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ASPEN, Colorado — Small-town pride trumped Aspen's customary glitz Monday, as a few hundred spectators crammed into Gondola Plaza to cheer on seven local athletes who will head to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver later this... more...
  02/09/2010 12:03am
Quest for the Gold: Bringing you the best local coverage, Associated Press and reader content
  02/08/2010 4:20pm
Future Olympian?
  02/06/2010 11:28pm
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colorado — You may spend dozens, hundreds or even thousands of hours at Summit County's ski areas each winter. But for all the time you're there, soaking up the sun, carving groomers or plundering powder, how much do you really know...
  02/05/2010 11:58pm
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — New Castle native Alice McKennis scored a career-best World Cup finish at Saturday's women's downhill race in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
  01/30/2010 12:59pm
ASPEN, Colorado — Shaun White's face smacked against the halfpipe, his neck snapped back and his helmet popped off and flew 15 feet in the air.
  01/30/2010 12:56pm
ASPEN, Colorado — Seth Wescott is definitely aware of his drought at the Winter X Games.
  01/30/2010 12:55pm
ASPEN, Colorado — In last year's inaugural women's slopestyle skiing competition, Kaya Turski lost a ski in her first run but was still able to grab the bronze medal. Following the competition, she told the press that she had hoped for...
  01/28/2010 3:54pm
It's official. New Castle native Alice McKennis is headed to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
  01/26/2010 11:10pm
As skiers, snowboarders and Vail Resorts officials celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Blue Sky Basin, Wisconsin skier Lee Curtes was celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the day Vail Ski Patrol saved his life.
  01/22/2010 11:58pm
Monday, Jan. 25.

Alice McKennis is doing her best to keep that date from consuming her focus.

It's the date the U.S. alpine ski team announces its Olympic selections, the date she'll learn her Olympic fate.
  01/22/2010 3:41pm
There will be a roundtable panel discussion in Glenwood Springs this week about snowpack and the water it brings, and the effects of climate change on Colorado's outdoor recreational industries.
  01/19/2010 11:34pm
Backcountry skiing and snowboarding might have the allure of deep, untouched powder, but those who choose to enter the backcountry are crossing a line of danger that isn't always obvious.
  01/16/2010 12:00am
SUNLIGHT MOUNTAIN, Colorado — Chelsea Lynch wasn't sure what to expect her first day on the job as a Sunlight Ski Team coach. The Breckenridge native had never set foot on Sunlight Mountain, and she didn't know all that much about the team she'd...
  01/14/2010 10:42pm
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colorado — Backcountry skiing and riding can provide unparalleled views, sweet turns, great workouts and a level of peace and quiet not found inside the boundaries of busy ski areas. But for all its rewards, heading into the...
  01/01/2010 11:45pm
VAL D'ISERE, France — Lindsey Vonn capped a successful weekend with a third-place finish in a super-G that helped her to reclaim the sole lead of the overall World Cup standings barely two months before the Vancouver Olympics.
  12/20/2009 11:55pm
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