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High snow fall amounts equal great ski and boarding in high country
November 26, 2010 3:50 PM
DENVER (AP) - Colorado skiers and snowboarders are benefiting from some early season storms. Seventeen resorts are now open for the season, with many of them reporting mid-mountain depths of at least 2 feet. Monarch Mountain and Durango Mountain Resort opened for the season today. more » -
Loveland Ski Area waiting to making snow
September 29, 2010 9:02 AM
While cities along Colorado's Front Range are baking in record-high temperatures, Loveland snowmakers are cooling their heels with their fingers on the start button. The Loveland Ski Area saw the first snowfall of the season last week. Ski area employees took advantage of the cold and revved up the... more » -
Dozens of rescuers aid snowboarders in avalanche
May 3, 2010 11:25 AM
Dozens of volunteers and an Army helicopter rescued two snowboarders caught in an avalanche on Tenmile Peak. Officials say the two men were skiing down a backcountry slope Saturday when they triggered the slide. One of them injured his leg, but they were able to use a cell... more » -
Roadside snowboarders survive avalanche
February 15, 2010 9:57 AM
Two snowboarders riding near 11,990-foot Loveland Pass survived an avalanche that covered part of U.S. 6. Summit County sheriff's spokeswoman Tracy LeClair says one snowboarder escaped the slide that partially buried another Sunday afternoon. The slide happened in a backcountry area between the pass and nearby Arapahoe Basin Ski Area,... more » -
Snowboarders use snow cave to survive night
February 4, 2010 12:52 PM
Two snowboarders are home without injury after getting lost and spending the night in a snow cave. The Vail Mountain Rescue Group says Christin Morton of Silverthorne and Ben Engelsen of Hampton, Virginia, were tired but otherwise OK when rescuers found them Wednesday morning. The snowboarders, both 25,... more »
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