Snowboarding

Sports

Local freeride skiers go big at regional competitions

eyeing Hollywood Huckest on March 18 at Purgatory

March 1, 2023

Local News

Snowboarder who died Friday near Purgatory Resort is identified

A celebration of life will be held Feb. 25 for David Diaz of Durango

February 20, 2023

Local News

Ski clubs may not be hip anymore, but they help diversify Colorado slopes

clubs that anchor the National Brotherhood of Skiers are a popular way to attract diverse skiers and snowboarders to mountains

February 9, 2023

Local News

Durango Ski & Patio to offer free ski rentals one day in February

Business owner hopes to alleviate some of the financial burdens associated with the sport

February 2, 2023

Sports

Snow blesses skiers in Southwest Colorado

Hesperus could start spinning its lift next week

December 31, 2022

Local News

City issues proposals request to replace ski rope tows at Chapman Hill

Reliance on decades-old lines makes staff feel like they’re ‘living on borrowed time’

December 27, 2022

Sports

Fort Lewis students looking at on-slope safety

class conducting survey through Wednesday

November 17, 2022

Sports

Wolf Creek Ski Area opens for the season

area begins daily operations after latest storm

November 5, 2022

Sports

Forest Service OKs Vail Resorts’ plan to restore Keystone tundra

keeps one of the country’s largest expansions on schedule

August 4, 2022

Sports

Colorado ski areas set a new visitor record last season

Visitation to Colorado ski areas surpassed 14 million in 2021-22

July 5, 2022

Sports

Snowboard abuse case exposes flaws in new reporting system

A silhouette of a snowboarder in action in a heat during the FIS World Cup snowboarding big air competition at…

April 14, 2022

Local News

Final report released on fatal avalanche southwest of Ophir

backcountry snowboarder triggered slide below Pilot Knob

March 24, 2022

Local News

Photos: Chapman Hill’s ‘Chapfest’ celebrates final days of season

August Radding, 12, comes off the rail as Chadwick Dixon cheers him on during the “Chapfest” rail jam Friday at…

March 19, 2022

Local News

Telluride snowboarder killed in avalanche near Trout Lake

Helicopter guide service spots slide, drops off guides to search

March 18, 2022

Sports

Recent storms help Southwest Colorado resorts open terrain

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

December 29, 2021

Regional News

Snowboarders charged in backcountry avalanche settle criminal case

Boarders face probation and community service but won’t have to pay $168,000 in restitution

May 19, 2021

Outdoors

Vail Resorts to require reservations for 2020-21 ski season

A snowboarder wearing a medical mask at Arapahoe Basin on May 27 after the ski area reopened briefly during the…

August 28, 2020

Outdoors

Squaw Valley ski resort is changing its name

name to come after 2021 season

August 25, 2020

Outdoors

A-Basin provides glimpse of what next ski season may look like

snow was soft, the sun was shining and the lift lines were short. Besides mask-wearing and social distancing, it felt…

June 1, 2020

Sports

Beat the buzzer to nominate Durango Athletic Hall of Fame candidates

Deadline for inaugural nominations sent to selection committee is April 30

April 28, 2020

Professional Sports

Coury unstraps snowboard to join frontline fight of COVID-19

Paralympic medalist back to nursing during pandemic

April 18, 2020

Sports

Time has come for Durango Athletic Hall of Fame

In 1971 when Tom Mayer made a candy bar bet to his brother Jim, a brakeman on the Denver &…

March 29, 2020

Outdoors

Purgatory Resort extends closure, still hopes to open this season

uphill access at Purgatory during closure; Hesperus offering uphill

March 19, 2020

Local News

Purgatory Resort to remain open amid coronavirus pandemic

areas across Colorado won’t shut down

March 12, 2020