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The Global Warming Mitigation Project’s leader Jacquelyn Francis wanted to see if she could get to a conference in Sun Valley without driving or flying. With a combination of e-biking and train riding, she endured scorching temperatures in a heat wave made more likely by climate change.
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The Triple Crown World Series is a “stay to play” event, requiring most teams to book hotel accommodations in order to participate. The tournament officially kicks off with an opening ceremony on Tuesday in Snowmass Base Village.
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These parks in southeastern Utah attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, and are home to striking geologic formations and significant Indigenous cultural sites. The new superintendent Lena Pace brings years of experience, having previously worked on a floating ranger station in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, and at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
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Amanda Seward was one of the hundreds of participants who came to the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic at Snowmass Ski Area last week. She wasn’t a snowboarder before she was injured, but now, she aspires to compete in the Paralympics, where she can spread a message of support and community.
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The eclipse viewing event was hosted by the Basalt Library and the Aspen Science Center, which also co-organized another eclipse viewing at the Third Street Center in Carbondale on Monday.
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At the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, an entire semi-truck trailer filled with adaptive equipment ensures that every participant can get out on the mountain.
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As high-altitude first responders, ski patrollers have technical skiing skills, level-headed composure, and the ability to pivot from snow science to emergency medical care at a moment’s notice. To process the stressors of the job, they often lean on one another — and turn to skiing to unwind.
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This year’s “Boot Tan Fest” at Sunlight Mountain in Glenwood Springs brought hundreds of women and femme skiers together to celebrate their common love for the sport — and participate in a famed naked ski lap that’s become an annual tradition.
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The program is a chance for kids to just be kids — and connect with new friends who understand what they’ve been through. This year’s event ran March 22-29 at Buttermilk Mountain.
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A Vietnam veteran from Boulder finds healing and a sense of purpose as an adaptive ski instructor and ski guide for the blind.
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Buttermilk Mountain is first to close on March 31, with their annual “Bacon Appreciation Day” to end the season; other resorts will host their own events throughout April.