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.

Various tents are displayed at the Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. This is the last year the show will be held in Utah before moving it to Colorado.

What Colorado’s outdoor recreation industry chief envisions for the Outdoor Retailer trade shows in Denver

October 26, 2017 at 7:06 p.m.

Imagine artists, musicians, distillers and beer makers mixing with policy shapers and gear makers three times a year in Denver. That抖阴ap state leaders' vision for the Outdoor Retailer trade shows,...

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

November 17, 2021 at 1:17 p.m.

VAIL --聽With the slow start to winter, resorts are aching. Resort operators and聽community groups are hosting free dinners for idle workers聽and blasting grassy slopes with man-made snow. But while ski...

Proposed entrance fee hikes at national parks could backfire and push visitors to annual passes

November 17, 2021 at 1:22 p.m.

Trump proposal for $70 entrance fees at 17 national parks could drive more visitors to buy $80 annual passes that generate revenue only for one park.

Gate fee at Rocky Mountain National Park could hit $70 next year to fund long-deferred park maintenance

November 17, 2021 at 1:19 p.m.

The cost of a weekly pass to Rocky Mountain National Park will more than double to $70 next summer under a plan to bolster park service revenue.

A herd of elk get up close and provide a photo opp along the Hidden Lake trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Gate fee at Rocky Mountain National Park could hit $70 next year to fund long-deferred park maintenance

October 25, 2017 at 1:16 a.m.

The cost of a weekly pass to Rocky Mountain National Park will more than double to $70 next summer under a plan to bolster park service revenue.

Developer of drug treatment facility at Lodge and Spa at Cordillera sues residents for discrimination under ADA

October 21, 2017 at 12:46 p.m.

The developer behind a $136 million plan to develop a high-end drug treatment center at the former Lodge and Spa at Cordillera has sued homeowners opposed to the project, arguing...

Spectators takes photos of the women ...

Visitation may be slowing in Colorado resort towns, but spending is soaring

October 23, 2017 at 9:16 a.m.

Sales tax collections in Colorado resort towns notched yet another record this summer, marking at least six years in a row of steadily increasing summer spending in high-country destinations.

Colorado ranks first in Western states scorecard on outdoor recreation, responsible drilling, public-lands access

October 17, 2017 at 3:20 p.m.

Center for Western Priorities ranks Colorado top among states for outdoor recreation, public lands access and responsible energy development.

A cowboy races into the first set of slaloms during the 37th annual Cowboy Downhill on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Steamboat.

What’s in a name? New ski resort partnership that includes Steamboat and Winter Park mulls new name

October 13, 2017 at 10:34 a.m.

The new partnership between KSL Capital Partners and the Crown family that owns Aspen Skiing Co. will soon release a name for the Denver-based resort ski operator.

A photo of Hayden Kennedy organizing ropes and other climbing gear

Climbing world mourns loss of renowned alpinist Hayden Kennedy, 27

October 11, 2017 at 10:56 a.m.

Carbondale native Hayden Kennedy, son of Michael and Julie Kennedy, took his own life after losing his partner, Inge Perkins, in an avalanche in Montana.

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