Tag: Ouray
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Body of deceased ice climber recovered from Colorado backcountry
An ice climber has died in Colorado, per a report from the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team. According to the team, the ice climber died in the Precipice Peak area of the West Fork of Cimarron River at some point on November 15. A mission to recover the deceased climber’s body took place during the early…
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2 dead in southwest Colorado after car rolls down mountainside near Ouray
Two people are dead and a third has been hospitalized after a car rolled down the side of a mountain south of Ouray Tuesday morning. Police first responded to the reports of a fatal crash on U.S. Highway 550 on Red Mountain Pass, about 13 miles south of Ouray, just after 8 a.m. Tuesday morning,…
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48 hours in Ouray: Exploring the ‘Switzerland of America’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In southwest Colorado, it’s amazing what all can be tucked into a box canyon. Herein lies Ouray, surrounded by craggy walls that seemingly can’t contain the options for shopping, dining and sightseeing. It’s a sight to behold from Main Street: the jagged San Juan Mountains…
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Looking back on Ouray Ice Park’s 30 years — and ahead to uncertain future
In the mid-1990s, from his previous home in Steamboat Springs, Mike Gibbs was hearing about an icy realm unlike any other growing in a rocky pocket of southwest Colorado. “The word was there was some man-made, farmed ice park down in Ouray,” Gibbs recalled, “and there was a bunch of different climbing.” He arrived in…
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8 quintessential winter events to check out in Colorado this season
When the temperatures drop, Colorado’s party fever rises. Yes, we love our winters. Where the cold and snow once froze activity in the early days of our historic mountain towns, activity now ramps up with much more than skiing. Here are eight bucket list events across the state: International Snow Sculpture Championships Breckenridge, Jan. 20-29…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond
FRIDAY One of the most unique annual events during National Western Stock Show for 78 years: the Grand Champion Steer walks the red carpet through the lobby of Denver’s regal Brown Palace Hotel just in time for high tea. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Reservations for free general admission. A VIP viewing and barbeque luncheon $150.…
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Ouray Ice Park opens for season on heels of ‘game-changer’ agreement
A famed arena for ice climbing has opened for the season in southwest Colorado — the start of an annual winter tradition that also represents the beginning of a bright, new future for access. Ouray’s City Council recently approved the transfer of a private parcel in Ouray Ice Park to city government. The agreement regarded 7½…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond
THURSDAY-JAN. 21 It’s time for the Colorado Old West tradition National Western Stock Show, kicking off at noon Thursday with 30 impressive Longhorn cattle herded through downtown Denver near Union Station with cowboys and cowgirls on horseback, bands, floats and spectators in jeans and cowboy boots, too. Starting Saturday, days and nights of pro rodeo, 118…
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Relive the gold rush at these mine tours in Colorado
They once made millionaires. Now they make tourists happy. Take a step back in time at these mines: Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, Cripple Creek The mine’s website recalls the story of Mollie Kathleen, who one day in 1891 “noticed an interesting rock formation that winked back at her.” The history goes: “With her heart racing,…
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Rocky roads: Brutal, beautiful drives in Colorado mountains
For the miners who sought to tame Colorado’s mountains, the road wasn’t easy. As is evident from some of the wicked paths blazed in those days, riddled with boulders, creek crossings, narrow passages and steep drop-offs. These are the hair-raising, bone-rattling trails attempted today by brave souls in Jeeps and ATVs. Alpine Loop A Jeep…