Tag: Copper Mountain
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Two Colorado resort towns’ approaches to boost workforce housing
Workers in Colorado’s mountain resort towns have always had a challenging time getting affordable housing close to their employers. Real estate prices in places like Aspen, Vail, Telluride and Breckenridge continue to climb, worsening the problem. But the issue that was problematic before grew to “crisis” stages in many of these communities post-pandemic. People along…
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Powder primer: A closer look at Colorado’s ski areas
ARAPAHOE BASIN A-Basin is known as “The Legend.” That’s partly due to its long season — with more operating days than any other ski area in Colorado, typically opening first in North America and sometimes staying open through Independence Day. The ski area has open bowl skiing up top and serious glades just below. It’s…
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First snows spotted throughout Colorado this week
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As a fall chill settled over much of Colorado, winter thrill-seekers got their first taste of the coming ski season. Many of the the state’s ski areas saw flakes this week. While not enough to ski, snowboard, sled, or slide down, the snow is enough…
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4 upcoming Colorado festivals: Pueblo Chile & Frijoles, Dragon Boat and more
Pueblo Chile & Frijoles Festival, Sept. 24-26, Historic Downtown Pueblo/Union Avenue Those most amazing smells will fill downtown as huge Pueblo chile roasters are fired up, some with garlic bulbs roasting, too. Such yummy aroma and bags of chiles to take home to the freezers. This 27-year harvest tradition runs 3 p.m. to 12 a.m.…
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Eating, drinking, hiking and more in Summit County: Local tips for your next summer adventure
We know how to describe ski resort-packed Summit County in the winter. But in the summer? “It’s like heaven to me in the summer,” one Breckenridge resident tells us. “It’s magic.” So, how to score a perfect visit? We asked three locals for tips. KELLY HEPBURN — real estate agent, Breckenridge • Where to start:…
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Man gets 90 days for stabbing co-worker of Copper Mountain cafe
Breckenridge resident Carlton Findley was sentenced to 90 days in the Summit County Detentions Facility for stabbing his co-worker last year, the Fifth Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. In addition to 90 days of jail time, Findley will have three years of supervised probation, a $2,200 fine and faces a suspended five-year sentence in…
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Copper Mountain to relaunch fundraising for environmental nonprofits
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Copper Mountain will relaunch its Play It Forward Wednesdays program, donating portions of daily lift sales to local environmental nonprofits, the resort announced Wednesday. Beginning Jan. 6, Copper will donate $5 from every discounted lift…
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Dining gondolas, bumper cars, Pizza Ranger: What’s new to Colorado ski resorts
Many of the multimillion-dollar capital projects common to the ski industry’s offseason came to a screeching halt this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vail Resorts, for one, announced deferring all chairlift builds, terrain expansions and base area upgrades as a way to cushion the economic blow of the virus, which in March forced a…
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Colorado ski resort to use converted gondolas, yurts for safe dining bubbles
While restaurants this pandemic season brace to control crowding among cold patrons, Telluride Resort’s gateway hub of Mountain Village is unveiling a new, aesthetic solution. Up to 20 converted gondola cabins will serve as dining bubbles, according to a village press release. The heated and lighted cabins will accommodate up to eight people of the…
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Colorado’s top 20 ski areas for snow
The website zrankings.com is the snow source behind Forbes’ annual grading of North American resorts. Its mountain- and data-crazed team seeks to equip fellow enthusiasts with the powder knowledge they need. “To measure the seemingly immeasurable, we’ve ingested gobs of historical weather data and every last measurable detail on 220 North American resorts,” the site pledges. The…