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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Expert predicts spectacular fall colors in Colorado this leaf-peeping season
Start marking your calendars now, fans of fall foliage, because it looks like spectacular leaf-peeping is in store for Colorado this year.

Famous Castle Pines milkshakes, once the toast of the PGA Tour, featured again during BMW Tournament for pros and guests
For those who have never savored their creamy cold goodness, here's a tip: The word "ambrosia" comes to mind.

Ski season starts in 10 weeks. Here’s your (tentative) 2024-25 Colorado snow forecast.
What does the impending La Niña phenomenon mean for skiers and snowboarders in Colorado when winter arrives? Like betting on the Super Bowl this time of year, it's all about...

Colorado’s decades-old Labor Day ski sale tradition could become a thing of the past
"Itap hard to get excited about putting on a ski jacket when you’re about to pass out."

Nonprofits bring “the medicine of the mountains” to kids who may be in dire need of it
All three organizations stress that people of color should never feel as if they don't belong in the outdoors.

Quarry fire caused extensive damage to Deer Creek Canyon Park
As damage assessments continue, Jefferson County Open Space spokesman Chris Barker has confirmed that the Quarry fire caused extensive damage to Deer Creek Canyon Park.

Wilderness Exchange will level up with new mountaineering store partnership
A unique partnership between Wilderness Exchange and Black Diamond mountaineering equipment will soon transform one of Denver's best-known independent outdoor retailers.

Vail, Keystone, Breckenridge ski resorts announce 2024 opening dates
Vail Resorts announced projected resort opening dates for its Colorado holdings on Wednesday, along with details regarding Epic Pass deadlines.

Historic Estes Park Tram overlooking Rocky Mountain National Park back in operation
A historic Colorado tramway that appeared doomed a year ago is running again thanks to the sale of the Estes Park Tram to an out-of-state company that builds and operates...

Does Colorado have enough campgrounds? Public officials are looking for ways to build more.
Making summer camping plans in parks and forests along the Front Range has become increasingly exasperating in recent years due to surging demand and unforgiving reservation policies.