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 […] Brains Michael Pitts | April 13, 2025 1 Comment
SnowBrains Forecast: Southern Rockies Resorts Get Up to 18″ of Snow Today, But a Pattern Change Incoming Forecast Prepared at midnight MST, April 4, 2025 A storm moves across Southern Colorado on Friday and Friday night, producing snow across the Front Range and the San Juan Mountains but primarily hitting the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. This storm will close out one of the busiest weeks this year for the Southern Rockies. However, the outlook for April looks much […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 4, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Major Storm for Front Range as Colorado Low Spins Up NWS estimated snow totals. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast Summary A major snowstorm is headed for Colorado, with feet of snow expected along the Front Range through Friday morning. This storm starts up pretty innocently, with some light snow across the mountains Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon. During this period temperatures are relatively warm, with low snow:liquid ratios keeping snow totals modest. This […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 13, 2024 0 Comments
Arapahoe Basin, CO, Season Passes Are Almost Sold Out The popular Summit County resort, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, is nearly sold out of 2022-23 season passes. The resort announced on Tuesday that they have sold 90% of their available passes, giving skiers and riders a short window of time to purchase one for this year. The A-Basin Season Pass is the only available method of receiving unlimited, unrestricted access to […] Industry News Matt Scribner | December 8, 2022 0 Comments
Colorado 14er to be Renamed Home to the highest paved road in North America, Mount Evans is set to be renamed following a unanimous vote by the Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory board. Mount Evans will be renamed Mount Blue Sky, a long-awaited change by many Native American tribes, especially those tribes victimized in the Sand Creek Massacre. The Sand Creek Massacre happened in late November […] Industry News Michael Pitts | November 23, 2022 2 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Eldora Mountain, CO – A Local Experience You Can’t Miss 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 […] Industry News Matt Scribner | October 27, 2022 0 Comments
First-Ever Dedicated Lift-Accessed Mountain Bike Park in Western US to be Built in Colorado’s Front Range There are over 6,000 mountain bike trails in Colorado. Most of them are multi-use, meaning they must be shared with hikers, trail runners, and sometimes horses. None of the trails are served by a dedicated lift-accessed bike park. Two cyclists want to change that. Phil Bouchard and Jason Evans are the cofounders of Shadow Mountain Bike Park. They have been […] Industry News Brent Thomas | September 6, 2022 0 Comments
“Zombie Pipeline” Brought Back From the Dead Brought back to life with a new funding partner, the Green Water Pipeline project hopes to bring water supply from Utah’s Green River down to Colorado’s Front Range. When pursuing a master’s degree in the mid-2000s in resource economics and agriculture at Colorado State University, Aaron Million started turning the gears in his brain with late nights in the library […] Brains Sarah Stern | June 28, 2022 8 Comments
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