Tag: Denver-gazette
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Colorado’s backcountry ski area expanding for first full season
A Colorado ski area billed as a one-of-a-kind worldwide has plans to expand for its first full season. “After an amazing test season this past spring, we’ve been working on the next big thing,” read a recent newsletter from Bluebird Backcountry, “and it is BIG.” This winter, operators expect to unveil 1,200 acres of inbound…
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With green box on back, woman goes from zero Colorado 14ers to all 54
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In mid-September, near the end of her mission to climb all of Colorado’s 54 14,000-foot peaks, Brittney Woodrum thought she would come up short. Making matters worse on the snow-packed Crestone Needle was the wind that howled, throwing off her balance with a bulky, green…
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Broncos ‘feel fine’ about traveling to New England after Patriots stars test positive for COVID-19
DENVER — What, Vic Fangio worried? Not when it comes to facing an NFL opponent that’s come down with positive COVID-19 tests. Asked if he is concerned about the Broncos playing the Patriots on Sunday — with star players Cam Newton and Stephon Gilmore having tested positive — Fangio expressed none. “I feel fine. I…
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Progress continues at Colorado’s next state park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you’re looking for the latest on Colorado’s next state park, fisherspeakstatepark.com is set to be your one-stop shop. The website was announced in a September column from Crystal Dreiling, overseeing the development of Fishers Peak State Park in Trinidad. The latest monthly update from Dreiling also included word…
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Be like Mike (Purcell): Colorado kids have a new role model with the Broncos | Paul Klee
Mike Purcell Denver Broncos DENVER — For Colorado kids, there’s a new idol in town. Be like Mike. Mike Purcell was cut 10 times, by six NFL teams. He toiled on practice squads in New England, Chicago, San Francisco, Kansas City and North Carolina. He began 2019 in a league that no longer exists —…
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Paul Klee: Thanks to Brett Rypien, Broncos win over Jets offers fun moment in a rough era
DENVER — Ok, that was fun. I think? Because it’s hard to say for sure if the Broncos beating the Jets 37-28 Thursday night at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey was fun. It felt fun, in a preseason win sort of way. It felt fun, because Brett Rypien, pride of the Mountain West, was a…