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    Vail Resorts announced a 12.5% decline in skier days this past season, driven largely by poor snow at its resorts in the mountain west. The company owns 37 ski areas across North America, five in Colorado. (Andy Cross/Denver Post file)

    Vail Resorts says skier days fell 12.5% for the 2025-26 season due to poor snow

    By John Meyer
    June 9, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.
    Due to abysmal snowfall in Colorado and across much of the mountain west, Vail Resorts...
    A snowboarder avoids an area where the snow is thin and the ground is exposed at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

    Skier visits plummeted in 2025-26 season, according to trade group

    By John Meyer
    June 4, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.
    Colorado ski resorts suffered through an abysmal season in 2025-26 because of near-record-low snowfall, but...
    The Arapahoe Basin ski area in Summit County on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

    Colorado ski season ends this weekend with final resort set to close

    By John Meyer
    May 6, 2026 at 12:51 p.m.
    Colorado's wacky spring, which has given us May weather in March and March weather in...
    Mikaela Shiffrin skis with a group of girls at Copper Mountain during the Mikaela/Share Winter Ski Day on April 11. Copper announced on Thursday that it will remain open until May 3, one week later than previously scheduled. (Jason Connolly/Special to The Denver Post)

    Copper Mountain bucks trend, will stay open longer than planned

    By John Meyer
    April 16, 2026 at 3:19 p.m.
    Copper will sell $49 lift tickets for the final week of the season.
    Vail Resort, shown in a photo taken March 27, currently has only 8% of its terrain in operation. The lower mountain is closed and skiers must download after skiing the upper mountain via the gondolas. (John Meyer/The Denver Post)

    7 Colorado ski resorts will close this weekend, leaving just 7 in operation

    By John Meyer
    April 2, 2026 at 5:12 p.m.
    Ten Colorado ski areas have closed already and six more will shut down on Sunday,...
    A 1940s Bell & Howell movie camera, believed to be the first or second camera Miller used in making his annual ski films dating back to 1950, is on display in a new exhibit dedicated to Miller's pioneering career at the Colorado Snowsports Museum in Vail. The exhibit, which was unveiled March 27, has a prominent place in the museum, which is celebrating its 50th  anniversary. (John Meyer/The Denver Post)

    Most skiers have heard of Warren Miller. A new exhibit explores what you didn’t know.

    By John Meyer
    April 1, 2026 at 12:54 p.m.
    Warren Miller "was the first filmmaker that created the stoke film genre," said Jen Mason,...
    Vail Resorts and rival Alterra Mountain Company have been hit with a class action lawsuit that calls pricing for their mega passes an anticompetitive scheme. (Andy Cross/Denver Post file)

    Lawsuit alleges Vail Resorts, Alterra, charge exorbitant lift ticket prices to drive Epic and Ikon pass sales

    By John Meyer
    March 26, 2026 at 2:55 p.m.
    The twin titans of the American ski industry, Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Company, are...
    A snowboarder avoids an area where the snow is thin and the ground is exposed at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

    The big melt: A look at Colorado ski resort closing dates as some areas shut down early

    By John Meyer
    April 23, 2026 at 12:47 p.m.
    Colorado's rapidly dwindling snowpack is causing some ski areas to close before their previously announced...
    Women ride the lift on their way to the top to take part in the naked lap during the 5th annual Boot Tan Fest at Sunlight Mountain ski area near Glenwood Springs on April 11, 2025. The festival will not feature a naked lap or any skiing in 2026 due to unseasonably warm temperatures that closed Sunlight Mountain Resort early. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

    Female-focused ski fest, famous for its naked lap, will go on despite no snow for skiing

    By Tiney Ricciardi
    March 26, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.
    Colorado’s record-breaking warm winter is reshaping one of the state’s most unique skiing festivals that...
    Vail Resorts and rival Alterra Mountain Company have been hit with a class action lawsuit that calls pricing for their mega passes an anticompetitive scheme. (Andy Cross/Denver Post file)

    As snow melts, Vail says it will stick to its closing date; other resorts have already shut down

    By John Meyer
    March 26, 2026 at 8:23 a.m.
    With Colorado's snowpack rapidly melting earlier than usual, some Colorado ski resorts have closed early...
    Located at 12,456 feet, il Rifugio at Arapahoe Basin ski area is billed as the highest-elevation restaurant in North America. It serves beer, wine, charcuterie and flatbreads to pair with 360-degree views of the Rocky Mountains. Perched on the ridge that separates the area's frontside from backside, it is one of the investments Dream Unlimited Corp. made during its 27 years of ownership. Denver-based Alterra Mountain Company acquired the area in November 2024. (Courtesy of Ian Zinner/Arapahoe  Ski Basin)

    Alterra Mountain Company CEO to step down

    By Lauren Penington
    March 11, 2026 at 7:02 a.m.
    Alterra Mountain Company CEO Jared Smith will step down from his role at the end...
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