Tag: outdoors
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Trails to take shape in Lost Canyon between Denver, Colorado Springs
Work is underway to open a highly anticipated outdoor destination between Denver and Colorado Springs. Castle Rock’s Town Council recently approved a contract for trail construction in Lost Canyon Ranch Open Space — an approval that also came with a unanimous vote on a master and management plan. The plan had been in the works…
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Gear up and save at ski swap coming to Colorado Springs, Denver
In Denver and Colorado Springs, there’s a new way to gear up for ski season — and save money. That’s the stated aim of Rocky Mountain Ski Swaps, the Utah-based venture that expanded to Denver last year. Before the Denver Ski Swap on Nov. 14-15 at the Jeffco Fairgrounds, a two-day sale of new and…
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Colorado Springs state park could grow by 473 acres under proposal
Before formerly private land was acquired in 2000 to create Cheyenne Mountain State Park, there was a day of lobbying. A day when Colorado Springs Parks Department officials showed Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials around the property in hopes of a partnership. The city’s Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) sales tax-based fund had been…
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Major Colorado ski resort moves closer to proposed upgrades
Breckenridge Ski Resort is one step closer to revamping one of its busiest base areas. After about a year of analysis, the U.S. Forest Service this offseason approved upgrades envisioned at Peak 9. That includes a new gondola rising out of the Maggie base area, a new learning zone to be reached from that gondola…
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Leaf-peeping crack down nets over $11,000 in fines on Colorado mountain pass
As leaf-peeping season in Colorado’s mountains winds down, some startling facts and figures from one town’s efforts to ease congestion along the popular roadway Guanella Pass, have emerged. Officials with the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office released data regarding how many parking tickets were issued including fine totals, and how many vehicles were towed after…
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Ski film “After the Snowfall” from Matchstick Productions has freedom, escape and camaraderie
If there ever was a time to feel the pulse of a skier, that time is now, and Crested Butte’s Matchstick Productions (MSP) located that pulse last winter while filming “After the Snowfall” for 2025’s ski film. The stoke the skiers felt by shared energy, collective love and passion, their hearts at rest waiting for…
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Kilian Jornet completes record feat across 72 14ers, starting in Colorado
For an epic test of endurance across Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks and all others of the Lower 48 states, mission accomplished. “States of Elevation: finished,” read the recent post on Kilian Jornet’s social media. “72 fourteeners in 31 days, linked only by running and riding.” More numbers boggled the minds of fans following from afar since…
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When will Colorado’s ski season kick off? A look at 20 years of opening dates
Snow has fallen across Colorado’s high country, and temperatures have been cold enough for some ski resorts to fire snow guns and start building up bases. The race to open is on. Arapahoe Basin has regularly kicked off the state’s ski season and won bragging rights. Keystone has joined the race in recent years, thanks…
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Contemplating the future of Avenger Open Space west of Colorado Springs
What should and should not be allowed in a new open space west of Colorado Springs? This is the question of professionals preparing a conservation easement for Avenger Open Space in the forest bordering Woodland Park. The city’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board is hosting an open house starting at 5 p.m. Oct. 15 at…
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Ski movie season in Colorado stokes the thirst for powder, starts Saturday
Ski movie season is back in Colorado and coming to a town near you, including two offerings from Colorado-based film companies Matchstick Productions of Crested Butte and Warren Miller Entertainment of Boulder. Teton Gravity Research’s movie “Pressure Drop” has been making the rounds already, but has a few showings left in Colorado. Ski movies are…