Colorado Trails

An experienced snowboarder took a fatal fall in the Telluride backcountry and a skier hit a tree at Keystone.

After becoming the first and only city to withdraw as a host after winning the Games for 1976, Denver explores another run at the Winter Olympics.

The best local trails, as selected by Denver Scout Heather Balogh Rochfort.

The seasonal closures protect elk and nesting raptors.

The Indiana father and son illegally killed a black bear in 2016.

The Forest Service plan includes a new reservation system and shuttle for the hugely popular Glenwood Springs hike.

Colorado's Inspire program creates outdoor opportunities for youth and families in 15 communities.

Planners want to start building the Palisade Plunge Trail a little at a time instead of waiting for a major cash grant.

The judges upheld the city's public land trade with The Broadmoor hotel.

The county is considering allowing e-bikes on Open Space lands--and residents have strong opinions.

Denver's new Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show event should bring money and conservation cache to town.

Only 68 campers will be allowed to stay at popular Colorado spot.

The Western Slope ski resort will only be open on weekends.

The measure would protect more than 98,000 acres in Eagle and Summit Counties.

With the announcement, the resort sides with Vail's pass program over the new Ikon Pass.

The North Face will build the new structure in Montbello Open Space Park.

The fishing line snares appear to be an attempt to hurt mountain bikers.

This winter's warm, low-snow conditions are to blame.

A new portal also streamlines buying licenses, park passes, and more.

Boulder took top honors in a national survey, while Fort Collins and Colorado Springs also made the top 25.

Colorado's areas are advertising adventure amenities and bunny slopes to attract visitors in a dry winter.

A diverse group will discuss public lands and recreation at Denver's July Outdoor Retailer show.

The acre-size exhibit features caves, tunnels, arches, and slides.

The group's Environment Foundation awarded grants to the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District and the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative.

The new service offers outdoor classes and insider info on area activities.

Evergreen Lake, less than an hour from Denver, boasts 8.5 groomed acres and 11 hockey rinks.

Cimarron Mountain Club, opening December 2018, will host just 15 families.

The SnowSport Safety Foundation argues that resorts should do more to reduce risk during low-snow conditions.

The funds will go to programs that get kids outdoors statewide.

The new head comes to the Boulder-based philanthropy organization from the National Park Foundation.

Ring in the new year with one of Colorado Parks and Wildlife's 30-plus events.

The 21-year-old man's death provides a look into Colorado's decentralized system for tracking resort casualties.

Resort employees, who haven't been able to start working yet this winter, get three dinners a week on the boss.

Officials are still investigating the cause of the Boulder County accident.

A 23-year-old man died last weekend after colliding with an in-bounds tree.

The new Pearl Street store features shoe-fitting tech, local products, and a community focus.

Centennial Staters boast titles for outdoor feats like straitjacket skiing and state high point climbing.

The Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show trade show will bring 1,000 gear brands to town.

Nine-year-old Christian "Buddy Backpacker" Thomas completed the Continental Divide Trail this year to claim the title.

The resort's season is now slated to kick off sometime this weekend.

Doctors at Englewood's Swedish Medical Center are leading major reconstructive surgery on a hunter who survived a Wyoming bear attack.

The $2 million renovation project to improve the notoriously steep Manitou Springs trail will wrap up soon.

The Grand Junction-area ski mountain plans to open by December 15.

The poison "bombs" have been used to control coyote populations.

Entrance fees are waived in parks nationwide on November 11 and 12.

Pueblo's Scott Garcia uses peakbagging to deal with grief, loss, and the challenges of autism.

The new Adventure Tourism Program is the first of its kind in the country.

The new active-wear company launched an Aspen pop-up this summer—to booming success.

Colorado bested seven other states in a series of benchmarks measured by the Center for Western Priorities.

Kato, 36, was lost on Missouri Mountain recently. Here's how he survived.

Visitors on Telluride's own two-mile "iron way" have reached 3,000 climbers.

Antonio’s Real New York Pizza posted surveillance video showing a mama and her two cubs breaking into the kitchen.

Daniel Hohs, 31, was about 1.5 miles from Mount Galbraith trailhead when responders got a call from his companion.

Liddy Breeden woke up to quite a surprise on Monday morning.

A 55-year-old California man was 1.4 miles up the Crater Lake Trail when he apparently succumbed to a heart attack.

A man found a human skull while hiking at the Mud Lake Open Space

A housing development is planning to take down Leadville's big white wall—and the iconic sign on it.

SUV carrying seven people collided with a bear in the westbound lanes near Rifle.

Justin Simoni recently finished a self-supported, human-powered epic, climbing 247,810 feet by foot and 136,374 by bike.

Chloe, a 14-year-old dog, was lost on Mt. Bross.

San Isabel National Forest, Colorado

State Forest State Park, Colorado

A notoriously aggressive male attacked two women near Performance Park; both are expected to survive.

Alyson Kirk became the second woman on record to climb all Colorado peaks higher then 12K—that's 1,313 summits.

A 20-year-old Pennsylvania woman became fatally ill while hiking Conundrum Creek Trail last month. Officials confirm HAPE and HACE.

Seven people have died while climbing in the Elk Mountains this year. Mountain Rescue Aspen hopes to stop the trend.

Two people tried to break into a car at La Plata Peak trailhead, then pulled a gun on the man sleeping inside.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife are already straining to manage wildlife and parks. What will the future bring?

The body of a 21-year-old man was found within a hundred yards of where an Aspen couple died last week.

Carlin Brightwell and Ryan Marcil, both in their late 20s, likely fell somewhere near Capitol's summit.

On a busy day, some 1,100 people visit fragile Hanging Lake. A proposed plan would cap hikers at 615.

According to a study by the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, hiker-use days jumped 51,000 from 2015 to 2016.

Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado

After being tranquilized in a Colorado Springs neighborhood, a mother bear falls from a tree to her death.

Listed at $105 million, 14,053-foot Culebra Peak is off the market.

A 17-year-old, climbing alone, tumbled 100 feet from one of Boulder's iconic rock formations.

Outdoor recreation companies—and users—in Colorado are emerging as a huge source of support for threatened public lands.

For $625,000, you could own the highest hostel in the United States.

More than 100 companies signed a petition asking officials not to drill in the Alaskan refuge.

Janette Heung will join the Colorado state government's team August 10.