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Independence Pass near Aspen may be open as early as Memorial Day weekend, according to transportation officials. Right now 3 feet of snow covers the…

This spring storm bringing heavy snowfall to Colorado is having a big impact on the closing date for ski resorts.Vail Mountain and Breckenridge Ski Resort…

The Basalt Public Library is trying something new this spring: a seed collection. With a library card in hand, you can check the seeds out, grow the…

Moore, an accomplished trick artist, suffered a spectacular crash last week during the Winter X Games. The 25-year-old walked away from it, but then faced complications once he made it to the hospital.

An avalanche killed a 49-year-old, female ski patroller Sunday in a permanently closed area at Snowmass.Update 10:01 a.m.: The identity of the Snowmass…

An effort is underway in the far reaches of Pitkin County, to repair damage from an abandoned mine.The Coal Basin mine outside Redstone stopped operating…

Unpleasant encounters between humans and bears are up in Western states including Colorado and Wyoming. It's due largely to the drought. Bears are traveling longer distances for food because one of their natural foods — berries — has dried up due to lack of rain and snow melt. They're now turning to dumpsters and even breaking into homes to raid kitchen cabinets

Some people are embracing the wave of increased natural gas extraction in the United States. Others, concerned about the risks, are saying no fracking way. A panel of experts weighs the pros and cons of a boom sparked by hydraulic fracturing in the latest Intelligence Squared U.S. debate.

Aspen trees in Colorado and the west have been decimated by a long and exceptionally dry drought. The southern Rockies lost more than 1.3 million trees…

Citing a difference of opinion over climate change, the Aspen Chamber Resort Association decided to cut ties with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce earlier…