local News

Purgatory Resort announces opening date, with a caveat – there must be snow

doubled its snowmaking capacity, but warm temperatures have been a challenge

November 12, 2021

Local News

Photo: Gear galore at the Hesperus Ski Patrol Ski Swap

Ethan Scott, left, Tyler Hoyt, center, and Sam Reeve, all volunteers with the Hesperus Ski Patrol Ski Swap, sort through…

November 5, 2021

Local News

U.S. Forest Service signals approval for Purgatory Resort expansion

area wants to install a new quad lift, provide more beginner trails

November 3, 2021

Regional News

Colorado ski resorts are in an uphill battle for workers amid the historic labor shortage

‘Help wanted’ ads outnumber ‘for rent’ listings in communities enduring housing, worker shortages

October 20, 2021

Regional News

Colorado ski resort offers a $49+ chance to skip the lift line, triggering a skier backlash

U.S. senator calls on Powdr to kill the program

October 15, 2021

Local News

Wolf Creek Ski Area to open this weekend, making it the first in Colorado

warns of early season conditions, with 14 inches of new snow

October 14, 2021

Regional News

Colorado Supreme Court declines to hear case challenging ski areas’ use of waivers to avoid lawsuits

injured by chairlift says no other industry in state is granted blanket immunity

September 11, 2021

Regional News

A new strategy in the season ski pass war: medical insurance policies

Telluride passes will cover up to $25,000 in medical bills

August 20, 2021

Regional News

Colorado Supreme Court ends decade-long fight over teen skier’s death in Vail inbounds avalanche

argued resort failed to properly close run when slide danger was high

August 18, 2021

Local News

Sen. Bennet introduces bill to retain ski fees in national forests

Resorts pay millions to federal government every year

June 8, 2021

Local News

Pandemic accelerated Colorado ski resorts’ technological advances

‘We took a multiyear process and did it in like five months,’ one operator says

June 2, 2021

Regional News

Ski patrollers at Breckenridge vote 43-42 to unionize

Increasing cost of living coupled with stagnant wages has buoyed efforts for unionization

May 7, 2021

Regional News

Colorado ski areas aren’t talking about skier fatalities, but coroners are

least 11 skiers were killed in traumatic crashes during 2020-21 season

May 2, 2021

Regional News

Teenager breaks North American record for most vertical feet climbed in 24 hours

Staberg, 19, skied up Copper Mountain more than 21 times in one day

April 28, 2021

Local News

Purgatory Resort wraps up 2020-21 ski season

maintenance planned for Purgatory Village Express before next year

April 18, 2021

Outdoors

Livi on the Lift: Celebrating an old season and new life

That’s right, the final two days of resort skiing and snowboarding have arrived this weekend at Purgatory Resort. It’s the…

April 17, 2021

Local News

Deadly Colorado avalanche season prompts reflection on messaging

12 people died in slides statewide, 5 in San Juans as of this week

April 16, 2021

Outdoors

Colorado rejects effort to require ski areas to report injuries

Bill 184 would have forced resorts to be transparent

April 15, 2021