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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 and a 44-inch settled base – about 100 inches below the seasonal average. Vail, which…
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 Taylor-Greene (R-GA) and many other members of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, will join former…
Vail Resorts announces executive leadership changes
Vail Resorts on Monday issued the following press release on a new round of executive leadership changes: BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ –Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) today announced that Patricia Campbell, president…
Colorado lawmakers weigh data privacy as Congress continues to dither on tech regs
Colorado this legislative session may be joining a handful of states trying to fill a federal void in regulating personal data privacy and security, but most experts agree the state-level…
An argument (and podcast) for reviving passenger rail in Colorado ski country
In doing some research for my appearance on Forrest Whitman’s On The Rail’s podcast on KHEN 106.9 FM radio in Salida, Colorado, I realized that I first started seriously writing…
Two companies hope to revive passenger, freight rail service on Tennessee Pass Line
A pair of railroad companies are competing to reactivate Union Pacific’s inactive Tennessee Pass Line from Dotsero to Pueblo, using both passenger and freight service to garner community support along…
Eagle Valley High School goes remote as COVID-19 scraps BMHS football game
Editor’s note: On Wednesday, Eagle County Schools reversed its decision and reinstated Battle Mountain’s game with Eagle Valley on Friday. Eagle County Schools on Tuesday put out the following press…
Eagle County 1041 authority looms large in proposed Whitney Reservoir debate as feds slash more regs
With Wednesday’s move by the Trump administration to weaken one of the nation’s bedrock conservation laws – the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) – all eyes will increasingly be on…
Polis asked by small business to support Big Tech during COVID-19 crisis
A group of more than 150 small business owners from across Colorado is urging Gov. Jared Polis to support their efforts to keep digital technology tools free or low-cost during…
Mountain rebound: A look at what it will take for some sense of normalcy in Colorado ski towns
RealVail.com produced the following 3,000-word cover story for Colorado Politics analyzing the challenges facing Colorado ski towns during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This is a short excerpt. For the full…