Maroon Bells

New fees coming for e-bikes at Maroon Bells

By Katie Langford

April 14, 2026 at 1:19 p.m.

People hoping to see the majestic peaks of Maroon Bells on two wheels this summer...

Snowmass Falls Ranch is a 650-acre property, purchased for $34 million to protect it from development.
(Hall & Hall, courtesy of The Wilderness Land Trust)

Pitkin County makes 鈥榟istoric鈥� $34 million purchase to protect land near Snowmass

By The Aspen Times

December 12, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Snowmass Falls Ranch is a 650-acre property in Pitkin County, purchased for $34 million to...

Spanish uber-endurance athlete Kilian Jornet travels the so-called LA Freeway between Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park and the Arapaho Peaks to begin his odyssey of linking all of the fourteeners in the Lower 48 states of the U.S. (Nick Danielson/Provided by NNormal)

Uber athlete Kilian Jornet nears end of odyssey climbing all 14ers in western U.S.

By John Meyer

October 1, 2025 at 10:32 a.m.

Kilian Jornet's epic human-powered odyssey to link fourteeners in Colorado, California and Washington has moved...

David Fries hikes around Crater Lake near the Maroon Bells on Sept. 7, 2023. (Tynin Fries, The Denver Post)

Injured hiker rescued from Maroon Bells trail

By Lauren Penington

July 30, 2025 at 12:01 p.m.

The hiker injured a knee while on the Crater Lake Trail, a popular hike that...

The final steps ascending to the summit of North Maroon Peak, one of the iconic Maroon Bells near Aspen, looking down on the northeast ridge as seen from the summit. Maroon Lake and the popular Maroon Lake scenic area are visible in the distance in the upper left of the photo. (John Meyer/The Denver Post)

Injured climber rescued from Maroon Bells fourteener in Colorado

By Lauren Penington

July 15, 2025 at 2:27 p.m.

The climber fell and broke a leg in steep and unstable terrain less than 200...

Fall color near their peak at the Maroon Bells near Aspen.

Injured climber rescued on Maroon Peak in Pitkin County after 200-foot fall

By John Aguilar

July 10, 2025 at 7:15 a.m.

A rescue team hoisted a 20-year-old climber to safety Wednesday after the person was injured...

MARRON BELLS-SNOWMASS WILDERNESS, CO - SEPTEMBER- A National Guard Black Hawk helicopter searches for a stranded climber near the K2 summit on Capitol Peak on September 6, 2017 in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, Colorado. Joseph Seeds, Jr of Denver was descending when he got off route near the K2 summit area of the climb which is northwest of the summit. It was reported that he was on unstable terrain and unable to get back on route. Members of the Mountain Rescue Aspen team arrived and said Seeds was thirsty and tired but uninjured. He was flown off the mountain by the helicopter. Capitol Peak is one of Colorado's Fourteeners that reaches 14,131 feet at it's summit. This summer has been deadly for the peak with 5 people dying while attempting to climb the mountain.(Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Two North Carolina hikers trapped overnight on Colorado fourteener rescued

By Lauren Penington

June 25, 2025 at 4:44 p.m.

Two 19-year-old hikers from North Carolina were rescued early Wednesday morning after being trapped overnight...

FILE - In this May 28, 2013, file photo, a hiker takes a photo on a rock formation known as The Wave in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona. Outdoor enthusiasts and nature photographers hoping to explore the colorful, contoured landscape of the hugely popular trail in the U.S. Southwest will now have a better chance at landing one of the elusive permits after the U.S. government Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, tripled the number of daily visitors allowed. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File)

The prettiest places in the U.S. that you’ll need a lottery permit to visit

By Mindy Sink

April 3, 2025 at 3:44 p.m.

The Wave may be one of the oldest and most familiar examples of land managers...

Trappers Lake in the White River National Forest. (Gabriel Scarlett, Denver Post file)

Trump administration job cuts “really” worry retiring Colorado forest service supervisor

By John Meyer

March 26, 2025 at 3:37 p.m.

"There鈥檚 no bigger advocate of getting rid of inefficiencies in government than I am, especially...

Brainard Lake Recreation Area near Ward is one of the most picturesque spots in Colorado's Front Range, as this drone photograph shows, but its popularity resulted in a reservation system imposed by the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Federal mass firings will increase wildfire risk, endanger Colorado’s public lands, state leaders warn

By Elise Schmelzer

February 18, 2025 at 12:06 p.m.

Mass firings across federal agencies responsible for wildfire prevention and public lands management will endanger...

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New fees coming for e-bikes at Maroon Bells

Pitkin County makes 鈥榟istoric鈥� $34 million purchase to protect land near Snowmass

Uber athlete Kilian Jornet nears end of odyssey climbing all 14ers in western U.S.

Injured hiker rescued from Maroon Bells trail

Injured climber rescued from Maroon Bells fourteener in Colorado

Injured climber rescued on Maroon Peak in Pitkin County after 200-foot fall

Two North Carolina hikers trapped overnight on Colorado fourteener rescued

The prettiest places in the U.S. that you’ll need a lottery permit to visit

Trump administration job cuts “really” worry retiring Colorado forest service supervisor

Federal mass firings will increase wildfire risk, endanger Colorado’s public lands, state leaders warn