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Shiffrin chasing history with every race

Shiffrin chasing history with every race

Eagle-Vail’s Mikaela Shiffrin just tends to win in big moments, whether it’s the Olympics (gold in slalom at Sochi in 2014), the world championships (two slalom golds, including on her…

Slow start to 2016-17 ski season as warm, dry weather persists through next week

Slow start to 2016-17 ski season as warm, dry weather persists through next week

A second Colorado ski area opens today as Loveland finally joins Arapahoe Basin despite the ongoing dry, warm weather and lack of natural snow in Colorado’s high country. Loveland Ski…

Arapahoe Basin set to open for the season on Friday; Loveland still waiting

Arapahoe Basin set to open for the season on Friday; Loveland still waiting

After another small dose of winter weather on Tuesday night, Arapahoe Basin ski area on Colorado’s Continental Divide announced on Wednesday that it will open for the 2016-17 ski season…

Warm temps, wind make for slow start to ski season, tough firefighting conditions

Warm temps, wind make for slow start to ski season, tough firefighting conditions

Warm, windy weather was hampering firefighting efforts between Aspen and Vail on Monday and limiting snowmaking at ski resorts like Loveland and Arapahoe Basin that are trying to crank up…

National respect grudgingly coming to Siemian, Denver Broncos

National respect grudgingly coming to Siemian, Denver Broncos

Finally, the East Coast-biased national sports news network ESPN showed that its analysts are actually capable of opening their collective eyes and accurately assessing the defensive and now to some…

FedEx Ground sends Colorado-based driver to National Truck Driving Championships

FedEx Ground sends Colorado-based driver to National Truck Driving Championships

Matthew Allison, driver of Commerce City, Colo.-based Grounded, is representing FedEx Ground in the National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) in Indianapolis Aug. 10-13. Allison earned the right to compete in…

Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter pulling hard for 2017 return of USA Pro Challenge

Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter pulling hard for 2017 return of USA Pro Challenge

An avid cyclist, former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter remains hopeful that the USA Pro Challenge cycling race he pushed hard for during his one term in office will return to…

Enduro mountain bike race in Eagle added to Vail’s GoPro Mountain Games

Enduro mountain bike race in Eagle added to Vail’s GoPro Mountain Games

The GoPro Mountain Games have grown by leaps and bounds in the past 15 years since the event first electrified the world of mountain sports, music and lifestyle in 2002…

Could Kaepernick see his NFL career resurrected by both Elway and Steadman Clinic?

Could Kaepernick see his NFL career resurrected by both Elway and Steadman Clinic?

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been spending  a lot of time in Vail this winter, but not because of the excellent ski conditions. The 28-year-old has reportedly been…

Late-March powder builds Colorado snow-pack, extends ski season

Late-March powder builds Colorado snow-pack, extends ski season

Another week, another foot-plus of new snow in the Rockies. Not only has the recent blast of seemingly continuous snow been good for the snow-pack in the upper Colorado River…

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