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Udall ski-area alternative activity bill clears committee vote

By | 07.26.10 | 3:22 pm

Sen. Mark Udall’s bill to promote year-round recreation at ski areas cleared a critical committee vote late last week and is headed to a vote of the full U.S. Senate.

First introduced in 2008 and then revived last summer,

Udall, Bennet back San Juan wilderness, but will they support two other plans?

By | 11.11.09 | 2:07 pm

Colorado Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet earlier this week introduced the Senate version of U.S. Rep. John Salazar’s San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act, which would protect more than 60,000 acres of public lands in southwestern Colorado as either wilderness…

Mountain Resorts Struggle With Labor Shortages as Immigrant Crackdown Continues

By | 05.05.08 | 9:21 am

It was a quiet May Day in the mountains of Colorado, and much calmer on the immigration-rights demonstration front across much of the state and nation than the past two years. But as Coloradans gather to celebrate Cinco de Mayo

European-style Ski Trains Eyed as Option for Easing I-70 Gridlock

By | 04.30.08 | 10:02 am

Ludwig Kurz, former Vail mayor and current director of community relations for nearby Beaver Creek resort, would like to see people in ski boots and goggles wandering the 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver.

I-70 Toll Debate Brings Mountain Rail Concept to the Forefront

By | 04.22.08 | 9:48 am

The battle lines drawn over a proposed toll on Interstate 70 into Colorado’s high country are much more than mere Western-Slope-versus-Front-Range wrangling. The debate is also being framed along the lines of mass transit proponents versus highway expansionists.

Recent Wildfires Underscore Urgency of Dealing with Pine Beetle Epidemic

By | 04.18.08 | 9:53 am

Even as winter weather rolled back into Colorado Thursday and squelched three wildfires that Tuesday scorched thousands of acres, killed three firefighters and destroyed scores of buildings, fire officials in the mountains warned against complacency – especially in light of…

How Green Is Vail?

By | 08.02.06 | 10:06 am

Vail Resorts Inc.’s announcement that it would offset 100 percent of its energy use with wind power, making it the largest corporate purchaser of wind power in the nation, comes just months after receiving a “D” for…

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