Of all the winter playgrounds Colorado has to offer, the Vail Pass Recreation Area stands apart for sheer size, number of visitors and the variety of users it attracts. Located only 70 miles from metro Denver, the sprawling landscape west…
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Mikaela Shiffrin’s long-awaited return to speed skiing will come at the world championships starting next week. The American standout announced Tuesday that she plans to enter four events at the worlds in Cortina d’Ampezzo: combined, super-G, giant slalom and slalom.…
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If you enjoyed to-go cocktails from bars and restaurants during the warmer months, you’re in luck. Many of them continue to offer drinks for takeout even as temperatures have dropped. For now, businesses are still open for indoor and outdoor…
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Loveland Ski Area has hit 100 inches of snow for the 2020-21 season, making it the third local ski area to report reaching the milestone after Breckenridge Ski Resort on Jan. 17 and Keystone Resort on Jan. 19. Loveland received…
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SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy — First-run leader Michelle Gisin nearly came to a complete stop. American standout Mikaela Shiffrin had a series of uncharacteristic bobbles. And defending overall champion Federica Brignone was wild from start to finish. French veteran…
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Powder days have been few and far between for Colorado skiers this season but Maggie Hughes, 9, found some fun on a steep run at the Monarch ski area on Jan. 2. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)A series of storms…
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KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Marta Bassino stamped her authority on the giant slalom discipline on Saturday, winning her third World Cup race this season. Coping best with tough course conditions, the Italian held on to her first-run lead, holding off…
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In the eternal race for powder turns, fast groomer laps or just family fun on the slopes, skiers and snowboarders often forget to look up and see the forest, not just the trees they’re trying not to ride into. Those views,…
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Bluebird Backcountry, a new ski area without lifts at the foot of Rabbit Ears Pass, will reopen this week after a positive COVID-19 caused a temporary closure last week. This is Bluebird’s first full season after a two-week trial run…
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FLACHAU, Austria — Mikaela Shiffrin won a night slalom Tuesday to end a year-long victory drought in her strongest discipline and earn her 100th World Cup podium. Shiffrin, who last triumphed in a slalom in December 2019, held on to…
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