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7 forgotten Colorado ski areas and what happened to them

Colorado is home to plenty of world-class skiing, but some of the Centennial State’s most interesting ski history has been abandoned or shut down. According to Uncover Colorado, Colorado has been home to around 150 resorts, but around 30 remain. Although they’re seemingly abandoned, daring backcountry skiers sometimes venture out to tackle the old runs. […]

Colorado · 1d

Dino World

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8 Sea Monsters That Once Swam Above Modern Colorado

It is wildly strange to imagine that the air above Denver’s skyscrapers was once a warm, shallow sea packed with gigantic, sharp‑toothed reptiles. Yet for millions of years during the Late Cretaceous, roughly the time of the last dinosaurs on land, much of what is now Colorado lay beneath the Western Interior Seaway, an ocean ... Read more

Colorado · 6d

The Denver Gazette

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Major expansion complete at famed mountain biking hub in Colorado

Around this time of year, mountain bikers on Colorado’s Front Range plan a pilgrimage to the Western Slope’s warmer, drier desert, home to one of the state’s most legendary trail networks. If they haven’t been in a while, they’ll find an even greater destination. That’s how local riders and advocates have described the expanded North […]

Fruita, CO · 1d

hoodline.com

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Field of Vision Festival Is Dead in Buena Vista, but King Gizzard Books 3 Colorado Shows

Field of Vision, the festival that took over Meadow Creek in Buena Vista for two straight summers, will not return in 2027. The cancellation comes down to a permit standoff between organizers and Chaffee County, even as the festival's headliner, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, has already lined up three separate Colorado concerts for next August instead.

Buena Vista, CO · 2d
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KOAA News 5 Southern Colorado

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Sam Dunlap Wall honors the people who shaped Southeast Colorado Springs

The Sam Dunlap Wall of Inspiration honors the community leaders, mentors and neighbors whose legacies continue to shape the area, with nearly 2,000 people helping bring the five-year project to life.

Colorado Springs, CO · 1d

coloradosun.com

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Colorado teens debut stories of belonging, “dark corners” of childhood through documentary program

Cynniah Mack loves coming-of-age stories. Her favorite is “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” a 1999 novel and 2012 film, both written by Stephen Chbosky. The 17-year-old said she relates to the story’s main character, Charlie. She understands his trouble making friends, his family dynamics. She also likes his character arc. “He learns how to be a wallflower, how to embrace being a wallflower,” Mack said. “Also Emma Watson is in it.”

Colorado · 1d

KKTV

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‘We’ve really liked what we’ve gotten so far’: Snowpack in southwest Colorado sees significant increase from last year, according to USDA

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) -The early outlook for snow and moisture in Southwest Colorado is seeing a positive trend, with figures much higher than last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). According to USDA, snow-water moisture levels are at least 15% higher than the average for this...

Colorado Springs, CO · 20h

thirstcolorado.com

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Top Colorado events for the coming weeks

Music festivals, films, slopeside concerts and a chili cookoff are all on tap this week. Welcome to our roundup of the best events across Colorado this month. Check out our October performing arts preview here, and read on for other happenings all over the state. For more, check out our events calendar.

Colorado · 2d

Vail Daily

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Camp Hale site where CIA trained Tibetan soldiers named to Colorado State Register of Historic Properties

In the late 1950s and early ’60s, while World War II veterans Peter Seibert and Earl Eaton were hiking, dreaming and scheming to build Vail ski area out of sheep pasture along Gore Creek, 20 miles or so to the south, CIA officers were training Tibetan freedom fighters at Camp Hale.

Colorado · 2d

The Denver Gazette

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Ski area to reopen with 54% of terrain accessible following flooding

In case you haven’t heard, Wolf Creek Ski Area in southwest Colorado was forced to shut down after a single day of operations when severe flooding hit the region, closing key access roads for about two weeks. Considering that this spot has gotten more natural snow thus far this season than anywhere else that’s open, […]

Colorado · 10h

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Your favorite local music venue faces an uncertain future. This CSU professor has some ideas to help

The music business is infamously tough – and arguably getting tougher. Musicians generally earn less from streaming services than they once did from record sales. Your favorite club struggles to stay afloat amid declining alcohol sales. And artificial intelligence can even generate songs that occasionally qualify as Billboard chart-toppers.

Denver, CO · 1d

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Friday Grab Bag, November 13, 2026

The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes news from the Colorado State Library as well as images from the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. Let’s open the Friday Grab Bag!. Library Events & Program. Community Celebrations. Denver...

Colorado · 13h

familydestinationsguide.com

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You Can Cram A Whole Bag Full Of Books For Under $20 At This Huge Colorado Bookstore

Some places make you feel smarter just by walking through the door, and Colorado’s Used Bookstore in Englewood is absolutely one of them. You haven’t truly lived until you’ve stuffed a bag full of books for under twenty dollars and walked out feeling like you just won something.

Englewood, CO · 6d

coloradobiz.com

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The Fort in Morrison adds tequila bar and whiskey library

Tequila Bar features Rocky Mountain fur trade cocktails. Whiskey Library stocks 100+ bottles from Colorado and worldwide. Daily happy hour called Shinin’ Hour from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The Fort steakhouse in Morrison has opened two bars, the Tequila Bar and the Whiskey Library. The restaurant’s daily happy hour,...

Morrison, CO · 10h

98.5 KYGO

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Topgolf cuts prices at all three Colorado locations

Good news for Colorado golfers or people who aren’t really golfers but will go to TopGolf because you don’t have to know what you’re doing. Topgolf just cut its prices, […]

Colorado Springs, CO · 2d

Denver7 News KMGH

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Denver bird becomes social media sensation, racking up millions of views

Denver, CO · 2d

wheninyourstate.com

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She survived the Titanic, then went home to this Denver mansion

She survived a shipwreck. Then she came home. On Pennsylvania Street in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, a stone mansion from 1889 tells the story of one of America’s most driven women. Margaret Brown survived the Titanic, fought for the vote, and came from nothing to become one of...

Denver, CO · 3d

The Denver Gazette

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Iconic pop-punk bands unite for Colorado show led by Fall Out Boy

An iconic rock band beloved by Millennials around the country has announced a Denver metro stop for their upcoming ‘Twilight of the Punks’ tour. On August 10, 2027, Fall Out Boy is set to take the stage at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City alongside The Offspring, Good Charlotte, and The Story So Far. […]

Commerce City, CO · 2d