Scholarship Day marks the opening for the 2009/2010 season at Steamboat Ski Resort today! Proceeds from the day’s special reduced lift ticket price benefit the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Scholarship Fund. Scholarship Day has raised over $525,000 since the 1991/92 season. This fund provides financial support for deserving local children participating in Club programs.[continue reading...]

If you heard a little laughter coming from the Denver Zoo, it may be from the Spotted Hyena enclosure.  The Spotted Hyenas are the largest mammal in the species and are also known as Laughing Hyenas.  They have reason for some happiness because they are welcoming a new member to the Denver Zoo Predator’s Ridge[continue reading...]

As winter sets in, so does the anticipation for another ski season. You may be wondering when opening day is for your favorite spot to hit the slopes, so here is a list of opening dates. Vail Ski Resort- November 20th (more info…) Eldora Mountain Resort- November 20th (tentative, more info…) Steamboat Ski Resort- November[continue reading...]

A week long expedition is underway in the jungles of Panama to save frogs from the deadly chytrid fungus, which has already destroyed amphibian populations around the world. Bob Chastain, president and CEO of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, will lead the group of five to a small section of Panamanian rainforest that is currently untouched[continue reading...]

In 2006 we lived near some very nice ponds and walking trails in a green space that was excellent for getting exercise, walking with friends and pretending you were in the great wilderness, when in fact you were only a few hundred yards away from the city suburbs. We took our grandchildren there for outings[continue reading...]

One of the founders of Vail, Bob Parker will join friends from Colorado and beyond on Dec. 11, 2009 for a tribute and dinner to honor Mr. Parker and those who worked with him in the early days of Vail and Beaver Creek.  Parker, now 85, was the first marketing v.p. for Vail Associates and[continue reading...]

Her name is Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, she is a 1993 Fort Collins High School graduate, currently a science teacher and she and “a little friend” will be going with other NASA astronauts into space. Who is the friend? His name is Clyde, and he is a Lambkin. Yes, a cute, fuzzy, soft stuffed lambkin with a[continue reading...]

Keeping our children healthy and well is a process that certainly doesn’t stop when they go to school, so parents want to be sure they have good partners in the school system. In the Durango School District, educators have taken this responsibility seriously and over the past five years have analyzed nutrition and health issues. [continue reading...]

In a sad irony, the very boulders that water cascades over to the delight of so many tourists and locals alike, are the reason that Boulder Falls will be closed indefinitely. The rock fall danger was most recently brought to public attention in March when a visiting 63 year old woman from Madison, WI was[continue reading...]

Breckenridge Ski Resort opens for the 2009-2010 season today at 9:00! Peak 8 will open up with the Colorado Super Chair, 5 Chair and Rip’s Ride lifts running. With approximately 108 acres being opened up today, you’ll find plenty of space to start tuning up your equipment and yourself! Currently with an 18 inch base[continue reading...]