Thanks to local event and race organizers taking on the challenges that COVID-19 public health restrictions continue to throw at them into 2021, February’s winter sports updates are stacking up as hearty as the snow storms that continue to roll […]
Leadville’s Special Connection with Army Soldiers This time of year, Lake County is usually celebrating the arrival of some very special veterans and their families. Unfortunately, the traditional Tenth Mountain Division Ski-In Tribute will not be held this year, nor […]
February Winter Sports Update It’s a mid-month check-in as the shortest month of the year has seen the most measurable precipitation so far this season! With all that fresh snow and more in the forecast, it’s time to check in […]
Panthers Compete with Revised Plan From the ashes of shattered schedules, missed workouts and canceled competition comes a different approach to racing in Leadville Today. While many of Lake County’s traditional winter competitions have been re-worked on a virtual platform […]
Ski, Skate, Pedal, Sled – It’s SNOWtime! As the wall calendar flips to a new month it’s time to check in on #wintersports in Leadville Today. How are the virtual competitions going? How are the winter trails looking? It’s some […]
Below Average Reports for Ark Basin Normally the elephant in the room would have been discussed far before the third week in January. But when worldwide pandemics, civil unrest, and political power plays dominate the news feeds, Colorado’s persistent drought […]
Virtually Alone, Yet All-in-It-Together Self-timed. Race-from-Home. Backyard Trails. Virtual. These words might seem like carry-overs from the 2020 event scene, but they remain central to Leadville’s winter schedule in the new year as well. In fact, for the events that […]
Caution Issued for Lake County Region The fourth deadly avalanche of the season happened over Christmas weekend, shining the spotlight on dangerous backcountry conditions as the next round of storms rolls across the state. The current situation has prompted the […]
Three Killed By Slides in Other Areas “Since Friday three Coloradans lost their lives in avalanche accidents, and 132 avalanches were reported. One hundred and eight avalanches were triggered by people in the last week” said Colorado Avalanche Information Center […]
Leadville’s Ski Hill Makes A Run of It! Ski Cooper plans on moving forward with its December 9 Opening of 2020-21 season this Wednesday despite less than optimal snow conditions and fast-changing public health restrictions due to the current COVID-19 […]
Community Grieves Loss of Teen Divers recovered a body in the water at Clear Creek Reservoir State Wildlife Area on Monday following a two-day search triggered by witness reports that a teenaged boy was missing after the canoe he and […]
CMC Hosts ‘Highest Cross-Country Meet in the Solar System’ The Colorado Mountain College cross-country running team hosted the CMC Eagle Open on Sept. 26 at the college’s Leadville campus. Joining the CMC Eagles, runners from Central Wyoming College competed in […]
