Tag: glenwood springs
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Ski lift said to be longest-operating in Colorado set to be replaced
The 2024-25 ski season is set to be the last hurrah for the chairlift known as the longest-operating in Colorado. That’s how Sunlight Mountain Resort has known the Segundo lift, tracing its origins to 1954 in Aspen before its move to the small Glenwood Springs ski area in 1973. Sunlight recently announced plans to replace…
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Colorado hot springs expands with new pools inspired by famed mineral waters found around the world
GLENWOOD SPRINGS • In Colorado, you can soak up the hot springs of the world. That’s the idea of the latest expansion at Iron Mountain Hot Springs. This marks the second summer of the destination’s “inspired pools” — 13 waters beside the Colorado River mixed with mineral recipes that aim to replicate famed hot springs…
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8 whitewater parks around Colorado
Drop into many of Colorado’s riverside towns and you won’t need to go far to find the culture of play. Increasingly over the years, towns have built and expanded central meeting places for enthusiastic kayakers, tubers and stand-up paddleboarders: whitewater parks of rock-made waves, drops and rapids. Whether you partake or spectate, here are eight…
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Colorado’s hot springs explained: Deep time, deep layers
We soak in Colorado’s hot springs. We feel the sweet relief on body and mind. And we commonly deduce a miracle. Rather, there is a scientific explanation. It’s an explanation dealing with deep time and the deep, subterranean layers of the Earth, where water meets minerals we associate with healing qualities. But we begin in…
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Once-proclaimed Colorado state park might not gain lofty status
One of Colorado’s most scenic lakes might not be a state park after all. In 2021, Sweetwater Lake was proclaimed to be the next state park in an announcement by Gov. Jared Polis that surprised and angered locals living around the historic property. They saw a “state park” title as threatening the place they’ve known.…
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More pools coming soon to famed hot springs resort in Colorado
New soaking spots are almost ready at one of Colorado’s most famous hot springs destinations. Glenwood Hot Springs Resort recently announced its expectation for five pools to debut early this summer. The pools of varying shapes, sizes and temperatures will be situated east of what is known as the world’s largest hot spring-fed pool. The…
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A cannibal, killer in the attic and headless chicken: Real-life horror stories of Colorado
Colorado, like the broader West, is rooted in myth. In legends that seem to grow larger as the years go on. But somewhere between the colorful narratives are truths, or half-truths. Stories stranger than fiction — and also more terrifying than any author could spin. Ahead of Halloween, what better time to return to these?…
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Westbound I-70 in Glenwood Canyon reopened after ‘significant’ debris flows; eastbound remains closed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Update Saturday 5:15 a.m. The westbound lanes of I-70 have been reopened, according to a tweet from the Colorado Department of Transportation. Eastbound lanes remain closed. — The Colorado Department of Transportation closed Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon Thursday evening as debris flows covered parts…
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Westbound I-70 in Glenwood Canyon reopened after ‘significant’ debris flows; eastbound remains closed
Update Saturday 5:15 a.m. The westbound lanes of I-70 have been reopened, according to a tweet from the Colorado Department of Transportation. Eastbound lanes remain closed. — The Colorado Department of Transportation closed Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon Thursday evening as debris flows covered parts of the roadway and threatened the integrity of the highway,…
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Expect delays on I-70 near Glenwood Springs Wednesday, CDOT says
Drivers planning to use eastbound Interstate Highway 70 between Rifle and Glenwood Springs Wednesday or Thursday should use an alternate route or plan for “significant delays” as recovery crews work to remove a FedEx truck from the Colorado River, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. “Motorists should plan for the possibility of an eastbound…