A few years ago, the U.S. Forest Service sat down with Eagle County officials and delivered some bad news: The federal agency was short-staffed and would be closing campgrounds in the mountainous county that includes Vail, where outdoor recreation is…
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Arapahoe Basin will be the only Colorado ski area open for skiing on Memorial Day, and it’s looking as if that will mark the beginning of the final week of the season. “We are aiming for June 6,” said Arapahoe…
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If you want to ski at Arapahoe Basin whenever you choose next season, you might want to snap up a season pass while you still can. They may not be available for much longer. Arapahoe Basin officials have taken the…
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All six Colorado ski resorts that remain open will be receiving fresh snow over the next few days. And while it won’t be much, any snow in April is a good thing for diehard skiers and riders who aren’t ready…
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With seven ski areas set to close for the season on Sunday, the storm that arrived Thursday afternoon freshened slopes nicely for the farewell weekend. Related: When Colorado ski resorts are scheduled to close Winter Park reported 10 inches Friday…
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By Bill Pennington, The New York Times Mikaela Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic Alpine skiing champion, stopped competing 13 months ago, an absence tied to the accidental death of her father and later extended by the coronavirus pandemic and a back…
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Eldora and Echo Mountain are rejoicing in another upslope spring storm system, while the big resorts farther west mostly received much less. Eldora, which reported 11 inches Wednesday morning, has received more than 8 feet of snow since snowstorm trends…
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GENEVA — Women were the top three prize money earners on Alpine skiing’s World Cup circuit this season, the International Ski Federation said Monday. Lara Gut-Behrami was the highest prize earner with a total of 485,000 Swiss francs ($523,000) before…
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Three days after Vail Resorts chief executive Rob Katz announced in a letter to pass holders that there are no plans to require reservations for skiing and snowboarding next season, Winter Park did it one better. Reservations will no longer…
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Vail Resorts has big news to share when the company’s 2021-22 season passes go on sale Tuesday. The company’s announcement that it would be making this announcement dropped two weeks ago, a vague statement saying “this changes everything.” Some suspected…
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