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PHOTOS: The Country's Coolest Chairlifts

Liftopia | Posted 01.03.2013 | Travel
Read More: Winter Travel, Liftopia, Silverton, Squaw Valley, Snowboarding, Whistler, Aspen Highlands, Skiing, Mammoth, Travel News
Liftopia

Being a chairlift isn't easy. You're out there in the cold, constantly spinning in circles, pushing people's butts around all day. Plus, no one ever says thank you after a good ride and an angry mob forms when you're out sick. Here's our thank you to some of the best.

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Durango's Old-Fashioned Charm

Bob Schulman | Posted 05.13.2012 | Travel
Read More: Strater Hotel, Travel to Colorado, Silverton, Narrow Gauge Railroad, San Juan Mountains, Denver, Durango, Travel News
Bob Schulman

With the town's long history of tourism, you'd think the 200-plus stores along Main Avenue would look, well, kind of touristy. They don't.

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Hawaii Girl Finds Message In A Bottle From Oregon

AP | Posted 10.01.2011 | Weird News
Read More: Silverton, Weird Hawaii, Weird Oregon, Message in Bottle, Weird News News

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii -- A 10-year-old Oregon boy scribbled a note on binder paper, stuck it into a bottle and tossed it into the ocean. A year later an...

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Silverton: Qwest Fiber-Optic Link Never Completed Despite Taxpayer Funding

Silverton Standard | Mark Esper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: San Juan County, Operation Linkup, High Speed Internet, Multi-User Network for Telecommunications, Qwest, Fiber Optic Cables, Taxpayer Funds, Silverton, Denver News

San Juan County and the Town of Silverton filed a formal complaint Wednesday, June 30, with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission against Qwest Com...

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Ski Resort Openings: The Complete Schedule

Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Breckenridge, Crested Butte, Beaver Creek, Buttermilk, Aspen, Telluride, WInter Park, Colorado Ski Resorts, Steamboat, Eldora, Vail, Purgatory, Colorado, Snowmass, Monarch, Copper Mountain, Arapahoe Basin, Silverton, Denver News

It's officially the beginning of ski season here in Colorado! With four resorts already open, more opening this weekend and a slew of them opening ...

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Which Colorado Ski Resorts Made Outside Magazine's List Of North America's Best?

Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Breckenridge, Snowmass, Crested Butte, Hall and Oates, Aspen, Alta/Snowbird, Steamboat, Vail, Outside Magazine, Colorado, Silverton, Video, 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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Clean Water Act Stifling Volunteer Cleanup Efforts

The Colorado Independent | Katie Redding | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Epa, Arkansas River, Pueblo Colorado, Colorado, Pitkin County, Leadville Colorado, Clean Water Act, Mark Udall, Silverton, Uurora Colorado, Denver News

LEADVILLE -- It's a fall morning in the mountains just outside this Lake County town. Contractors in yellow earthmovers are cleaning up acid mine drai...

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