In The NoCo

This winter has been tough for skiers and snowboarders in Colorado – and it’s also challenging for the businesses and employees in nearby resort towns that depend on busy ski seasons. We hear more about how the lack of snowfall is affecting people who live and work in ski towns.

A position on the ski patrol is a dream job for many skiers. But the stress that comes with it can be serious. A ski patrol member might deal with a cranky guest one day and a badly injured skier the next. As a tough ski season winds down, we look at how ski patrollers cope with these challenges.

A film debuting this weekend in Fort Collins offers a unique look at how neighbors can coexist. The new documentary 'Creede, USA' looks at the town of Creede, Colorado – and how some conservative rural residents find a way to get along with the free-spirited theater troupe that puts on performances there. Hear from the filmmakers today on In The NoCo.

Around the world, venomous snakebites kill tens of thousands of people each year. Antivenom can be an effective treatment, but it’s expensive and difficult to produce. A biologist at the University of Northern Colorado hopes to change that, with a new type of antivenom that’s cheaper to produce in large amounts. He discusses his research and recent breakthrough on In The NoCo.

A decade ago, Fort Collins writer Becky Jensen was trapped in a cycle of depression. To escape, she took bold action by backpacking 500 miles across the state of Colorado. She details her journey – and how it helped her heal – today on In The NoCo.

Steam powers a lot of industry around the world. But the traditional way of creating steam relies on burning fossil fuels. Which is why a CSU professor and cofounder of a startup company decided the old method needed an upgrade. Today on In The NoCo: How he hopes to transform industries from pharmaceuticals to beer brewing.

The effects of climate change can be seen across Colorado – from farms on the eastern plains to the Ponderosa pine forests in the high country. Today on In The NoCo: We explore some of the most noteworthy signs, and why some experts say it’s not too late to slow some of the impacts.

The Colorado Rockies play their first home game of the season on Friday. And after wrapping up their worst season in franchise history last year, some fans think it might be time to try something different. Today on In The NoCo: how a proposal to use baseballs with thicker seams could make playing at Coors Field a little more successful for future Rockies lineups.

Fewer pregnant women and new mothers in Colorado are dying from accidental overdoses. And one possible reason is an over-the-counter medication that can stop the symptoms of an overdose. That’s according to a Colorado doctor whose unusual specialty is treating pregnant women who struggle with addiction.

A struggling novelist sets off a social media firestorm in a new novel by Colorado author R.L. Maizes. The book’s called A Complete Fiction – and it raises sticky questions about who gets to tell someone else’s story. We talk with the author, and how her own social media experience inspired the book.