What to watch in Olympic sports this weekend
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. A pair of world championships …
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A-Basin, Loveland, Eldora, Echo close for snowstorm
Eldora, Loveland, Arapahoe Basin and Echo Mountain ski areas all announced that they will remain closed Thursday due to the upslope storm that has walloped Denver and pounded areas east …
These 5 Colorado dude ranches are spectacular in winter
Dude ranches often are associated with summer vacations. We picture city slickers slipping away to enjoy the great outdoors and fresh mountain air, learning the rhythms of a horse’s gait …
Mikaela Shiffrin wins 1st race after six-week injury layoff to lock up World Cup slalom season title
ARE, Sweden — All Mikaela Shiffrin has been really looking for in her first race back after a six-week injury layoff was “good skiing.” What she got, though, was even …
Put a family-friendly day trip to Breckenridge into summer plans
Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor …
10th Mountain Division soldiers honor World War II predecessors
Eight decades after 10th Mountain Division soldiers trained at Colorado’s historic Camp Hale for combat in World War II, Army Staff Sgt. Cam Daniels stood on a snow-covered mountainside west …
Avalanche kills American man in backcountry of Japanese mountains, police say
Tokyo — Police in the city of Myoko, in Japan’s central Niigata region, said Wednesday that an American man in his 30s was killed by an avalanche in a backcountry …
Odermatt clinches 3rd straight World Cup overall title with 10th giant slalom win in a row
Marco Odermatt clinched his third consecutive World Cup overall title on Saturday by claiming a 10th giant slalom victory in a row in Olympic Valley, Calif. The 26-year-old from Switzerland …
Are Colorado ski-slope moose encounters rising?
It can be hard enough for skiers and snowboarders in Colorado to avoid trees, other downhillers, poles, mystery bumps and mashed-potato snow — without also having to worry about running …
How Breckenridge is turning old plastic snow sleds into art
Sledding in Breckenridge is a beloved pastime. It was even immortalized by Chevy Chase’s character in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” zooming down a snowy Breckenridge mountain on a greased-up saucer. …