Brandon Mathis
Position: Staff reporter

Southwest ski guide for El Niño

Over 20,000 reasons to grab your gear and go for the slopes

Series of avalanche-awareness classes offered

Local avalanche education has snowball effect

Mountain flyer

Coloradan who set 14er speed record has roots on Cortez-area trails

Sand Canyon

Southwest Colorado’s mountain biking desert escape

Colorado's 14ers face an uphill climb

Report says $24 million needed to repair mountain trails

Colorado 14ers' uphill climb

Report says $24 million needed to repair mountain trails

Colorado 14ers’ uphill climb

They’re majestic, rugged, remote and romantic. They’re the tallest mountains in Colorado. And the paths that take you there are falling apart, according to a report issued by the nonprofit g...

Creepy crawlies

The frightful, marvelous monsters in our own backyard

Bear bites illegal campers

Two people were transported to Mercy Regional Medical Center early Saturday morning after allegedly being bitten by a bear that wandered into their illegal camp near the Durango Tech Center....

Bear bites illegal campers

Two people were transported to Mercy Regional Medical Center early Saturday morning after allegedly being bitten by a bear that wandered into their illegal camp near the Durango Tech Center....

Durango college graduates 150 students

Pediatrician tells SCCC class of 2015 'have no fear of failure'

Durango college graduates 150 students

Pediatrician tells SWCCC class of 2015 'have no fear of failure'