Jason Blevins

Mountain and Tourism Reporter 鈥� The Denver Post

Jason Blevins

Reporter Jason Blevins left The Denver Post in 2018. He covered tourism, mountain business, skiing and outdoor adventure sports for both the business and sports sections.

Pushing through pain, Olympic-qualified Silverthorne snowboarder Chris Corning keeps focus on immediate goals

January 11, 2018 at 8:33 a.m.

In 2013, after then 13-year-old snowboarding prodigy Chris Corning won every contest he entered, a reporter asked him if he was aiming for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.

Snow tubing at The Meadows at Elk Camp, Snowmass Ski Resort.

As Mother Nature dawdles, ski town visitors seeking thrills beyond the slopes

December 22, 2017 at 11:55 p.m.

While ski resorts bemoan Mother Nature鈥檚 dawdling, not all mountain businesses are dragging. Visitors still go looking for thrills when the dirt-flanked ribbon of artificial snow gets old. Think skating...

Cyclist John Murphy, Holowesko/Citadel Racing, pumps ...

Colorado Classic reboots with a time-trial climb up the 10,662-foot Vail Pass

December 27, 2017 at 3:36 p.m.

Colorado Classic will be back next summer and it includes a time trial from Vail up the 10,662-foot Vail Pass.

Jamie Anderson of USA in action during women's pro snowboard slopestyle final of Dew Tour in Brickenridge on Dec. 16, 2017. Anderson finished in second place.

Skiing, snowboarding athletes using slope-sized air bags to hone acrobatic trickery

January 11, 2018 at 8:40 a.m.

A few years ago, California鈥檚 slopestyle queen Jamie Anderson said there was no way she would follow the men into the inverted double backflipping trickery showcased in snowboarding鈥檚 increasingly acrobatic...

Slopestyle snowboarders Chris Corning of Silverthorne, Jamie Anderson confirm Olympic berths

January 11, 2018 at 8:33 a.m.

The U.S. Olympic freeskiing and snowboarding slopestyle teams began to take shape under challenging light Saturday at the Dew Tour.

Steve Mosely prepares soup and pasta ...

Free food for Colorado resort workers flows as low snow slows ski town business

December 22, 2017 at 11:50 p.m.

Across the high country, churches and businesses are hosting weekly feeds that are drawing hundreds of employees who rely on snow for work.

Breckenridge, CO - DECEMBER 15: Jake ...

Eagle snowboarder Jake Pates soars from longshot to Olympic contender with win at Dew Tour

January 11, 2018 at 8:33 a.m.

Eagle snowboarder Jake Pates won Dew Tour halfpipe. Chloe Kim locks her spot on U.S. Olympic snowboarding team.

Construction continues at the Little Dry Creek open space that runs alongside the Westminster Station development on March 12, 2015, in Westminster.

GOCO awards $14 million to nine communities to get kids playing outside

December 15, 2017 at 3:00 p.m.

Great Outdoors Colorado on Friday awarded more than $14 million to nine Colorado communities as part of the Inspire Initiative,

Breckenridge, CO - DECEMBER 15: Alexander ...

Aspen pipe skier Alex Ferreira’s win at Dew Tour puts him one podium away from Olympics

January 11, 2018 at 8:33 a.m.

BRECKENRIDGE -- Aspen halfpipe skier Alex Ferreira took a major step toward the PyeongChang Olympics on Friday, besting his best pals to win the Olympic qualifier at Breckenridge鈥檚 10th Dew...

James Woods competes during Men's Ski Slopestyle Qualifier X Games at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, January 26, 2017. RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post

Judges weigh “overall impression” when ranking halfpipe and slopestyle skiers, snowboarders

January 11, 2018 at 8:24 a.m.

When Shaun White landed a rare double-cork 1440 in Copper Mountain鈥檚 Grand Prix half pipe last weekend, he thought he had second place locked up. He was dismayed to see...

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Pushing through pain, Olympic-qualified Silverthorne snowboarder Chris Corning keeps focus on immediate goals

As Mother Nature dawdles, ski town visitors seeking thrills beyond the slopes

Colorado Classic reboots with a time-trial climb up the 10,662-foot Vail Pass

Skiing, snowboarding athletes using slope-sized air bags to hone acrobatic trickery

Slopestyle snowboarders Chris Corning of Silverthorne, Jamie Anderson confirm Olympic berths

Free food for Colorado resort workers flows as low snow slows ski town business

Eagle snowboarder Jake Pates soars from longshot to Olympic contender with win at Dew Tour

GOCO awards $14 million to nine communities to get kids playing outside

Aspen pipe skier Alex Ferreira’s win at Dew Tour puts him one podium away from Olympics

Judges weigh “overall impression” when ranking halfpipe and slopestyle skiers, snowboarders