Outdoors reporter
John Meyer
John Meyer is the Post's expert on the outdoors including skiing, mountaineering and endurance sports, He is a member of the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame and the Colorado Running Hall of Fame. The International Ski Federation has honored him with its FIS Journalist Award for more than 30 years of covering U.S. Ski Team athletes and events. He climbed to 24,000 feet on Mount Everest in 1985, has run 13 marathons and is a former Olympics reporter who covered 12 Olympic Games. He began his time at The Denver Post in 2000 after 19 years at the Rocky Mountain News. His favorite outdoor activities include running, cycling, hiking and backcountry ski touring, especially under a full moon.
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Circle Sept. 20 on your calendar for peak fall colors in Colorado mountains
This year's show likely will pale in comparison to the past two years, according to forest expert Dan West.

Colorado ski resort opening dates for 2025-26 season
Over the past 10 years, the average date for the first Colorado opening has been Oct. 21.

Renowned trail runner plans to summit 60+ U.S. fourteeners over one month
Launching his “States of Elevation” trek from Longs Peak, Spain's Kilian Jornet will traverse ridge lines from Colorado to Mount Rainier

More kids can ski cheaply as affordable pass program adds three grades
In its 30th year, the Colorado Ski Country passport now includes kindergarten through second grade.

After 2-year closure, new Vail Pass rest area, expanded parking set to reopen in September
While a major roadwork project on Vail Pass causing single-lane summer closures will continue through next year -- interrupted by a winter hiatus -- the rest area near the top...

Are Colorado leaves already changing? We separate fact from fiction.
When Dan West heard on the radio last week that the fall foliage color change had started already in Summit County, he reacted with skepticism and a bit of annoyance.

Camping restrictions planned near delicate high-country Colorado wetlands
Overuse isn't the only danger to the Homestake Valley fens. A dam has also been proposed there.

Vail, Keystone, A-Basin, Beaver Creek announce opening dates for 2025
The projected opening days from Vail Resorts also included Crested Butte.

Pikes Peak-area public lands, camping, hiking to be managed by the state
CPW plans to complete a 95-mile loop trail, improve amenities and manage new rangers.

Visitation limits, better parking planned for busy Summit County hiking areas
USFS proposal would affect Quandary Peak, Blue Lakes, McCullough Gulch and Spruce Creek south of Breckenridge.