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Arapahoe Basin seeks more snowmaking, parking and remote avalanche control

Updated 3 days ago

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area wants to significantly expand snowmaking, build two more parking lots and install towers for remote-controlled avalanche mitigation. The U.S. Forest Service...

New wolf pack confirmed in Eagle County, marking 4th Colorado pack with pups this year

Updated 4 days ago

A new gray wolf pack has formed in Eagle County, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced on Wednesday. Known as the Piney Ridge Pack, it is...

Lost Canyon 'a crown jewel' now open to hikers on Colorado's Front Range

Updated 6 days ago

CASTLE ROCK • Dozens of local officials, donors and advocates recently gathered atop a grassy mesa overlooking forests, rugged cliffs and distant mountains as far...

5K race coming to Denver International Airport runway

Updated 6 days ago

Experience the rare chance to run a 5K on a Denver airport runway this September, with limited spots available and exclusive race-day perks in a...

What permanent daylight saving time would mean for Colorado

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado ski area pledges all-natural snow while eyeing new lifts, facilities, summer activities

Updated 2 weeks ago

PHOTOS: Hot Air Balloons liftoff over Erie during the Erie Balloon Festival

Updated 2 weeks ago

Supporters submit signatures to enshrine right to hunt, fish in Colorado Constitution

Updated 2 weeks ago

On all sides of massive pool, a historic hot springs destination has evolved in Colorado

Updated 2 weeks ago

Crested Butte Wildflower Festival best trails, workshops and drives

Updated 3 weeks ago

CU, DU women's ski teams place three athletes on national honors list | Colorado Sunshine

Updated 3 weeks ago

Aspen Acres fire destroys historic, beloved lodge; fate of surrounding Pueblo Mountain Park uncertain

Updated 3 weeks ago

Hiker found dead on Long's Peak trail Sunday

Updated 3 weeks ago

Fire season in the Colorado backcountry: The dangers and how to avoid them

Updated 4 weeks ago

Boulder County shifts away from ‘alternating use’ for mountain bikers

Updated 4 weeks ago

Mountain bikers and hikers will use Boulder County trails as they always have after leadership declined a proposal for "alternating use." Under the proposal recently...

Vail's Mikaela Shiffrin wins 100th World Cup ski race | Feb. 23, 2025 | Colorado's Top 150 Sports Moments

Updated 4 weeks ago

Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports. Leading into the state's 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list...

It's a tough summer for Colorado's wildflowers ー but it's a monumental year for one

Updated 4 weeks ago

One recent morning in the mountains near his home in southwest Colorado, Al Schneider was looking for the wildflowers he has admired for decades around...

New trail on Pikes Peak among summer projects on Colorado 14ers

Updated 4 weeks ago

The season of hiking Colorado's 14,000-foot mountains also comes with tending to their trails. June began with Rocky Mountain Field Institute staff and volunteers hauling...

Controversial recreation development, management proposed for Sweetwater Lake in western Colorado

Updated 4 weeks ago

Colorado approves fish 'salvage' at 3 reservoirs facing imminent drainage

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado approves fish 'salvage' at 3 reservoirs facing imminent drainage

Updated 1 month ago

A scenic journey through time on an epic, underrated drive in southern Colorado

Updated 1 month ago

PHOTOS: Bike to Work Day in Denver

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado's most beautiful drive?

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado's most beautiful drive?

Updated 1 month ago

Pikes Peak Highway, cog railway offering rare sunrise, sunset viewing for upcoming holiday

Updated 1 month ago

‘Once-in-a-generation celebration’ of Colorado’s 14ers planned for state’s 150th birthday

Updated 1 month ago

The Denver Gazette's municipal water provider map

Updated 1 month ago

This red rock wonderland hides behind a hogback near Denver

Updated 1 month ago

Around Denver, people know Red Rocks Amphitheatre. They know the red rocks of Roxborough State Park. They know the related, similarly aged Flatirons in Boulder...

Happy Trails: Touring South Valley Park's surprise beauty near Denver

Updated 1 month ago

South Valley Park doesn't get the attention that North and South Table Mountains and Matthews/Winters Park get — top destinations in Jefferson County Parks and...

Trail mileage doubling at Baker’s Park, poised to be next mountain biking destination in Colorado

Updated 1 month ago

Trails are expanding as part of a mission to make a mountain biking destination in southwest Colorado. A short ride up from Silverton's main street,...

Snowboarding pioneers fill Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame's 2026 class

Updated 1 month ago

With its recently announced class of 2026, Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame is celebrating the history and evolution of snowboarding. Most of the six inductees...