Tag: Roaring Fork Valley
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Eating, drinking, hiking and more in Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley: Tips from locals
As winter turned to spring, Dean Kinkel was starting to dream of summer in a Colorado land of mountains, river-cut canyons and urban spoils. After seasons of well-above-average snowpack, Kinkel was dreaming of what he and his buddies call “the quadruple” from their Glenwood Springs homes. “We’ll go up to Independence Pass and ski; we…
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Westbound I-70 re-opens Sunday afternoon near Glenwood Canyon
Colorado State Patrol troopers re-opened westbound I-70 in Glenwood Canyon Sunday afternoon after an almost-five-hour closure caused by a tractor-trailer rig crash, according to a Tweet. The Eagle division of the Colorado State Patrol alerted drivers of the closure at Exit 133 via Twitter at 8:45 a.m. and said to expect a “several hour delay.” Based…
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Aspen Snowmass season passes go on sale
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Season passes at Aspen Snowmass are now available for skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts. The skiing company announced Tuesday several different pass options that range between $69 and $1,699 for chamber of commerce members, while non-chamber members will spend a little more. “The anticipation for winter really kicks in when season passes go back on sale,”…
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Glenwood Springs’ rivers are the lifeblood and harbinger | Colorado River Towns
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denizens of Glenwood Springs, the small Western Slope city that hugs the two rivers that meet about a mile west of its world-famous hot springs, are acutely attuned to the health of the Colorado and the Roaring Fork rivers. The city asked residents in late…
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New Colorado mountain bike trail system a ‘demonstration’ of land possibilities
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new mountain bike trail system is turning heads in Colorado’s Crystal Valley. That’s not so much for the uniqueness of the trails themselves — riders in the neighboring Roaring Fork Valley have plenty of options around — but instead for the unique land arrangement.…