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Colorado ski company to pay after accidentally dumping hazardous snowmaking water into creeks

At least 120 fish killed after release of water

Vail Resorts announced a 12.5% decline in skier days this past season, driven largely by poor snow at its resorts in the mountain west. The company owns 37 ski areas across North America, five in Colorado. (Andy Cross/Denver Post file)
Vail Resorts announced a 12.5% decline in skier days this past season, driven largely by poor snow at its resorts in the mountain west. The company owns 37 ski areas across North America, five in Colorado. (Andy Cross/Denver Post file)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8: Elise Schmelzer - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | eschmelzer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Vail Mountain will pay $275,000 to Colorado for accidentally releasing hazardous water from its snowmaking system into Mill and Gore creeks in 2021, killing fish and damaging about 1.5 miles of water.
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