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Outside Magazine Ranks Five Colorado Ski Areas On List of Best Resorts (VIDEO)

Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Breckenridge, Snowmass, Crested Butte, Hall and Oates, Aspen, Alta/Snowbird, Steamboat, Vail, Outside Magazine, Colorado, Silverton, Denver News

Outside Magazine has released its annual list of North America's 16 Best Ski Resorts with five Colorado resorts making the list. Silverton placed at...

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Breckenridge Marijuana Legalization Could Inspire Other Ski Towns

Aspen Daily News | Brent Gardner-Smith | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Adult Possession, Sensible Durango, Colorado, Marijuana Legalization, Durango, Breckenridge, Aspen, Denver News

While Pitkin County and Aspen have long had a reputation for a casual approach to drug enforcement, it may be Durango that is the next Colorado ski to...

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Billy Boyd, Aspen Resident, Finally Finds Cell Phone After Epic Search

AP | Posted 11.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Ring, Rescue, Cell Phone, Dump, Recycling, Billy Boyd, Aspen, Denver News

ASPEN, Colo. — A determined Colorado man found his missing cell phone at a trash dump after dialing the number and listening for the ring. Bill...

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Big Read in Aspen concludes with Halloween Boo Bash

The Aspen Times | Aspen Times | Posted 10.29.2009 | Home

Read More: Aspen, Home News

Big Read in Aspen concludes with Halloween Boo Bash Stewart Oksenhorn The Aspen Times Aspen, CO Colorado ASPEN - For more than a month, ...

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New Blue Review: And Peter Tosh Will Advertise It

Todd Hartley | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Aspen, Dispensaries, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Obama, New Blue Review, Pot, Legalization, Peter Tosh, Colorado, Politics News
Todd Hartley

There was an interesting little tidbit of information out of Aspen last week, with the Aspen Daily News reporting Wednesday on the opening of a fourth medical marijuana dispensary in the tony ski town known for its laissez-faire attitude toward drugs.

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Aspen Trees Dying Off; Scientists Still Don't Have Definitive Reason

Wall Street Journal | Stephanie Simon | Posted 10.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Wolverine, Global Climate Change, Wall Street Journal, Lodgepole Pine, Pine-Beetle, Aspen, Denver News

DENVER -- This should be the golden season across the West, when aspen paint hillsides in shades of fall. But a mysterious ailment -- or perhaps a co...

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Aspen Van Crash: Vehicle Full Of Arrested Inmates Crashes On Independence Pass

The Aspen Daily News | Troy Hooper | Posted 10.14.2009 | Denver

Read More: Independence Pass, Court Services Inc., Pitkin County, Lake County Colorado, Aspen, Denver News

A vehicle carrying an Aspen arrestee slid off the road Tuesday on its approach to Independence Pass and had to be assisted by sheriff's deputies. The...

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Fall Leaves: 10 Places For Vibrant Foliage

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Leaves, Catskills, Aspen, Acadia National Park, Columbia River Gorge, Slidepoll, Autumn, Fall, Green Living, Fall Foliage, Trees, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Lost Maples, Sonoma-County, Mount-Washington, Lake of the Ozarks, Berkshires, Nature, Best-Fall-Foliage-Pics, Green News

With the autumn season in full swing, this means we'll be seeing leaves change color and carpet the ground. Check out the best places from the around...

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Rocky Mountain Weekend Getaways: The Best The Region Has To Offer (PHOTOS, VOTE)

Posted 10.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Jackson Hole, Grand Junction, Slidepoll, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Denver, Aspen, Estes Park, New Mexico, Wyoming, Ouray, Utah, Taos, Santa Fe, Moab, Durango, Denver News

As the days start to get shorter and the temperatures begin to drop, it's prime time for a weekend getaway to shake the fall blues. We want to know: ...

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Aspen Trees in the Breeze

Brigitte Mars | Posted 10.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Leaves, Poplar, Native American, Pioneers, Aspen, Autumn, Colorado, Fall, Quinine, Trees, Denver News
Brigitte Mars

As we move into this season of glorious golden aspen trees, we might wonder about the history, lore and uses of this plant, beautiful enough to cause one to take a long drive into the Colorado mountains to be amazed.

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The Winter Olympics: Bode's Back, But What About The Dumont?

Jamie Starr | Posted 12.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Sports, Winter Olympics, Snowboarding, Aspen, Olympics, Colorado, Skiing, Freeskiing, Winter Sports, Outdoor Exercise, Denver News
Jamie Starr

How can an excluded segment of the industry, freeskiing, authentically participate in (and reap the mass market benefits of) all of that Olympic buzz?

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Aspen Gunfight at the Hotel Jerome

Michael Conniff | Posted 12.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Hotels, Travel, Real Estate, Aspen, Burlingame, Real Estate Transfer Tax, Rett, Developers, Hotel Jerome, Aspen Skiing Company, Mick Ireland, Wheeler Opera House, Aspen City Council, Affordable Housing, Denver News
Michael Conniff

Development. Say that word in Mayor Mick Ireland's Aspen and you're all but doomed to fail.

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10 Pithy Observations About Boulder (Part Two)

Bob Wells | Posted 11.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Hiking, Yoga, Aspen, Boulder, Paul Krugman, Real Estate, Bill Mckibben, Hippies, Buddhism, Naropa University, Denver News
Bob Wells

Yoga studios proliferate. My stereotype of Boulder has had to change. Formerly it was a blonde mom driving a Land Rover and on her cell phone. Now: a 20-something carrying a yoga mat.

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Left In and Snowed Out

Meredith C. Carroll | Posted 11.29.2009 | Denver

Read More: Aspen Skiing Company, Ski Magazine, Vermont, Aspen, Zermatt, Sports, Nastar, Cervinia, Outdoor Exercise, Skiing, Denver News
Meredith C. Carroll

There comes a very adult time in life when decisions and choices need to be made. Pay the electricity bill. Visit family. Save for college and braces. Buy groceries. Or ski for a season.

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Aspen's historic Hotel Jerome is set for auction

The Aspen Times | Aspen Times | Posted 11.29.2009 | Home

Read More: Historic, Lodging, Jerome, Foreclosure, Auction, Historic Hotel, Colorado, Hotel, Aspen, Home News

ASPEN - An unpaid loan balance of $36.3 million has put the historic Hotel Jerome on the auction block....

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Aspen bears are in for a shock

The Aspen Times | Aspen Times | Posted 11.28.2009 | Home

Read More: Colorado, Bears, Department of Wildlife, Denver, Aspen, Home News

ASPEN - Bears in search of food are in for a shock if they try to bottom feed from Main Street Bakery & Cafe in Aspen....

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Warren Miller Is My Friend

Jamie Starr | Posted 11.24.2009 | Denver

Read More: Law, Intellectual Property, Aspen, Snow, Skiing, Denver, Level 1 Productions, Warren Miller Entertainment, Trademarks, Warren Miller, Denver News
Jamie Starr

In a sport long governed by an unspoken "bro code," it saddens me to see signs that skiing may become another cold and hard industry where even the great Warren Miller is made to look evil in the public eye.

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What's Up in Aspen? The Bears!

Allison Daily | Posted 11.24.2009 | Denver

Read More: Bears, Wildlife, Aspen, Maureen Hirsch, Nature, Outdoors, Good Morning America, Colorado, Denver News
Allison Daily

It is a hard line to draw when we want to preserve and protect our wildlife and yet hold onto our own safety. We moved into land that originally they inhabited.

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Aspen gives Pomeranian the boot

Glenwood Springs Post Independent | Post Independent | Posted 11.23.2009 | Home

Read More: Aspen, Pomeranian, Public Safety Hazard, Home News

A municipal judge Wednesday scolded the owner of a 13-year-old dog with a history of biting people, and ordered the canine to leave Aspen....

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Climate Change Doubters Impede Water Plans

The Aspen Daily News | Brent Gardner-Smith | Posted 11.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado, Colorado River Water Conservation District, Global Climate Change, Colorado River, Aspen Global Change Institute, Eric Kuhn, Aspen, Denver News

A growing list of studies show that global climate change will mean less water in the Colorado River, but varying perceptions about climate change are...

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Colorado Fall Foliage: Where To See Best Colors? (PHOTOS, VOTE)

Posted 11.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Kebler Pass, Crested Butte, Dallas Divide, Telluride, Aspen, Slidehuge, Ridgeway, Slideshow, Autumn Colors, Fall Foliage, Colorado, Denver News

With the changing of the seasons, it's time again to flock to the mountains for a glimpse of Colorado's famed fall foliage. But the vibrant hues of r...

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Celebrity Sightings, Colorado Style

Tara Anderson | Posted 11.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Celebrity Auction, Mike Nelson, Denver Weather, Tornado Dance, Aspen, Top Chef, Boulder Valley Humane Society, Boulder, Denver News
Tara Anderson

In the moment when I was about to pay two thousand dollars to spend a day with the best local weatherman in Denver, Mike Nelson, I felt alive.

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Aspen's Identity Crisis

Michael Conniff | Posted 11.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Aspen, Ajax, Ski Magazine, Snowboarding, Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Skiing, Buttermilk, Winter-Sports, X Games, Colorado, Denver News
Michael Conniff

The Related Westpac fiasco has left Snowmass with a gaping wound that will take a decade to close. Improvements at Aspen Mountain are likely to take a backseat to backfilling at Snowmass.

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Chasing News and Nostalgia All the Way Home

Diana Aldridge | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Littleton, Kobe Bryant, Aspen, Hunter S. Thompson, Boulder, JonBenet Ramsey, Denver, Colorado, Parents, Denver News
Diana Aldridge

Colorado has become a reliable epicenter of breaking news; often serious, sometimes silly, and occasionally too salacious for even a TMZ teen.

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This Is Denver, Colorado

Ethan Axelrod | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: The Watch, Westword, Launch, Aspen, Telluride, Startups, New Media, Huffington Post, Technology, Vail, Local News, Colorado, Denver, Denver News
Ethan Axelrod

Given Colorado's battleground status, the romantic place it holds in the national psyche as a symbol of the frontier, and a place of treasured natural beauty, Denver starts to make a lot of sense for the Huffington Post.

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