The Know Outdoors

21/10/2024

Wolf Creek gets the jump — and bragging rights — on A-Basin, Keystone

Wolf Creek ski area will claim Colorado first-tracks honors Tuesday when it becomes the first Colorado ski area to open for the 2024-25 season.

27/09/2024

“It really doesn’t get much better than this." Fall colors peaking all over Colorado, from Steamboat Springs to Durango.

Gas up the car and pack some snacks, because this is the weekend to go leaf peeping.

05/09/2024

Arapahoe Basin, Keystone and Breckenridge all saw snow on the upper reaches of their ski mountains, as did the higher peaks of Summit County, including Quandary Peak. A-Basin and Keystone are shooting for first tracks in October.

National Weather Service meteorologists on Thursday confirmed a light dusting on mountains west of metro Denver, including Rocky Mountain National Park.

03/09/2024

Last year’s figure was 37% below the pandemic summer of 2020.

21/08/2024

Usually forecasts this time of year focus on the fluctuation of El Niño and La Niña in the eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator. Last ski season played out during a weak El Niño. Currently we’re in a transitional “neutral” status, but not for long.

What does the impending La Niña phenomenon mean for skiers and snowboarders in Colorado when winter arrives? Like betting on the Super Bowl this time of year, it’s all about the odds.

21/08/2024

"Yesterday, I got yelled at for not saying a cheery enough 'Good Morning' to a passing hiker. I did not realize I was at a 'Downton Abbey' garden party."

“An annoying question is ‘Everything OK?’ Why are they asking this? Admittedly I have more gray hair than brown, but do I look so decrepit that they are concerned about my well be…

08/08/2024

The Collections Facility tour will take visitors through the Museum of Boulder’s 7,000-square-foot, off-site collection facility, which contains more than 45,000 historically significant objects.

Guests have a rare opportunity to glimpse Boulder artifacts during a private tour of the Museum of Boulder’s Collections Facility, where out-of-commission museum objects go to rest when they’re not…

24/07/2024

The new trail allows for a new connection between Boulder’s Foothills North Trail and the Joder Ranch near the U.S. 36 and Neva Road

The 3.5-mile trail is now available to hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians for recreational use.

16/05/2024

Two of Colorado’s most popular ski resorts are seeking approval from the U.S. Forest Service to build new gondolas out of their base areas, with construction possible during the summer of 2025.

Construction possible during the summer of 2025.

16/05/2024

“The outdoors has no color ‘til the fall, when the leaves start changing and the grass starts turning brown. But the outdoors is for everyone,” said NFL offensive tackle Bobby Massie, an avid fisherman and hunter. “Some people try to make you feel left out when you shouldn’t.”

Depending on which excursion you book, former NFL player Bobby Massie may even be your personal chef.

25/04/2024

Skiers say an encounter in the Colorado backcountry grew ugly this past weekend when one party triggered an avalanche that swept the member of another group through a couloir at Quandary Peak.

10/04/2024

A 21-year-old man died after attempting to jump over U.S. 40 near Berthoud Pass Summit on Tuesday, according to the Grand County Sheriff’s Office.

The man landed on pavement after attempting to clear the width of Highway 40 in a high-risk skiing stunt at around 3 p.m., the sheriff’s office said in a news release Wednesday. He died at the scene.

A 21-year-old man died after attempting to jump over U.S. 40 near Berthoud Pass Summit on Tuesday.

26/03/2024

Eighteen months after Colorado Parks and Wildlife terminated its contract with the company that operated the Never Summer Yurts near Walden in an embezzlement case, CPW has reached an agreement with a new concessionaire to reintroduce the yurt system there.

Yonder Yurts plans to construct seven new yurts to replace the Never Summer Yurts, which are in poor condition.

22/03/2024

The OpenSnow forecasting and reporting service is predicting Telluride to receive 38 inches over the 10 days, and Wolf Creek is forecast to receive 35 inches. Both will close for the season on the Sunday following Easter.

Spring officially arrived this week, but winterlike weather will return to the high country this weekend with a 10-day storm cycle bringing 10 to 20 inches of snow to most Colorado mountains throug…

21/03/2024

“It’s time to get to the heart of the problem, which is controlling the number of cars that arrive.”

The capacity of A-Basin’s parking lots is 1,750 vehicles. The mountain can accommodate more skiers and riders, but the parking lots can’t.

17/11/2023

Take a seat at one of Wonderyard’s teacup tables, birdcage booths or spinning spots.

Bird cages with booths inside, giant tea cups as tables, seven dining booths spinning on a turntable, six-foot parrot and three-foot butterfly sculptures. This is just a glimpse of what to expect f…

07/07/2023

The trail to Colorado's iconic Crystal Mill has been closed by its private owner after trespassers vandalized the “very delicate," historic 131-year-old building

Access to the historic Crystal Mill near Marble, one of Colorado’s most iconic photo locations, was blocked in May by owner Chris Cox in order to prevent trespassing and vandalism at the frag…

04/06/2023

Recreational water activities on Clear Creek in Jefferson, including Golden, are temporarily being limited for safety concerns because of high and fast water.

Recreational water activities on Clear Creek in Jefferson, including Golden, are temporarily being limited for safety concerns because of high and fast waterflows.