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Hesperus Ski Area opens for the season Friday

Recent storms brought much-needed snow; active military personnel ski for free

DATE: Dec 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ron LeMaster, beloved ski coach, killed in collision at Eldora Mountain Resort

72-year-old was skiing Tuesday when he collided with a snowboarder

DATE: Dec 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Snow may not be piling up at Colorado ski resorts this season, but anxiety sure is

Coronavirus is still a worry, but now ski hill operators must wrestle with too few workers and not enough places to house the ones they’ve hired

DATE: Nov 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Purgatory Resort announces opening date, with a caveat – there must be snow

Resort doubled its snowmaking capacity, but warm temperatures have been a challenge

DATE: Nov 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. Forest Service signals approval for Purgatory Resort expansion

Ski area wants to install a new quad lift, provide more beginner trails

DATE: Nov 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local 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

Wolf Creek Ski Area to open this weekend, making it the first in Colorado

Owner warns of early season conditions, with 14 inches of new snow

DATE: Oct 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sen. Bennet introduces bill to retain ski fees in national forests

Resorts pay millions to federal government every year

DATE: Jun 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pandemic accelerated Colorado ski resorts’ technological advances

‘We took a multiyear process and did it in like five months,’ one operator says

DATE: Jun 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ski patrollers at Breckenridge vote 43-42 to unionize

Increasing cost of living coupled with stagnant wages has buoyed efforts for unionization

DATE: May 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado ski areas aren’t talking about skier fatalities. So we asked coroners instead

At least 11 skiers were killed in traumatic crashes during 2020-21 season

DATE: Apr 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News