A 27-year-old snowboarder fell off the Montezuma Express chairlift at Keystone Resort on November 13, 2025. He was transported to a nearby medical facility after the fall. The Montezuma Express lift is a 6-person high-speed lift that stretches 1.3 miles with approximately 1,700 feet of vertical gain. Per the Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board, Keystone’s […]
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Skiing and snowboarding are one of the perks of living in or visiting Colorado. Unfortunately, injuries happen on the mountain all the time, and a close call of a serious injury will ruin your beautiful mountain day. Here are 14 things people do at Colorado ski resorts that we all could do without: The human […]
The Town of Nederland’s purchase of Eldora Mountain Resort in Boulder County is reaching the final stages of approval. This is advancing the mountain town one step closer to ownership from its current owner, POWDR. Nederland town staff expects to seek final approval from the Board on December 16. Nederland said that Eldora Mouintain’s ski […]
The Colorado State Patrol has announced it will be ramping up efforts to stop dangerous driving on Interstate 70 in Summit, Eagle, and Garfield counties the weekend of October 23rd through 25th. Drivers can expect to see a high volume of State Troopers patrolling I-70 in the mountains this weekend. This stretch of the I-70 […]
The low nighttime temperatures in Colorado mountain towns have been good for snow making conditions at the ski resorts. Also, three snowstorms are forecasted over the next 10 days. The storms are projecting large snow accumulations to Colorado ski area bases ahead of nearing opening dates at Arapahoe Basin, Loveland and Keystone, and weather dependent […]
Colorado Ski Resort Expansions With the winter ski season just around the corner, ski resorts are putting final touches on new projects and upgrades. Monarch Mountain, Loveland Ski Area, Aspen-Snowmass, Copper Mountain, and Keystone Resort are all among the ski resorts that have made improvements this summer that are expected to open for the 2025-2026 […]
Chair Lift Lawsuit A Broomfield County, Colorado jury returned a $20 million verdict in favor of a young Oklahoma woman who fell off a ski lift and was paralyzed as a result. Annie Miller, age 16 at the time of the injury in 2022, sued Crested Butte Mountain Resort, which is owned by Vail Resorts. […]
Colorado Ski Resorts See More Than 3000 Injuries Are you one of the millions of people who enjoy hitting the slopes each year in Colorado? While skiing and snowboarding can be exhilarating activities, they also come with inherent risks. Unfortunately, accidents and injuries on the slopes are common. What should you know if you were […]
Maximum Daily Ski/Snowboarder Capacity As we covered in our last blog on 12/8/23, a Utah District Court judge ordered Vail Resorts to produce the math behind its CCC formula following a dispute about additional development at the Park Hill Ski Area. CCC, or Comfortable Carrying Capacity, is a measure of the amount a guests a […]
VAIL RESORTS LOSES LAWSUIT Vail Resorts Loses Lawsuit Due to Overcrowding on Their Slopes A recent court decision in Utah could have big implications for the ongoing conflicts between ski resorts and mountain towns. Judge Richard Mrazik of Utah’s Third Judicial District recently ruled against Vail Resorts, which owns Park City Mountain Resort, and ruled […]
