Locals wary of plan to recycle Leadville’s mining waste
Residents concerned plan to process historic mine waste could threaten Arkansas River, unearth town’s long-buried history
DATE: Mar 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Jason Blevins
Position: The Colorado Sun
Outdoor gear sales dropped in 2023, leaving mountain retailers struggling with high rents, high taxes and too-few workers
Overall sales of gear and apparel dropped 3% last year. Independent stores were hit much harder as core outdoor consumers slowed their spending
DATE: Mar 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Estes Park set to host Sundance directors at Stanley Hotel. Could it mean a larger role in movies?
Could $450 million upgrade, new film center lure country’s largest film festival to state?
DATE: Mar 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Business
Do remote-controlled avalanche exploders really work?
CDOT and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center operate 54 remote-controlled avalanche systems
DATE: Mar 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Can two nominees for CPW commission who worked as animal advocates also represent hunters?
Jessica Beaulieu and Gary Skiba head to confirmation without key committee recommendations
DATE: Mar 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Opposition to national monument along Dolores River grows
Plan to create a 400,000-acre monument stirs concerns over crowds, mining and access
DATE: Mar 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News
Meet the new owners of Silverton Mountain
Andy Culp and Brock Strasbourger want to protect what they say should be a ‘true, pure ski experience’
DATE: Feb 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Bill to shield Colorado landowners from visitors’ lawsuits heads to governor’s desk
Senate Bill 58 requires landowners to erect signs warning visitors of hazards
DATE: Feb 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Ski resorts’ long history of immunity threatened by Colorado Supreme Court case
Case involves a teen who was paralyzed after a fall from a chairlift
DATE: Feb 18, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado short-term rental owners may protest plan to quadruple their taxes
A survey showed that a majority would reduce their rental nights if Senate Bill 33 passes
DATE: Feb 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado 14er Kit Carson Mountain readies for a new name
Federal board wonders if a suggestion for “Mount Crestone” may be confused with nearby Crestone Peak and Crestone Needle as the state naming group weighs a new name for the 14er
DATE: Jan 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Could a small sign ease landowners’ anxiety about letting people recreate on their property?
Lawmakers will try again to change law to better protect private property owners
DATE: Jan 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
