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After a cancer diagnosis, Grand Junction’s Bendu the Dog wrote his final chapter and found his home
Bendu was found running loose in Palisade. Then he found his humans and a taste of the good life before cancer took his life.
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By Stina Sieg
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Avalanche dog program kicks off ahead of Steamboat expansion
Steamboat Resort is adding more than 600 acres of new terrain next season, including slopes more prone to avalanches. In anticipation of the change, Steamboat is adding an avalanche dog program that began this year with a black lab named Daisy and a Belgian Malinois/Shepard mix named Mudd.
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Ski for free? In Steamboat Springs, a special park offers just that — to locals and visitors alike
On Sundays in the winter, a special ski area is free in Steamboat Springs. And you have just one chance left this season to go.
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By Stina Sieg
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Someone buried in an avalanche has just minutes to live. This park helps you practice how to save them
Avalanche transceivers, often called beacons, can mean the difference between life and death. It’s not just important to wear them, however. It’s vital to know how to use them.
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By Stina Sieg
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After an avalanche buried him in snow, a backcountry skier reflects on his survival — and what he could have done differently
“It’s always been one of my biggest nightmares … and I can tell you, it’s much scarier living through that than you can ever imagine.”
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By Stina Sieg
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Colorado mountain towns are exploring a lawsuit against the US Postal Service over poor service
Crested Butte, Buena Vista, Steamboat Springs and others have all seen service disrupted, including not receiving social security checks and other vital mail.
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By Stina Sieg
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Backcountry skier reflects on survival and choices after he’s swept away by an avalanche
Avalanches kill more people in Colorado than in any other state — an average of six a year. Scott Benge from Telluride nearly became a part of that statistic. The experienced backcountry skier was buried by an avalanche and likely only survived because of the quick actions of others around him.
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By Stina Sieg
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In tiny Pea Green Corner, brothers from different mothers revive their show lost during the COVID pandemic
“Yes, if you were to ask us if we were out of practice, we are,” Len Willey said. “But we think the audience might be out of practice, as well.”
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By Stina Sieg
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Yes, the snow is good in Colorado’s High Country this year. Some places may even see new records
Steamboat Ski Resort has been one of the standouts, already receiving more snow this season than in all of last season.
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By Stina Sieg
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Permits for Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness begin in February in a bid to curb overuse
Permits will be required for overnight trips into heavily visited spots, including Conundrum Hot Springs, the “Four Pass Loop,” Geneva Lake and Capitol Lake.
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By Stina Sieg
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Multiple I-70 closures due to 3 separate crashes
I-70 is closed in both directions through Glenwood Canyon after semi-truck crash. CDOT expects the closure between Exit 133 in Dotsero and Exit 116 in Glenwood Springs to last late into Monday night.
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In Grand Junction, Bendu the dog finds his people despite terminal cancer and full shelters
Senior and special-needs pets often have a hard time finding a home. Bendu’s both, but his story spoke so much to people that many lined up to take him.
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By Stina Sieg
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As Colorado’s avalanche season begins with a series of deadly slides, forecasters warn travelers to be careful
Here’s how to stay safe in dangerous avalanche conditions.
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Colorado sees more avalanche deaths than any other state. A training course at this mountain park hopes to change that
At a park just outside of Minturn, now open for its third season, there are eight transmitters that people can practice finding with their beacons.
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By Stina Sieg
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Montrose funeral director sentenced to 20 years in prison, mother to 15 years
The two were arrested in March 2020 and each charged with six counts of mail fraud and three counts of illegal transportation of hazardous materials.
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As the U.S. confronts its past harm to Indigenous people, a new movement is helping Native students take back their education
Many students were sent — against their will — to more the federal government’s more than 400 Native American boarding schools that operated in the U.S. for a century and a half.
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By Stina Sieg