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A bill sponsored by two state senators that would require Colorado ski resorts to collect and publish safety plans and accident data is scheduled to be heard in a committee of the legislature next week.

Senate bill would require transparency from Colorado ski areas on safety and accidents

April 9, 2021 at 6:01 a.m.

Starting as early as Monday, Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) Department will begin scheduled repairs of the Royal Arch Trail, weather permitting, and will close the trail to visitors through April 16.

Royal Arch Trail to close for repair beginning Monday

By Jack Carlough

April 7, 2021 at 7:58 p.m.

Rattlesnake season really begins in early May, but sightings aren't unusual this time of year.

Time to start watching for rattlesnakes on Front Range trails

April 7, 2021 at 6:51 a.m.

As of this week, 10 Colorado ski areas have closed for the season and five more will close this weekend, leaving 13 remaining open into mid-April or beyond.

When every Colorado ski area is scheduled to close this season

April 6, 2021 at 8:36 a.m.

Anyway you slice it, it was a record year for hikers on the high peaks.

Colorado’s 14ers saw an average increase of 20% in hiking traffic last summer

April 6, 2021 at 7:29 a.m.

Having an official avalanche education might as well be a prerequisite for heading into the backcountry.

Should backcountry hikers take an avalanche course?

April 5, 2021 at 6:39 a.m.

In the wake of last week’s horrific gun violence in Boulder, I struggle to write. Words for the trauma in my hometown escape me, as my heart goes out to everyone affected by the recent terror.

Many other things greater than ourselves

By Chris Weidner

March 31, 2021 at 8:00 a.m.

We wrote our first “Nature Walk” column in December, 2010, about Golden Ponds in Longmont. In the ensuing decade, changes and trail extensions have happened, including the one-mile Lykins Gulch Trail.

March Nature Walk: Lykins Gulch Trail remains golden through the years

By Ruth Carol Cushman

March 28, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.

A new race in the gravel biking circuit will debut July 31 in Nederland.

Nederland adds event to gravel racing circuit

By Ken Amundson

March 18, 2021 at 4:22 p.m.

A sophomore at Boulder High School, Lexie Bader was snowboarding at Eldora when she sped out of control and headed straight for a tree. She screamed, but couldn’t swerve out of the way.

Local talent Lexie Bader: Climber, snowboarder, model, double amputee

By Chris Weidner

March 17, 2021 at 8:00 a.m.

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