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March 19, 2013

Mountains of risk

A Denver Post investigation found that Colorado ski operators, protected by state law and further insulated by season-pass waivers, have escaped liability for such incidents as an inbounds avalanche, a ski instructor running into a 9-year-old, and a decaying bridge injuring a skier.

In the 34 years since Colorado’s Ski and Safety Act was passed to protect mom-and-pop ski areas from lawsuits and soaring insurance costs, multibillion-dollar real estate-development companies have come to own many of the state’s 25 resorts.

Yet not only do they continue to enjoy protections under the ski act, season-pass waivers release them from additional negligence claims and require the person who sues them to reimburse their attorney fees and costs, a Denver Post review of 30 years of lawsuits found. In the few lawsuits that do move forward, skiers and snowboarders are limited to a $250,000 cap for noneconomic damages.

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September 14, 2012

Moose in Colorado’s High Country

Denver Post photo editor and imaging specialist Werner Slocum captured this group of moose near Georgetown, Colorado, this week. He writes:

Visitors to Colorado’s high country might expect to see fall colors at this time of year, but a not-so-common sight, blending in among the fall colors, might be the Shiras moose. The moose is Colorado’s largest big game animal, with adults weighing up to 1,200 pounds and standing six feet tall at the shoulder. The main habitat for moose is marshy areas, with thick brush and willows, and also in aspen groves. According to the Colorado Division of Wildlife, the current moose population in Colorado is about 1,000.

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September 8, 2012

Colorado Mountain Club celebrates birthday by climbing 14ers

Nearly 500 members of the Colorado Mountain Club are climbing all of the state’s fourteeners in celebration of the group’s 100th birthday.

Teams consisting of an average of eight people each started their trails at 2 a.m. Saturday. As of Saturday afternoon, 48 peaks had been summited.

“We still have 10 teams that we have not heard from,” said Ryan Ross, the organization’s event director. “We’re still on pins and needles here hoping that everybody gets down safely. The good news was that the weather was cooperative (Saturday) in almost the entire state.”

Golden-based Colorado Mountain Club is a backcountry recreation conservation and education organization. It has about 7,000 members nationwide, with the vast majority in Colorado. The group leads thousands of trips each year.

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April 4, 2012

Calls show woman killed in Colorado's #LowerNorthForkFire called 911; timing of Forest Service's forecast requests questioned

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