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Appeals court overturns order denying ex-CU coach unemployment benefits for inappropriate comments
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Colorado’s second-highest court determined on Thursday that a state agency wrongly concluded a former University of Colorado skiing coach was disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits because of inappropriate comments he made to female students three months before his termination. Andy LeRoy was briefly CU’s head ski coach from 2021-2023 following his career as an Olympian and University of Denver…
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Mountain kayaks, cardboard races, pond splashes: Spring around Colorado ski resorts
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It’s only fitting the powder-packed ski season that was 2022-’23 goes out with a bang. Or, more specifically, a splash. Pond-skimming is but one tradition of closing festivities across ski country in the spring. Here’s a look at other happenings: Arapahoe Basin: A nod to the parking lot that takes on a summery scene, the…
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Avalanche beacon training park opens for season in Colorado
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A one-of-a-kind place for avalanche preparedness in Colorado has opened for the season. The U.S. Forest Service calls it a “beacon training park,” a snow-covered slope at the Mountain Meadow trailhead by the Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger Station in Minturn. That’s along U.S. 24, about a quarter-mile from the Interstate 70 exit to town. The story…
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10th Circuit mulls reinstating lawsuit against Vail Resorts for early COVID-19 closure
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As the federal appeals court based in Denver considers whether to revive a lawsuit against Vail Resorts from passholders seeking refunds for the 2019-2020 ski season, the company’s lawyer defended its actions to halt operations at the dawn of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. “People were gonna die. So we closed,” Michael J. Hofmann told the U.S.…
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What is one hotel worth? State Supreme Court wades into dispute over luxury Vail hotel
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Vail Resorts and Eagle County hold different views about how much a luxury hotel property in the core of Vail Village is worth – specifically, a difference of $24 million. Now, the Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the Fortune 500 company and the state of Colorado are correct that the disputed property should…
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Trump is hurting Colorado skiing, says Aspen Skiing CEO
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President Donald Trump’s policies on climate change and immigration are hurting Colorado’s signature ski industry, a skiing executive says. “Our industry is on the front line of the battle,” Mike Kaplan, the CEO of Aspen Skiing Co., said of climate change in an interview with TV host Aaron Harber on KCDO-Channel 3 in Colorado (watch…
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Forest Service seeks comments on Aspen Mountain skiing expansion
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ASPEN – The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comment on the Aspen Skiing Co.’s plan to expand its skiing areas and snowmaking system on Aspen Mountain. The Aspen Times reports the federal agency announced that it will hold a public forum in Aspen on the project next week for Forest Service and company officials…
