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If you want to hitch a ride to the top of the ski mountain in a trailer pulled by a snowcat... there’s a place where you can do that. Cuchara Mountain Ski Park in Southern Colorado is a nonprofit resort that has no operational ski lift, but still manages to pull skiers up the mountain on weekends. Today on In The NoCo, hear why the mountain’s managers are feeling good about its future.

So-called 'forever' chemicals are found in many household products – and they’re linked to a host of health problems. And because they were designed to never break down, it’s nearly impossible to get rid of them. But researchers from Colorado State University and CU Boulder have found a promising new method to break them down safely – using light. We’ll hear more on today’s In The NoCo.

Every day in Colorado, we bike, drive or walk on streets that were designed using outdated research and bad assumptions. That’s the premise of the provocative book “Killed by a Traffic Engineer.” Author Wesley Marshall, who teaches at CU Denver, discusses how we should think differently about traffic safety in the third installment of In The NoCo’s Holiday Book Club.

If you’re looking to shrink your carbon footprint, your best strategy may be to start by adjusting your grocery list. That’s the message in a new book by a Fort Collins scientist who studies the link between climate change and the food we eat. Author Mark Easter shares his best tips today in the second installment of In the NoCo’s holiday book club.

An unusual twist on the holiday classic 'The Nutcracker' is set to open this weekend. It uses Duke Ellington’s jazz version of the famous score to celebrate the history of Five Points, which was known in the 1930s and ‘40s as “The Harlem of the West.” A conversation with the show’s director, on today’s In The NoCo.

Humans living on the moon may be far off in the future. But the ability to provide power to that lunar colony is at least one step closer to reality, after two researchers from the Colorado School of Mines developed a working prototype of an electrical grid that can survive the harsh conditions on the moon. We’ll hear how it works on today's In The NoCo.

Since the pandemic, Colorado teachers say many of their students don’t have as much resilience to push through tough challenges in the classroom. It’s a concept they refer to as grit. So some educators are using strategies to help build back a sense of determination in their students. We hear about those tactics on today’s In The NoCo.

Earlier this year, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science announced the discovery of a tiny, scorpion-like species in a cave near Boulder. Today on In The NoCo, we hear from the man who identified it – and learn how he has discovered dozens of other cave-dwelling creatures. It’s part of In The NoCo’s year-end review of our favorite science stories.

Fort Collins educator Deborah Winking used to worry that her son’s disability might prevent him from living a full life. But she figured out a plan to help him grow into an independent, successful adult. Her new book explains how she did it – and offers a roadmap for other parents.

Patients have struggled with more severe eating disorders in recent years. And Colorado, which is a national hub for this treatment, is taking steps that could improve options for people who need help.