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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 […]

Matt Scribner | November 17, 2022
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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 […]

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Michael Pitts | November 4, 2022
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Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Eldora Mountain, CO – A Local Experience You Can’t Miss

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

Nestled into Colorado’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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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Aunika Skogen | January 7, 2022
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NASA: Boulder County, CO, Wildfire is Most Destructive in State’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 hour—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 […]

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Firebrains | January 5, 2022
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Don’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. Don’t miss out on scoring the best deals while helping to recycle new and used gear that would otherwise sit unused in a pro’s closet or brand’s warehouse. The pop-up event will be like….well, have you ever seen […]

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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

Salt Lake City

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, “U.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, […]

Nic Stathos | July 22, 2021
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