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Utah Tourist Economy to Take $132 Million Annual Blow from Sundance Film Festival Moving to Colorado

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After more than four decades of calling Park City home, the Sundance Film Festival is officially packing up and moving to Boulder, Colorado, in 2027. The announcement came two months ago and marks a significant cultural shift for Utah, as well as a potentially devastating economic one. Related: Sundance Film Festival to Relocate to Boulder, CO, in 2027 Organizers from [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo Brent Thomas | May 29, 2025
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Explained: The Mountain Ranges of Colorado

Colorado has arguably the most diverse mountains in the American West. Known to most people as just the Colorado Rockies, so many individual mountain ranges and subranges round out what makes the mountains of Colorado special. The complexity of all the mountain ranges is fascinating and a cool little tidbit to know the next time you are driving through the [โ€ฆ]

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Michael Pitts | April 13, 2025
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Eldora, CO, Extends Season by 1 Week Thanks to 7โ€™ of Spring Snowfall

Eldora Mountain, the backyard ski area for greater Boulder County and Coloradoโ€™s northern Front Range, is excited to announce a one-week extension of its 2023/24 operating season, making this season the longest ever in the resortโ€™s 62-year history. Closing day had been scheduled for Sunday, April 14, 2024. The new Closing Day will be Sunday, April 21. Eldora opened for [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 2, 2024
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Teton Gravity Research (TGR) to Open Colorado Flagship Store

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New TGR location in Downtown Boulder is scheduled to open June 30 Teton Gravity Research (TGR), the global leader in action and adventure lifestyle media, has announced it will open a Colorado flagship store in downtown Boulder on June 30th, marking the companyโ€™s latest move to expand its retail footprint by opening doors to customers in Coloradoโ€™s premier adventure town. [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 29, 2023
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Best Colleges for Skiing & Snowboarding

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Have you ever dreamed about experiencing college in a mountain town? Luckily, there are several amazing options located in a variety of regions across the United States. While most resort towns lack the infrastructure to maintain and operate institutions of higher education like the ones listed below, there is a multitude of nearby larger towns that have sustained student populations [โ€ฆ]

Matt Scribner | November 17, 2022
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Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Eldora Mountain, CO โ€“ A Local Experience You Canโ€™t Miss

Skiiers and Snowboarders hyped for Eldora's opening day (Image: Denver Westword)

Nestled into Coloradoโ€™s picturesque Front Range, Eldora is a ski resort that does not get the credit it deserves. This amazing local mountain can often be forgotten with many world-class destination resorts looming just south across the traffic-stricken I-70. However, this is precisely what makes Eldora the hidden gem that it is, and locals who know this all too well [โ€ฆ]

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Matt Scribner | October 27, 2022
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[PHOTOS] Another Huge Boulder Falls on HWY-50 Below Echo Summit, CA

Another large boulder fell off of Echo Summit Wednesday morning and crashed down onto the Highway 50 mountain pass in El Dorado County, blocking traffic in both directions, the California Highway Patrol reported. The six-foot-high boulder fell off the summit shortly after 8 am, the CHP South Lake Tahoe Area Office said on Twitter. Caltrans made quick work getting the [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 18, 2022
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Resorts Sell $99 Lift Tickets to Support Marshall Fire Victims

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After less than average precipitation this winter, front range Colorado suffered a massive wildfire fueled by dry grass and high winds. On December 30th, Boulder County was devastated by the Marshall Fire, which started as a grass fire and was fueled by high-speed winds of up to 100mph. It tore through 6,026 acres of land, destroying over 900 structures, most of [โ€ฆ]

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Aunika Skogen | January 7, 2022
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NASA: Boulder County, CO, Wildfire is Most Destructive in Stateโ€™s History | 1,100 House Burned, 2 People Missing

On December 30, 2021, high winds roared out of the west and down the front slope of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Northwest of Denver, peak gusts reached 115 miles (185 kilometers) per hourโ€”the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane. Those winds whipped up intense grass and brush fires in south Boulder and blew them east toward the towns of [โ€ฆ]

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Firebrains | January 5, 2022
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Donโ€™t Miss The Locals Pop-Up Sale in Boulder, CO Tomorrow: New, Used, and Recycled Gear on Sale October 30th

Attention! Humans in Boulder, Denver, Colorado Front Range. The Locals Sale is having a pop-up shop this Saturday, October 30, in Boulder, Colorado. Donโ€™t miss out on scoring the best deals while helping to recycle new and used gear that would otherwise sit unused in a proโ€™s closet or brandโ€™s warehouse. The pop-up event will be likeโ€ฆ.well, have you ever seen [โ€ฆ]

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Guest Author | October 29, 2021
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U.S News & World Report Releases 2021-22 Best Places To Live: How Cities In The Mountains Ranked

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U.S News & World Report just released their list of 150 best places to live in the United States for 2021-22.  To make the list, โ€œU.S. News analyzed the 150 most populous metro areas to find the best places to live. To make the top of the list, a place had to have good value, be a desirable place to live, [โ€ฆ]

Nic Stathos | July 22, 2021
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Boulder, CO Police Officer Killed in 200-Foot Fall in Rocky Mountain National Park

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Rangers recovered the body of a 35-year-old female from Loveland, Colorado, just west of Marthaโ€™s Couloir on Mount Lady Washington in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, on Thursday. The deceased was later identified as Ashley Haarmann an off-duty Boulder police officer who had fallen 200-feet. Related: Womanโ€™s Body Discovered Near Popular Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Park rangers were [โ€ฆ]

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CragBrains | July 19, 2021
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Human Remains Found on Trail Near Boulder, CO, Are Those of Hiker Missing Since February

The Boulder County Coronerโ€™s Office confirmed Sunday 4th July 2021, that the remains found by a professional volunteer with Front Range Rescue Dogs on Thursday, 4.3 miles west of Hessie Trailhead, were those of Josh Hall, 27. โ€œWe are heartbroken for his friends and family. We want to thank the professional volunteers and numerous organizations who spent more than 700 [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | July 6, 2021
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VIDEO: Cool 4k Drone Flyover of Boulder, CO

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Boulder, CO Breweries Collaborate on โ€˜CO Care Canโ€™ to Support Victims of Boulder Supermarket Tragedy

To support victims, families, and those directly impacted by the Boulder Supermarket Tragedy, local breweries, Upslope Brewing Company, Oskar Blues Brewing, Left Hand Brewing, Sanitas Brewing Co., Bootstrap Brewing Co., and Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery have teamed with brand marketing accelerator, Fortnight Collective to create, โ€œColorado Care Canโ€, an assortment of community crafted beers provided to support The Colorado [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 5, 2021
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Vail Resorts Postpones Big Epic Pass Announcement Due to Boulder, CO Shooting

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Vail Resortsโ€™ headquarters in Broomfield, CO is less than a twenty minutes drive from Boulder, where a senseless shooting killing ten people occurred in a supermarket yesterday.  Many Vail Resortsโ€™ employees reside in Boulder, and due to this, the company has decided to postpone the โ€˜big newsโ€™ theyโ€™ve been teasing, until tomorrow March 24th, 2021. โ€œWe are deeply saddened by [โ€ฆ]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 23, 2021
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Denverโ€™s 4th Biggest Storm Ever: What Happened?

Over the weekend, central and eastern Colorado was hammered with a massive winter storm. The storm became the 4th strongest storm of all time in Denver, to the surprise of many. Now that the storm is finally over letโ€™s look at what happened with the storm and why the forecasts over and under forecasted some of the totals. This storm has [โ€ฆ]

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Clay Malott | March 16, 2021
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Snowshoer Injured and Survives 30 Hours near Eldora Ski Area, CO

On Sunday, February 21, a 47-year-old woman from Boulder, CO, left for a solo snowshoe along the Jenny Creek Trail from the Eldora Nordic Center. After not returning that evening, her family reported her missing the next day. Rocky Mountain Rescue Group and Flight for Life assisted in the search. According to the Boulder County Sheriffโ€™s Office, search parties located the [โ€ฆ]

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Dominic Gawel | February 26, 2021
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Climber Dies After Falling From Second Flatiron Near Boulder, CO

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A man died Friday morning after falling from the Second Flatiron near Boulder, CO, according to the Boulder County Sheriffโ€™s Office. Related: Colorado Runner Climbs 1,000 Feet Up First Boulder Flatiron in Under 10 Minutes! According to Out There Colorado, the Second Flatiron is a popular spot for scrambling and free-soloing, both of which involve climbing without ropes or equipment. [โ€ฆ]

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CragBrains | November 3, 2020
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Two Fires Ignited Outside Boulder, CO This Weekend

Two new fires have erupted just north-east of Boulder, Colorado over the weekend. The larger of the two fires (Calwood Fire), which began on Saturday between the towns of Lyon and Jamestown, is now the largest fire in Boulder County history (currently 9,106 acres). The fire was quickly spotted by all in Boulder and the surrounding area by the massive [โ€ฆ]

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Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | October 20, 2020
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