Outdoors

Up to 55 injured skiers and snowboarders arrive at Colorado ERs each day

More than 4,100 transported across 2018, 2019 and the first part of 2020

December 17, 2020

Snowboard icon: Sports are great with or without Olympics

Terje Haakonsen has been delivering that message since before 1998, when snowboarding made its debut at the Olympics. “I won…

December 11, 2020

Outdoors

LIVINGSTON: An opening day to savor

It is opening day at Purgatory Resort north of Durango. It is a day to celebrate in most years, but…

November 21, 2020

Outdoors

Silverton’s Bryon Powell completes the first Troutman 100

Ultra-runner combines love for fly fishing, conservation work in mountain challenge

October 17, 2020

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More Colorado fishing holes have closed this year than in the past 10

As algae, low water levels and repairs put fisheries out of commission, anglers rush in

September 22, 2020

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McMillan Peak: ‘A treasure to be shared’

Spacious summit, enthralling views atop McMillan Peak

September 19, 2020

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The San Juan 13: Simmons links fourteeners in San Juan Mountains in single effort

Inspired by Nolan’s 14, longtime Durango man blazes a challenge

September 5, 2020

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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

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Squaw Valley ski resort is changing its name

New name to come after 2021 season

August 25, 2020

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Durango’s Sigle ready to relive Eco-Challenge Fiji on Amazon Prime Video

A special story to tell on 10-episode season chronicling ‘World’s Toughest Race’

August 15, 2020

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Dauwalter, Michaud drop from Colorado Trail record attempts

Dauwalter goes to emergency room after 310 miles in four days

August 12, 2020

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The kaleidoscope summit of Grizzly Peak

Tall San Juan thirteener to be respected

August 8, 2020

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Wilderness Life Support offering two Durango classes

Durango Herald file Participants can gain certification in Wilderness First Aid (WFA) and have the opportunity to recertify Wilderness First…

July 30, 2020

Outdoors

A story of peaks and ponds: North Snowdon a Durango conquest

Composed of gleaming scales of quartzite blocks, the peak is fondly referred to as the Quartzite Dragon. If you’ve climbed…

July 18, 2020

Outdoors

Little Adventures: Fishing ‘for kids’ not ‘with kids’

Author Jenny Johnston throws a cast into a creek while her son, Huck, eagerly watches and plays on the bank.Jenny…

July 4, 2020

Outdoors

Hunting, fishing licenses required (even if you don’t hunt or fish) for hundreds of Colorado wildlife areas

Rule approved last month applies to State Wildlife Areas and State Trust Lands

June 25, 2020

Outdoors

John Peel releases new edition of ‘Hiking Trails of Southwestern Colorado’

‘The bible of hiking for this part of the world’

June 20, 2020

Outdoors

Burn the legs on Burnt Timber Trail

Arborglyph Grove and Burnt Timber Trail a warmup for the high-alpine season

June 20, 2020

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Little Adventures with Goose and Huckleberry: Still like a rock

Huck explores a rock while on a hike up Junction Creek.Courtesy of Jenny Johnston As a parent of two small…

June 13, 2020

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Applications now open for CPW’s new secondary big game draw

Application are open from Friday to July 7. The secondary draw replaces the old leftover draw. The secondary draw opens…

June 4, 2020

Outdoors

Durango climber tackles ‘The Naked Edge’ speed record

Wilbur teams with Ebers to set new mark in Eldorado Canyon

June 3, 2020

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

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

June 1, 2020

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Ouray Via Ferrata adds adrenaline to town’s already adventurous spirit

Memorial Day opening was four years in the works

May 16, 2020

Outdoors

Warnings working to keep visitors out of Colorado high country

Tickets, legal battles loom

May 9, 2020