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Colorado Ski Resorts Sent Record Rent Payment of $26.8-Million to The Government for 2017/18

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Colorado ski resorts operating on public land have once again sent a record rent payment to the US government. Based on revenues collected at 23 Colorado resorts, the 2017-18 rent payment was $26.8 million, the highest ever. Related: Record-Breaking Skier Visits Across Colorado Last Year With 5 Areas Also Reporting Record Revenue It is expected that that figure will continue […]
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Canadian Government’s Budget Bill has the Potential to Reduce Skiable Terrain in Banff National Park, AB

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Buried in the recent federal government’s 349-page budget bill was one tiny sentence with the potential to shrink the amount of space available for Albertans and tourists to ski in Banff National Park, reports the Calgary Herald. Hidden away under annex 3 on page 328, the line reads: “The Government proposes to introduce amendments to the Canada National Parks Act: […]
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Avalanche Canada Benefits from $25-Million Government Funding

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Avalanche Canada has been promised $25 million in funding from the federal government, ending years of financial struggle. Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered the news during his fall economic statement, presented in Ottawa on Nov 21. Avalanche Canada is a non-profit and non-government organization. In a statement, a press secretary for the prime minister’s office said avalanche safety is an […]
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Patagonia Refuses To Attend Outdoor Retailer In Utah Next Year After Govenor’s Anti-Public Land Resolution

Patagonia has decided to not attend the 2018 Outdoor Retailer show in Utah after Governor Gary Herbert asked the Trump Administration to “rescind” Obama’s decision to make Bears Ears in southern Utah a National Monument. Yvon Chouinard wrote an open letter to Utah politicians urging them to take back the resolution and embrace the public land that makes Utah what it […]
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Nepal to Clamp Down on Everest Permits After Embarrassing “Fight on Everest”

This past May, 3 Europeans were involved in a “fight” with about 100 Sherpas.  The fight occurred after the Europeans climbed above and reportedly kicked down ice on the Sherpas while the Sherpas were fixing ropes.  The Sherpas got angry, mobbed, and attacked the climbers 24,500-feet at Camp 3 later that day.  The Sherpas reportedly punched, kicked, threw rocks, and even […]
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