Jason Blevins, The Colorado Sun
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The Sunshine Protection Act would have economic and safety impacts for ski areas and mountain towns, according to ski industry insiders and experts. Marty Lenz talked with Jason Blevins of The Colorado Sun who covered this story. -
Spending in 18 high country communities dropped to a 4-year low in 2025-26, when visitation numbers fell and snow didn’t. But towns are diversifying economies and showing resilience to bad snow years. Listen to KUNC host Marty Lenz discuss this story and then read the entire article. -
A survey of hikers on Mount Elbert showed several hundred people a year pooping on the trail to the summit. And with access to wag bags, many of those hikers are packing out their own waste. Listen to KUNC host Marty Lenz discuss this story and then read the entire article. -
The Colorado Sun is celebrating 150 years of statehood with these recommendations. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Jason Blevins and then read the entire article at the link below. -
The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency cut 1,753 land management jobs last year, or 26% of the jobs managing 24 million public acres. "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. and Colorado Sun reporter Jason Blevins discuss the ramifications of these cuts. -
The state’s highest court is considering a case involving a snowboarder who collided with an employee-driven snowmobile at Breckenridge, with a focus on “broad” wording in a pass sale that waives “any and all claims." -
Demand for counseling is pacing well above last year as communities empty, costs rise and work ebbs. “It feels like tension is really high.” -
Paddling groups want to float. Others want to wade. Landowners want the status quo. And lawmakers seemingly don’t want to get wet in a water fight. -
From his remote cabin in the once snowier hinterlands above Gothic, Billy Barr tracks decades of warming, snow-starved winters. -
The skiingest state in the country will be well represented at the Winter Games in Italy.
