Outdoors https://www.the-journal.com/feeds/outdoors/ 2026-04-23 08:35:48 -0700 en-us https://www.the-journal.com/articles/sipapu-kicks-off-new-mexicos-ski-season/ Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort started spinning its lifts Nov. 21, once again becoming the first ski area in New Mexico to open for the season. The ski area only fired up its Big Magic Carpet for the op... 2025-11-26 12:52:22 -0700 62b5e4e0-88ca-4d69-b02a-15d9656a701c https://www.the-journal.com/articles/men-hit-by-lightning-plucked-from-mountain-in-record-high-colorado-helicopter-rescues/ Rescuers fetched two men struck by lightning from a Colorado peak in what they believe were the highest helicopter hoist rescues on record in this mountainous state. One man remained hospitalized in f... 2025-06-16 10:29:20 -0700 4939ebd6-814b-4e8c-acb1-df4dd56698ce https://www.the-journal.com/articles/white-house-to-reverse-rule-promoting-conservation-on-blm-land/ Public lands protection took another hit last week when the White House Office of Management and Budget posted the administration’s intent to roll back a Biden-era ruling that put conservation on equa... 2025-04-21 12:20:41 -0700 52b1bf39-4302-4edf-a6ac-a9e4102ff6a0 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorados-outdoor-businesses-buckling-in-trump-trade-war/ Since 2012, Lane Willson’s bikepacking business in Salida has handcrafted some of the best bike bags in cycling. Last week she had 16 workers – she calls them “stitch witches” working 20 machines – in... 2025-04-21 11:58:43 -0700 2f002eaf-62f1-45f8-9895-8125f0b85631 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/forest-service-changes-to-rabbit-ears-pass-mountain-bike-project-have-advocates-hopping-mad/ It’s been 12 years since Steamboat Springs voters directed local lodging taxes toward trail construction and half that many years since the Forest Service proposed additional singletrack around the Co... 2025-04-18 01:23:58 -0700 44be6fb7-ad7b-4484-a263-e555c125de2b https://www.the-journal.com/articles/a-silverton-backcountry-skiing-phenom-has-climbed-millions-of-vertical-feet-hes-only-13/ SILVERTON – When the pandemic shut down the world in 2020, Griff Pinto was 8 and made a big decision: It was time to go all-in on skiing. Five years later, the 13-year-old from Silverton is a backcoun... 2025-04-10 05:00:00 -0700 1603db17-ebf4-4dd7-8a2e-de5c3ed24d12 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/nervous-water-sign-of-fish/ If you fly fish in saltwater, you are aware of what the words “nervous water” mean. If you only fly fish in freshwater, you may also be aware of the term. However, if you don’t fly fish you are probab... 2025-04-06 08:00:00 -0700 c777e641-b788-42d4-baf8-d19d1d52d309 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/purgatory-celebrating-season-with-pond-skim-on-sunday/ Purgatory Resort will hold its annual pond skimming event on Sunday, giving skiers, snowboarders and spectators a chance to celebrate the ski season. The event is set to take place on from 12:30-3 p.m... 2025-03-26 04:10:52 -0700 bb84bc21-e1f9-4b69-bce3-a93e3272962d https://www.the-journal.com/articles/its-bald-eagle-season-here-are-tips-to-see-the-birds-in-colorado/ Look up – it’s bald eagle season in Colorado. Several thousand of the majestic birds have migrated here for the winter and about 300 pairs who live in the state year-round are busy fixing up their nes... 2024-12-26 10:58:46 -0700 63db518f-a378-484e-b2d2-ed20f241a637 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/vallecito-nordic-ski-club-upgrading-grooming-efforts/ The Vallecito Nordic Ski Club is preparing to upgrade its grooming efforts this winter thanks to a new snowcat machine. But, the club still could use some help paying for the machine. For almost 30 y... 2024-12-08 05:30:00 -0700 74b914ce-4f19-4db2-8180-decdfa4089e4 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/new-rules-for-canyons-of-the-ancients-national-monument/ The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has finalized a supplementary rule to regulate activities on public lands within the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, impacting Dolores County and Montezu... 2024-11-14 10:01:45 -0700 c1a390a3-e6c9-44cb-a0ac-f7e4d4912bc9 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/purgatory-resort-announces-bonus-weekend-of-skiing-after-major-snowstorm/ Purgatory Resort will open this weekend for a bonus weekend of skiing on Saturday and Sunday following nearly a foot of snowfall over the past 48 hours. Purgatory will open for daily operations on Nov... 2024-11-07 10:06:14 -0700 3cd9cd55-e378-4d4f-ab29-b3ffb72a2457 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorado-plans-to-release-up-to-15-additional-wolves-this-winter/ Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced on Friday that it has finalized an agreement with conservation officials in British Columbia to secure up to 15 wolves for the next stage of its controversial and... 2024-09-14 02:00:00 -0700 8478ed52-3f88-4cde-93c9-bb3fb0989329 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/northwest-fishing-report-trout-fishing-good-in-bluewater-lake/ Abiquiu Lake: Fishing for walleye was fair when using jig heads tipped with worms. Contact the Abiquiu Lake Main Office at (505) 685-4371 for updated lake conditions and closure information. Animas Ri... 2024-08-14 11:20:22 -0700 ecf45809-b4d9-41d9-af30-5c229d366678 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/llama-drama-in-san-juans-2-pack-animals-on-the-lam-after-they-were-attacked-by-a-sheep-dog/ Missing: Two experienced backpackers Clothing: None Facial Hair: Yes Nose: Prominent Last seen: 12,000 feet, East Fork Cimarron Trail Answer to: ‘Rones’ and ‘Vio.’ Hang on, we’... 2024-08-05 07:45:50 -0700 d89c6e9f-d44a-4483-9a90-917ec264fe42 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/experienced-climber-falls-800-feet-to-his-death-on-ridge-near-telluride/ Search and rescue teams have recovered the body of a 21-year-old hiker who fell 800 feet to his death while trying to navigate a technical traverse 20 miles southwest of Telluride, the San Miguel Coun... 2024-07-26 10:53:50 -0700 45a406be-82b1-48b4-8a46-dfba6afe0929 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/dolores-high-school-student-completes-colorado-trail-hike-in-21-days/ Incoming Dolores High School junior Bridger Beyhan completed the Colorado Trail hike in 21 days, a hike that normally takes four to five weeks. Beyhan said he decided last summer he wanted to hike the... 2024-07-12 02:59:46 -0700 ddcb6f4c-4165-4c5b-bd7d-aba21d82d960 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/cpw-emphasizes-importance-of-life-jackets-amid-high-rate-of-drowning-deaths/ Eighteen water-related deaths have occurred in Colorado’s lakes, rivers, reservoirs and streams since late March, putting the state on track to break the record number of water deaths set in 2022. Giv... 2024-06-17 12:08:32 -0700 539b3e8a-f862-464e-ae6d-d07dbf1f9311 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/sen-bennet-urges-more-federal-spending-for-outdoor-recreation/ WASHINGTON – Sen. Michael Bennet wrote a letter this week urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand funding from the Community Facilities Program to include outdoor recreation. Bennet was jo... 2024-04-26 04:41:04 -0700 94d8c502-e459-48d6-910c-d918e45e66e4 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/winter-parks-indigenous-roots-are-now-on-the-mountain-in-signs-and-art-installations/ The history of Winter Park – Colorado’s longest continuously-operated ski area – is often told starting in the 1920s. That's when people are said to have “unofficially” started hitting the slopes, or ... 2024-04-21 08:00:00 -0700 d6f44017-d612-461f-9fa4-ee6548b82f53 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/video-purgatory-resort-pond-skim-event-wows-skiers-snowboarders/ ... 2024-04-14 04:00:00 -0700 a15fab37-5a68-4489-b609-408ad2ff30df https://www.the-journal.com/articles/outdoor-gear-sales-dropped-in-2023-leaving-mountain-retailers-struggling-with-high-rents-high-taxe/ Mountain Outfitters outdoor gear shop shut down last fall, after almost 40 years in business. Owner Doug Bittinger said it was “one of the most difficult decisions” he and partner Cindy Reese ever mad... 2024-03-24 10:00:00 -0700 70a83f88-63d4-4ff9-86e4-9022e1ae6f5e https://www.the-journal.com/articles/hesperus-ski-area-to-remain-closed-through-2024-25-season/ The bullwheel at Hesperus Ski Area will sit idle through the 2024-25 season, pass-holders were informed Tuesday. The one-lift wonder ski hill west of Durango has long been considered a quaint communit... 2024-03-13 03:05:00 -0700 4f9cdac5-bb0e-4cce-b758-0e1f992261eb https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorado-2024-2025-fishing-licenses-available/ The 2024-2025 fishing license is valid from March 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025. Regulations and pricing for annual, daily, and multiday fishing licenses are in the 2024 Colorado Fishing Brochure. ... 2024-03-04 04:09:28 -0700 9fae1b9d-0122-45b9-ad62-fb5d95ccfa93 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/longtime-friends-colorado-business-partners-and-expert-skiers-meet-the-new-owners-of-silverton-mou/ SILVERTON – The cameras are out. Andy Culp peers over the snowy cliff. Above him, Brock Strasbourger stomps his skis in anticipation. They can’t see the bottom of the sheer face. But they know it’s sn... 2024-02-26 07:00:00 -0700 0d949f40-4bb6-4443-8f4b-3cd28f9fb9d0 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/bill-to-shield-colorado-landowners-from-lawsuits-filed-by-people-who-recreate-on-their-land-heads-to/ Here come the signs. Colorado lawmakers on Friday sent Gov. Jared Polis a bill that reforms the Colorado Recreational Use Statute to better protect landowners from lawsuits filed by people injured whi... 2024-02-24 11:00:00 -0700 af9a762f-be27-421d-895a-a0a0741d623d https://www.the-journal.com/articles/camp-amache-is-now-officially-part-of-the-national-park-system/ Colorado can now claim the country’s newest national park: Amache National Historic Site. Almost two years after President Joe Biden signed the bill that would turn the former World War II Japanese in... 2024-02-16 06:00:00 -0700 e5fbbed1-8988-41b9-a820-56789a0012d4 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/woman-22-dies-at-aspen-highlands-ski-area-after-colliding-with-tree/ A 22-year-old woman died Saturday morning at Aspen Highlands ski area after running into a tree, according to the Aspen Skiing Company. The woman’s name and hometown have not been released as the Pitk... 2024-01-28 08:10:00 -0700 a1c7e05e-7642-4887-8690-dc2addd174b9 https://www.the-journal.com/articles/colorado-14er-kit-carson-mountain-readies-for-a-new-name/ The Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board is not keen to rename the 14,171-foot Kit Carson Mountain in the Sangre de Cristo range after a flat-topped pyramid shape known in geometry as a frustum. ... 2024-01-27 08:00:00 -0700 31a51065-9faa-4dc8-b4ed-7906e9147bbb https://www.the-journal.com/articles/how-to-stay-warm-in-layered-clothing-and-avoid-frostbite-this-winter/ MINNEAPOLIS – As a bout of bitter and deadly cold sweeps the U.S., millions of Americans are being told to dress in layers if they must go outside. In places that rarely experience bone-chilling tempe... 2024-01-21 05:29:48 -0700 a3861e76-8d4d-4a4b-aedb-ac01c90c2b4f