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Skier Injured by Avalanche Near Loveland Pass, CO, Rescued via Flight for Life Helicopter

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On Sunday, April 20, a skier sustained a severe ankle injury after being swept approximately 700 feet down the north face of Grizzly Peak, located near Loveland Pass in Colorado. The Summit Daily reports that the incident occurred during a wind slab avalanche, a common type in the region, which forms when wind deposits snow onto a leeward slope, creating a […]
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Town of Vail, CO, Removes Speeds Bumps & Plans To Implement Additional Safety Measures

The town of Vail, Colorado, has begun removing more than half of the recently built speed bumps in the Vail Village and Lionshead parking garages, a decision that will drastically change the infrastructure of local traffic and abort previous safety measures.  An independent traffic engineer conducted a thorough examination, which came to the conclusion that the amount of bumps that […]
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National Brotherhood of Skiers 50th Anniversary in Vail, CO, Day 5: Demos, Competitions, TuTus, Bar-B-Que, and a Grand Gala . . . What Could Beat That?

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Day 5 of the 2023 50th anniversary Summit for the National Brotherhood of Skiers in Vail, CO, did not disappoint. Today, members from over 115 black ski clubs across the country came together for races, challenges, scavenger hunts, ski and board demos, and three unique events, which got the whole mountain celebrating “Soul on the Snow.” From 8:30 AM – […]
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Colorado To Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms

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Colorado could become the next state to decriminalize psychedelic mushroom use. The state would join a growing number of states beginning to decriminalize possession and use of magic mushrooms as alternative medicine. Oregon was the first state to decriminalize the use of psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms, to be distributed in regulated treatment centers and legalize the possession of […]
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3 Aspen, CO Rescuers Injured Attempting to Recover Missing Man Found Dead on Capitol Peak

32-year-old Kelly McDermott from Madison, Wisconsin was last seen at the Capitol Peak parking lot at 8:00 pm on Saturday, July 31. His plan was to make an early summit of Colorado’s Capitol Peak on Sunday—but he never returned from the attempt. His body was later spotted from a rescue helicopter on Wednesday. Mountain Rescue Aspen team members then prepared […]
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Denver, CO Reports 3rd Day in a Row Over 100ºF | New Daily Record High Temperature Set

This has only happened six times since Denver began keeping weather records. Three days in a row this week—all over 100ºF. With the current heatwave impacting the western United States, Denver recorded a new daily record high temperature yesterday on June 16, 2021, of 100ºF. The previous record was 98ºF. Other parts of the West are seeing record high temperatures as […]
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CAIC Releases Full Report on Avalanche Fatality at Lime Creek, CO March 22, 2021

Related Article: Vail, CO Resident Killed in Avalanche in Backcountry Outside Beaver Creek Resort The Colorado Avalanche Information Center today released the full accident report on the avalanche fatality that occurred in the Lime Creek area on March 22, 2021. Gary Smith, 37 of Vail, was the 35th person in the United States to die in an avalanche this season, […]
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A Meteorologic Overview of the Historic Mid-March Winter Storm That Slammed Colorado and Parts of the Southwest

This article originally appeared on noaa.gov on March 14, 2021, and was written by Peter Mullinax, WPC Meteorologist Meteorological Overview: The primary weather feature responsible for this historic mid-March major winter storm was a potent upper level low over the Southwest U.S. On Friday, March 12, the upper low produced periods of heavy mountain snow in the higher elevations of […]
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Summit County, CO Releases Updated Covid-19 Guidelines

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Heading to Colorado for a ski trip this winter? Summit County, CO, home to well-known ski resorts Arapahoe Basin, Keystone, Copper Mountain, and Breckenridge—announced updated guidelines in response to Covid-19 for the upcoming winter. Key Guidelines: Lodging “No more than 10 individuals indoors and/or outdoors from no more than 2 households at short term lodging operations” “Owners and/or entities responsible […]
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Howelsen Hill, CO Receives $1.5 Million Gift for New Chairlift

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Howlesen Hill, a small community ski hill located in Steamboat Springs, CO, just received an extremely generous gift. Smartwool, the popular clothing company known for its merino wool base layers and socks, provided a $1.5 million gift to Howelsen Hill via their parent company, VF Corporation. Smartwool was founded in Steamboat Springs in 1994 and wanted to ensure Howelsen Hill […]
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Grey Wolf Pup Spotted in Northwestern Colorado – Are Wolves in CO Making a Comeback?

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Believe it or not, wolves have been a bit of a hot topic in Colorado politics. This upcoming November, Coloradoans will vote on whether or not wolves should be intentionally reintroduced into Colorado after humans eradicated them from the state in the 1940s. Related: Wolves Beat Voters to the Punch, Reintroduce Themselves in Colorado Whether the vote passes or not, […]
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