Feds say COVID cost the outdoor recreation industry $156 billion in 2020. But did it really?
Annual analysis shows a 19.5% decline, but that includes losses outside the industry
DATE: Nov 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Jason Blevins
Position: The Colorado Sun
Colorado’s 2020-21 avalanche season was tied for deadliest. It’s helping forecasters hone warnings.
Slides killed 37 backcountry travelers last winter in U.S., including 12 in Colorado
DATE: Oct 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado governor urges board to reconsider naming mountain ‘Mestaa’ėhehe’
Gov. Jared Polis said ‘dots and dashes’ made it hard to pronounce
DATE: Oct 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News
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
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
