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Adidas introducing snowboard boots, apparel

12:34 PM, May 7, 2013

DENVER (AP) - Adidas plans to start selling a full line of snowboard apparel and gear this fall.

Legendary Billy Kidd to receive Career Achievement Award

10:41 AM, May 6, 2013

KUSA - On May 22, legendary Steamboat skier Billy Kidd will be honored with a Career Achievement award from the Denver Athletic Club. It's pretty obvious why.

Skier files lawsuit over Aspen Mountain accident

12:54 PM, Apr 23, 2013

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - A Basalt man is suing a skier after they collided while descending the Little Nell run on Aspen Mountain last month.

Public review for ski area water rights

7:16 AM, Apr 18, 2013

DENVER (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service is reviewing ski area water rights on public land.

Liability an issue for Colorado ski patrols

10:48 AM, Apr 17, 2013

DENVER (AP) - Colorado ski areas and sheriffs are becoming increasingly concerned over liability for dangerous backcountry rescues outside ski area boundaries.

Breckenridge, Vail, Copper to reopen after snowstorm

7:22 PM, Apr 16, 2013

BRECKENRIDGE - Breckenridge, Vail and Copper Mountain ski resorts announced they will extend the two resorts' ski seasons one additional weekend - April 19 to 21 - due to the large amounts of snow the resorts have received over the last part of the season.

Utah avalanche forecaster dies on duty

7:48 AM, Apr 15, 2013

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - An avalanche safety team is mourning the loss of a team member.

Winter ski season winding down

10:02 PM, Apr 1, 2013

KUSA - It's that time of year. To some it's known as mud season - when Coloradans replace ski boots with flip flips.

Night ski hikers asked to be careful

10:06 AM, Mar 29, 2013

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Aspen Skiing Co. officials are asking night ski hikers be careful after a man broke his leg coming down Buttermilk mountain early Thursday.

Telluride plans to offer $12 lift tickets April 3

9:46 AM, Mar 27, 2013

TELLURIDE, Colo. (AP) - The Telluride ski area is rolling back its lift ticket prices on April 3 by about 40 years.

Authorities hope to ID body found near ski resort

12:22 PM, Mar 21, 2013

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Authorities are trying to identify the body of a man found in an area just out of bounds of the Highland Bowl at Aspen Highlands, where a skier had been reported missing earlier this month.

CO skiers die on groomed, blue runs after hitting trees

9:40 AM, Mar 19, 2013

DENVER (DP) - Experienced male skier. Thirty-seven years old. Wearing a helmet. Loses control on an intermediate, groomed run and hits a tree.

Ski industry gets boost from recent snowfall

8:35 PM, Mar 15, 2013

KUSA - Fresh snow is giving the ski season a major boost as it begins its final few weeks.

Search stepped up in effort to find missing skier

10:27 PM, Mar 14, 2013

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Searchers are stepping up their efforts to find a skier who has been missing for a week.

Ski-lift operator dances to entertain skiers

9:02 AM, Mar 5, 2013

NEW HARTFORD, Conn. (WVIT) - It's all in a day's work for this lift operator at a ski resort in Connecticut. He treats snowboarders and skiers to some of his epic dance moves, while making sure the lift runs smoothly. Not only does it make his day go by more quickly, it makes the skiers happy, too.

Photos of Black Ski Summit at Snowmass

12:24 PM, Feb 28, 2013

(PHOTO CREDIT: T. Bratton Designs - Photographer: Terry Bratton)

Last day to enjoy Ruby Hill

9:39 AM, Feb 28, 2013

DENVER - Denver's one-of-a-kind urban ski and snowboard terrain park - Ruby Hill Rail Yard - is closing for the season after Thursday.

Frisco launches web page to warn of roadblocks

10:52 AM, Feb 27, 2013

FRISCO, Colo. (AP) - Ahead of a construction season that will likely cause headaches for Interstate-70 travelers, the town of Frisco is launching a new webpage to ensure that vacationers are not being inconvenienced.

Loveland 2-year-old takes to the slopes

1:00 PM, Feb 26, 2013

KUSA - We all know Colorado parents try to get their kids on the slopes as soon as possible. 9NEWS viewer Sara Turner is no exception.

Thousands expected for ski-race fundraiser

11:12 AM, Feb 26, 2013

KUSA - The longest running professional ski race in the country is back for a 38th year at Winter Park and is expected to raise over $200,000 for the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD).

Pitkin County officials urge sledders to slow down

10:25 AM, Feb 26, 2013

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Pitkin County officials are urging sledders on Smuggler Mountain road to slow down after several close calls.

Aspen ski company puts resort development on hold

1:46 PM, Feb 25, 2013

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - The redevelopment of the base of the Buttermilk ski resort has been put on hold while the Aspen Skiing Co. negotiates with the state Department of Transportation to buy a piece of land to complete the plan.

Snowmobiler rescued on Rabbit Ears Pass

10:49 AM, Feb 25, 2013

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A snowmobiler has been rescued after driving off a cliff in the remote backcountry on Rabbit Ears Pass.

Lindsey Vonn rips officials over crash

3:19 PM, Feb 22, 2013

USA TODAY - Lindsey Vonn said Friday her rehab from knee surgery is going well and she hopes to be stronger than ever when she tries to defend her Olympic downhill title a year from now in Sochi, Russia.

Crested Butte ski area lays out vision for growth

12:21 PM, Feb 14, 2013

DENVER (AP) - Crested Butte Mountain Resort's new master development plan includes visions of one day adding about 440 acres and two lifts on its east side.

Avalanche warnings for western Colorado

9:18 AM, Feb 4, 2013

DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Avalanche Information Center says the danger of snow slides is high in the western mountains.

Amazing inventions for snow bunnies

9:12 PM, Jan 31, 2013

DENVER - The SIA Snow Show is the largest, most concentrated and authentic trade event in the snow sports industry.

Winter Olympic hopeful ready to run

12:03 AM, Jan 31, 2013

DEER VALLEY, Utah - On the slopes of Deer Valley in Utah thousands of people are ready for World Cup ski competition nearly a year before the Winter Olympics in Russia.

CO resorts benefit from mid-season snowfall

3:44 PM, Jan 29, 2013

DENVER - The storm to hit Colorado on Tuesday has brought some much-needed relief to ski resorts all over the state.

It's a snow day at Copper Mountain

9:43 AM, Jan 29, 2013

SUMMIT COUNTY - Skiers and riders unite. It's a snow day at Copper Mountain on Tuesday.

Colorado ski visits down through December

7:49 PM, Jan 22, 2013

SUMMIT COUNTY - Colorado skier visits were down 11 percent from last season through December. Industry officials say nearly every resort in Colorado struggled with poor snow conditions in November and early December. 

Early season skier visits down at Colorado resorts

11:24 AM, Jan 21, 2013

DENVER (AP) - Colorado ski resorts are reporting a dip in early-season skier visits, after a dry autumn prompted some resorts to delay their seasons.

Avalanche claims first life of 2013

11:15 AM, Jan 14, 2013

MARBLE - A person killed in an avalanche in Gunnison County on Sunday was the first person in the U.S. to die in an avalanche in 2013 and the fourth person in the U.S. to die in an avalanche in the 2012-2013 season.

Season shows more potential for CO avalanches

6:29 PM, Jan 8, 2013

FORT COLLINS - Colorado leads the nation in avalanche deaths at six per year and has already recorded one this season. Experts predict possible increased avalanche danger for the rest of the season due to winter's dry start.

Powder quest: Extreme skiing gets more accessible

9:53 AM, Jan 1, 2013

VAIL - In January 1934, some adventurous skiers on a snowy Vermont hillside rigged a rope and pulleys to an engine from a Model T Ford. The resulting contraption was the first motorized ski lift in the U.S.

Snowmass staffer dies in avalanche on resort

6:58 PM, Dec 30, 2012

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Aspen Skiing Company officials say an on-duty ski patrol member has died in an avalanche, becoming the first reported avalanche fatality so far this winter.

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