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Feds reject Colorado Midland bid for streamlined approval of lease deal with UP on Tennessee Pass

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board — the federal agency that…

Opinion: Blame Boebert, Buck for Boulder

Less than two weeks ago, a district judge in Boulder…

An argument (and podcast) for reviving passenger rail in Colorado ski country

In doing some research for my appearance on Forrest Whitman’s…

Is Sage to Parkdale a train to nowhere or a way for UP to hold onto Tennessee Pass?

Where the hell is Sage, Colorado? And why would a…

Warren Miller film SKI BUM explores family, fatherhood, loss and skiing away from pain

I sometimes feel like the Forrest Gump of the ski…

Feds delay decision on Colorado Midland bid to revive Tennessee Pass Line

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Friday issued a…

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Garcia floats bill to facilitate high-speed passenger rail along state’s Front Range

State Senate President Leroy Garcia, a Pueblo Democrat, on Friday introduced a Front Range high-speed passenger rail bill that has been one of his top priorities since becoming…

April 10, 2021No CommentRead More

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Extreme drought persists despite snow in forecast for closing week at Vail

Beaver Creek closed for the season on Sunday with a skimpy 232-inch seasonal snowfall total…

April 13, 2021No CommentRead More

Boebert bouncing back to Mar-A-Lago for yet another fundraiser

On Friday, Politico’s Alex Issenstadt reported that Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO), along with fellow QAnon-linked Rep. Marjorie…

April 12, 2021No CommentRead More

Vail Resorts announces executive leadership changes

Vail Resorts on Monday issued the following press release on a new round of executive…

April 12, 20211 CommentRead More

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Polis calls drought, wildfires ‘harbinger of the future’ as state braces for worst

Vail is about 100 inches below its seasonal average for snowfall so far this ski season, sitting at just 229 cummulative inches on April 9. That hasn’t been…

April 9, 20211 CommentRead More

Amtrak plan could boost prospect of revived Tennessee Pass Line rail traffic

Last week, Amtrak issued a statement and a map detailing its plans for new routes as part of the Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan, including a new Front…

April 5, 20214 CommentsRead More

Eagle County to open COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration to all community members

Eagle County Public Health & Environment on Monday announced it’s accepting pre-registration for all community members who want to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, which recent tests show are…

March 29, 2021No CommentRead More

Vail Resorts to scrap reservations, slash price of Epic Pass 20% for next season

Hard on the heels of extending the current ski season at many of its resorts and announcing it plans to do away with its pandemic-necessitated reservation system next…

March 24, 20211 CommentRead More

Sheriff identifies skier who died in avalanche near Beaver Creek

The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday issued the following press release identifying the victim of a side-country avalanche Monday near Beaver Creek as 37-year-old local Gary Smith.…

March 23, 2021No CommentRead More

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