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Snow is falling over much of the northern mountains in Colorado. Our managing editor, Jeff Thomas, just passed me in the newsroom and said, ...

You might not even know you need this product, but just in case your four-wheel-drive monster is looking a little two clean...you can buy sp...

The Colorado State Patrol has announced a new policy this month banning the biggest bicycle events in Colorado! The policy limits bicycle an...

Finally, after rumor and misinformation, Breck's new Imperial Express lift to the 12,840-summit of Peak 8 opened quietly today. Official...

Winter camping is one of those outdoor activities that, when planned on a sunny winter afternoon, seems like a good idea, and then, when exp...

A story in today's Gazette by Carol McGraw got me thinking about the many unmentioned outdoor goodies that are manufactured in Colorado ...

Yep, rumor has it Aspen free skier Chris Davenport is going to try to make turns down all 54 of Colorado's highest peaks before March 21...

Finallly, a rescue story that doesn't profile the dumb and the clueless. Two cross-country skiers missing overnight near the Mount Zirke...

The New York Times had a intriguing treatise of the benefits and pitfalls of G.P.S. on Sunday by Ian Fisher, the paper's Rome correspon...

At what point is there so much snow that work must take a back seat? Last night the mountains got anywhere from 2.5 to 5 inches of snow. Cle...

After nearly 15 years of study, stumping, and compromises, Browns Canyon Wilderness Area may be on its way to becoming official. I've on...

The official word from Breckenridge is that they will not open the Imperial Express until December 5. Too bad. I drove by yesterday and the ...

Ski Cooper opened with little warning on Turkey Day. They're expecting this weekend's storm to dump fresh snow, and they're taki...

An inside source says Breck's new Imperial Express lift to the 12,840-summit of Peak 8 will quietly open this Sunday. The Sunday after T...

We get cozy with Barr Camp's new care-takers, Neal and Teresa Taylor, and find out how two yuppies in their 40s sold their business and ...

Generally Jeremy Bloom, above, has ski clothes on. And Bode Miller, below, has a medal around his neck. But don't take my word for it, s...

Monarch, our favorite ski area in the Saguache Mountains, opens Wednesday with a 23-inch base and approximately 40% of the lift-served terra...

The always inflammatory, not exactly objective, Ski Area Environmental Scorecard just came out. The annual report card put together by a coa...

People around the newsroom have been buzzing about this guy who ducked a rope at Keystone and got stuck down in Jones Gulch. Rescuers hauled...

You did the Old School thing and the New School thing. Now, there's Color School. Burton, the snowboard pioneer, not only outfits you on...