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Worms and grandchildren: The future of fly fishing

Introduce your grandchildren to fishing to have a future fly-fishing partner

November 2, 2025

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Wolf Creek opens multiple lifts after 23-inch storm

Purgatory opens top-to-bottom skiing after receiving 14 inches

November 26, 2023

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Alaska’s Denali is finally open to guided skiing, and you have a Colorado company to thank

Permit rules were written with the expectation that mountaineers would stay roped, walking uphill and down

July 4, 2022

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A hometown spring hike north of Durango

Mitchell Lakes Trail, Pinkerton-Flagstaff Trail lead to wide-open views

May 8, 2021

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Landowners shut down access to three Colorado fourteeners

Bross, Democrat and Lincoln temporarily closed

April 30, 2021

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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

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Colorado rejects effort to require ski areas to report injuries

Senate Bill 184 would have forced resorts to be transparent

April 15, 2021

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Livi on the Lift: Bring warm weather wax to the party

The first weekend of April brings the end to daily skiing at Purgatory Resort, Wolf Creek Ski Area and Telluride…

April 3, 2021

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Livi on the Lift: Clinging to winter as the seasons change

Spring break is in full effect with more tourists than locals filling the slopes at our southwest Colorado ski areas.…

March 19, 2021

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Ride of the Ancients returns to Dolores June 26

New gravel grinder route is through San Juan National Forest

March 16, 2021

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Pandemic forces route change, other precautions for Iditarod

In years past, mushers would stop in any number of 24 villages that serve as checkpoints, where they could get…

March 6, 2021

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Livi on the Lift: Frog ponds and reunions on the slopes

Members of the 1971 Durango High School state champion ski team get together for a photo last Saturday at Purgatory…

March 6, 2021

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A place to call your own

To get started, you most likely purchased some type of beginner tying kit. These kits usually contain a vise, a…

March 5, 2021

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Repeatable delight: Upper Muley Twist Canyon in Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef hike offers contrasting scenery

February 27, 2021

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Hunters and trappers disregard Wisconsin’s wolf kill target

A gray wolf at the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, Minn.Dawn Villella/Associated Press file The Department of Natural Resources…

February 25, 2021

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Livi on the Lift: Everyone deserves a chance to play in the snow

With the assist of two Adaptive Sports Association instructors, 16-year-old Reagan from Texas skis at Purgatory Resort on Friday.John Livingston/Durango…

February 13, 2021

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Iditarod drops ceremonial start over crowd-size concerns

“After consulting with our stakeholders and in consultation with the Municipality of Anchorage, we decided to cancel our traditional ceremonial…

February 5, 2021

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Livi on the Lift: Life’s questions fade on a powder day

Ullr finally rewarded Southwest Colorado with heaps of snow. It was enough for Hesperus Ski Area to finally open Thursday,…

January 30, 2021

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Picking the correct fly

However, sometimes a well-thought-out approach works best. A good option is to use the one from Dave Whitlock’s book “Guide…

January 29, 2021

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Nepal team that scaled K2 receives hero’s welcome

Mountaineers, supporters, friends and family lined the Kathmandu airport to greet the climbers with garlands and cheers as a police…

January 27, 2021

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Longest running skibike festival returns to Purgatory Resort

Durango the ‘epicenter’ of sport’s revival

January 22, 2021

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Livi on the Lift: Could it be love on the lift?

Like many Durango locals, I avoided the hectic scenes at Purgatory Resort and Wolf Creek Ski Area during the holiday…

January 9, 2021

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Steve Ilg gets vertical to end 2020

Merry Vertmas win dedicated to friends recently lost

January 6, 2021

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Livi on the Lift: Having fun? Do you live in town? Have a good run!

Having fun out there? How many runs have you gotten in? Have you been to the backside yet? Do you…

December 19, 2020