Skiing & Snowboarding

Summit High School’s Ski Business and Manufacturing class is one of the few classes in the country teaching students to make and sell hand-built skis and snowboards. The other is at Clear Creek High.

Women are not allowed to compete in Nordic Combined at the Olympics, but several female athletes in Steamboat Springs are fighting for recognition in the sport they love.

A group of high-profile ski racers and snowboarders, along with executives and board members, are challenging their sport's governing body to reconsider a lucrative investment opportunity that could be worth more than $400 million.

Colorado is known for world-class skiing – and almost all of it is open to anyone. A proposed new development near Steamboat Springs could change that, with a community of luxury homes, complete with a private ski area. We explore what the project could mean for the future of private resorts in the state, on In The NoCo.

This past year at Colorado ski resorts at least 14 people died on the slopes. The Colorado Sun Team Editor David Krause joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to share the data he gathered while reporting this story.

Amanda Seward was one of the hundreds of participants who came to the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic at Snowmass Ski Area earlier this month. 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.

A recent study found that ski resorts across the U.S. have lost billions of dollars and some ski days to climate change. The Rocky Mountain region saw the lowest losses, but resorts there are not out of the woods.

The snow sports world isn’t known for its diversity. But in Summit County, that’s slowly changing. KUNC senior managing editor Stephanie Daniel joins In The NoCo to talk about how one program is helping to diversify the slopes.

La pasada temporada de esquí, un número récord de esquiadores y snowboarders visitaron estaciones de esquí en la región Rocky Mountain, incluido Colorado. La gran mayoría de los visitantes eran de raza blanca. Hay un esfuerzo en Summit County para hacer que estos deportes de nieve sean más accesibles para todos, y está dirigido por un residente latino que comprende la experiencia de los inmigrantes.

Last ski season, a record number of skiers and snowboarders visited resorts in the Rocky Mountain region, including Colorado. The vast majority of them were white. There’s an effort in Summit County to make these snowsports more accessible to everyone, and it’s being led by a longtime resident who understands the immigrant experience.