Mountain and Tourism Reporter — 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.
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Judge denies request to delay sale of Lodge and Spa at Cordillera
A federal judge has rejected a plea by Cordillera homeowners to delay the sale of the luxury community’s Lodge and Spa at Cordillera, which a Baltimore company plans to convert...

Vail Resorts to buy Vermont’s Stowe ski area for $50 million
Vail Resorts, the largest ski area operator in the world, is acquiring Vermontap Stowe Mountain Resort for $50 million.

Expert skiers only: Arapahoe Basin expansion adds backcountry-like terrain
After almost 10 years of planning and four years of federal environmental review, Arapahoe Basin ski area will add 468 acres that include steep chutes, gullies and glades, marking a...

Expert skiers only: Arapahoe Basin expansion adds backcountry-like terrain with chutes, glades and more
After almost 10 years of planning and four years of federal environmental review, Arapahoe Basin ski area will add 468 acres that include steep chutes, gullies and glades, marking a...

Outdoor trade show leaving Utah after two decades, leaving the door open for Colorado
Leaders of the 1,200-member Outdoor Industry Association and executives from The North Face, REI and Patagonia told Utah Gov. Gary Herbert in a conference call Thursday that Utah must change...

GOCO names new executive director
Great Outdoors Colorado has tapped Chris Castilian as its new executive director.

Denver vying to become home of nation’s biggest outdoors trade shows
Denver’s convention leaders are preparing bids to host the Outdoor Retailer summer and winter shows as well as Interbike, the nation’s largest bike trade show that is studying a move...

Winter Park Express ski train hosts 15,000 riders in first half of the season
The Winter Park Express ski train has ferried more than 15,000 passengers between Denver and Winter Park ski area in the first-half of its debut season.

How public lands in Colorado are boosting local economies
As citizens, government officials and business owners grapple with the value of public lands, one things holds true: Federal designation of an area as a national park or monument can...

2016 a banner year for Colorado rafting industry
2016 set a new high for rafting companies. The number of rafters finally surpassed the previous high mark set in 2007, when the economy was booming, people were spending and...