ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Lindsey Vonn didn’t just pop into the hospital one day, get a new titanium knee and then decide on the way out that she wanted to return to downhill ski racing. It’s been a long, calculated…
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Eighteen years ago, on a steep snow slope high in the French Alps, on skis nearly eight feet long, Ross Anderson of Durango set the American speed skiing record that still stands: 154 mph. Across a career that spanned 17…
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Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden…
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By PAT GRAHAM BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Lindsey Vonn now has a firm target for her return to World Cup ski racing at age 40: next weekend for a pair of super-G events in St. Moritz, Switzerland. She has…
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It’s been a little more than five years since Lindsey Vonn won a world championship downhill bronze in Are, Sweden, in her last professional race. When the 40-year-old took to the Birds of Prey course Wednesday as a forerunner on the…
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With Colorado ski areas shifting into summer operations, resorts are opening trails to mountain biking — or will do so any day. Many utilize their chairlifts for “bike hauls,” requiring the purchase of trail passes for access. Copper Mountain allows…
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Colorado resorts racked up a record 14.8 million skier visits this past season, a million more than the previous record set last year, according to Colorado Ski Country USA. That represents approximately 23% of U.S. skier visits, according to a…
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Bill Goldstein was terrified the day he took his first lesson in adaptive skiing at Eldora Mountain Resort. He had moved from New York City to Colorado for skiing, only to lose his left leg soon after the move due…
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A solo skier was killed in an avalanche near Breckenridge Saturday, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. A 31-year-old man was caught, buried and killed in a “small but long-running” avalanche Saturday on Bald Mountain near Breckenridge, according to…
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Silverton photographer Wesley Berg was out on a mission to capture photos of moose this week when he came across a smaller and more elusive creature: A lynx. On Tuesday, the retired research scientist and professional wildlife photographer was skiing…
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