Winter Sports – The Denver Post

Mikaela Shiffrin, right, instructs J鈥橪auren Potter of Salida, Colorado, at Copper Mountain during the Mikaela/Share Winter Ski Day on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at Copper Mountain. (Photo by Jason Connolly/Special to The Denver Post)

Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin inspires young girls with wisdom and some ski turns at Copper Mountain

By John Meyer

April 12, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

With glitter on her face and a sparkle in her eye, eighth-grader Amalia McNeirney of...

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,...

United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin competes in an alpine ski, women’s giant slalom race, at the Lillehammer World Cup Finals, in Hafjell, Norway, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

Mikaela Shiffrin holds off Emma Aicher to win record-tying 6th overall World Cup skiing title

By The Associated Press

March 25, 2026 at 8:40 a.m.

Mikaela Shiffrin secured a record-tying sixth women鈥檚 overall World Cup skiing title by holding off...

United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin competes in an alpine ski, women’s slalom race, at the Lillehammer World Cup Finals, in Hafjell, Norway, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

Mikaela Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom, but Emma Aicher鈥檚 third place puts overall title on hold

By The Associated Press

March 24, 2026 at 10:22 a.m.

Mikaela Shiffrin vs. Emma Aicher for the most prestigious title in women鈥檚 skiing will go...

United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course, during an alpine ski, women’s World Cup slalom, in Are, Sweden, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin takes record 8th slalom win of season but main rival Emma Aicher is 2nd

By The Associated Press

March 15, 2026 at 12:42 p.m.

Racing in sunny conditions, Shiffrin dominated the last race before the World Cup Finals to...

FILE – United States’ Lindsey Vonn prepares for an alpine ski, women’s World Cup downhill training, in Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Jan.18, 2018. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)

Lindsey Vonn has 24 years of memories at Olympic host Cortina, many of them sentimental or historic

By Andrew Dampf

February 2, 2026 at 3:39 p.m.

Lindsey Vonn is attempting to recover from a left knee injury in time to try...

United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women’s World Cup slalom, in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Pier Marco Tacca)

Mikaela Shiffrin wins last World Cup slalom before Olympics and locks up record ninth season discipline title

By The Associated Press

January 25, 2026 at 8:53 a.m.

Shiffrin鈥檚 victory came a day after she earned her first giant slalom podium in two...

United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women¥s World Cup slalom, in Flachau, Austria, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

Mikaela Shiffrin and US teammate Paula Moltzan finish 1-2 in Flachau night slalom

By The Associated Press

January 13, 2026 at 2:14 p.m.

Mikaela Shiffrin and American teammate Paula Moltzan finished 1-2 in a World Cup slalom night...

United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women’s World Cup slalom, in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

Swiss skier Camille Rast ends Mikaela Shiffrin鈥檚 six-race winning streak in World Cup slaloms with Olympics looming

By The Associated Press

January 4, 2026 at 8:50 a.m.

The duel between Mikaela Shiffrin and her Swiss rival Camille Rast is shaping up nicely...

United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women’s World Cup slalom in Semmering, Austria, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

Mikaela Shiffrin keeps streak going with come-from-behind win in World Cup night slalom

By The Associated Press

December 28, 2025 at 12:20 p.m.

Shiffrin came from behind to win a World Cup night slalom in tough conditions Sunday...

FILE – United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin poses with Santa Claus as she celebrates on the podium after winning an alpine ski, women’s World Cup slalom, in Levi, Finland, on Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)

Mikaela Shiffrin is perfect in slalom. She鈥檚 got big post-Christmas plans with Olympics approaching.

By Andrew Dampf

December 25, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.

The American skiing standout is off to a perfect start in slalom during the Olympic...

United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin competes in an alpine ski, women’s World Cup slalom, in Courchevel, France, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

Mikaela Shiffrin leads 1st run of night slalom as rivals falter under the lights

By The Associated Press

December 16, 2025 at 11:21 a.m.

Shiffrin won the opening three slaloms of the season and has won four straight going...

Cuchara Mountain Park in southern Colorado, shown in a photo taken in December of 2024, will soon reactivate a lift that has been idle since 2000 as part of the rebirth of the ski area. Abandoned by its owners in 2000, the ski area has operated the past three seasons with a snowcat hauling skiers up the mountain in a trailer. (Mark Reis/Special to the Denver Post)

A ski lift that has been idled for 25 years will spin again soon

By John Meyer

December 16, 2025 at 10:59 a.m.

Any day now, a ski lift installed more than four decades ago at Cuchara Valley...

A yurt in winter at Golden Gate Canyon State Park in Colorado. (Colorado Parks & Wildlife)

Colorado winter cabins and yurts that you can ski (or sometimes drive) to

By Mindy Sink

December 9, 2025 at 10:24 a.m.

Mueller State Park, for instance, has year-round rental cabins -- no hiking required.

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates after winning first place in a World Cup women's slalom skiing race, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Copper Mountain. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Mikaela Shiffrin thrills crowd of 11,000 at Copper Mountain with 104th World Cup win

By John Meyer

December 3, 2025 at 2:29 p.m.

Vail native has looked unbeatable this season in slalom while searching for form in giant...

Mikaela Shiffrin of Team United States in action during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Giant Slalom November 29, 2025 at Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Photo by Alexis Boichard/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)

Huge crowd turns out to see Mikaela Shiffrin race at Copper Mountain

By John Meyer

December 3, 2025 at 2:25 p.m.

"To come out the weekend after Thanksgiving -- people could be doing a lot of...