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Colorado ski resorts are in an uphill battle for workers amid the historic labor shortage

‘Help wanted’ ads outnumber ‘for rent’ listings in communities enduring housing, worker shortages

DATE: Oct 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado ski resort offers a $49+ chance to skip the lift line, triggering a skier backlash

U.S. senator calls on Powdr to kill the program

DATE: Oct 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Monarch Pass could serve as a new model for wildfire mitigation in treacherous areas

About 90% of the tall spruce on Monarch Pass have been killed by beetles. If a fire were to spark there, the repercussions would be devastating

DATE: Oct 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

When people die in Colorado’s outdoors, sometimes friends are the ones to find them

Groups of skilled friends have found their fallen comrades in the backcountry

DATE: Oct 4, 2021 | CATEGORY:

Should river towns be forced to build costly parks to get recreational water rights?

Nonprofit argues communities should be able to protect rapids without building features

DATE: Sep 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

How one El Paso County bike crash is changing access to 14ers in rural Colorado

Mount Lindsey in the San Luis Valley is the latest fourteener to shut down in the wake of a court decision that made the Air Force liable for injuries to a cyclist

DATE: Sep 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cyclist dies in crash during Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race

Details of incident in legendary race have not been released

DATE: Aug 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pikes Peak ‘bolt war’ pits iconic climbers against each other on America’s Mountain

Longtime climbers are removing fixed protection installed by author of new guidebook

DATE: Aug 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

EPA’s plan to truck toxic mine waste through Telluride isn’t sitting well with locals

Federal agency says there will be short-term pain for long-term gain

DATE: Aug 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Abandoned coal mine near Aspen has become a mountain biking park for the masses

Unusual public-private collaboration could serve as a model for restoring environmental danger zones

DATE: Jul 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

As housing crunch worsens, so does search for a place to store stuff

Wait lists growing for storage lockers in mountain communities

DATE: Jun 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Survey of Colorado’s high-country residents a ‘wake-up call’ on affordable housing crisis

Communities forced to rethink their relationship to tourism economy

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News