Turns out $60-100M is a chunk of change, even if you’ve got $7B. The former is construction costs added by wildlife stipulations. The latter is Joe Ricketts’ fortune. He has canceled his luxury Wyoming resort. @wyofile story below. wyofile.com/spooked-by-pri…

#YellowstoneClub developers make their pitch for private ski community at Stagecoach. Locals are unstoked. "We are not Alterra. We are not Vail.” “You are worse!” yelled a member of the audience. steamboatpilot.com/news/i-cant-fi… via Steamboat Pilot & Today

There are good fences and bad fences. The 20-mile perimeter wire around one of CO’s largest ranches in the San Luis Valley is not good, Phil Weiser⁩ tells ⁦Jennifer Brown☀️⁩ … so will the CO AG wade into one of the longest-running legal battles? coloradosun.com/2024/07/11/cie…

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Mountain Village council unanimously approves - without advocating for - June 2025 ballot measure asking voters whether home-owning LLCs & trusts can vote in local elections ... MV is the only town in CO that lets nonresidents vote in municipal elections coloradosun.com/2024/06/18/mou…

Heartbreaking scene from one of the prettiest places on the planet … “The flames reached 100m (328ft) high in some places, covering ‘an inordinate amount of space in a very little amount of time’” bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Live updates: 3 wildfires burning in the foothills north and west of Denver coloradosun.com/2024/07/31/ale… via @coloradosun

Vail Resorts stock price nearing lowest point since mid March 2020 when US resorts closed.

Colorado ski towns plan to lobby for legislation that would allow a tax on unoccupied homes + real estate transfer fee on all sales to help fund affordable housing. This will be a hot topic in communities where 40+% of homes are owned by out-of-towners coloradosun.com/2024/08/07/col…

Winning the award for the Most Unexpected Season Pass Perk: #Ikon passholders get a $400 discount on whole-body MRI scans ... healthcaredive.com/press-release/…

The testimony from the head of county clerks detailing how this lady made life miserable for public servants in charge of elections ... that was damning. But not as much as the judge's sentencing statement. coloradosun.com/2024/10/03/tin… via Nancy Lofholm

The backers of the proposed Uinta Basin Railway -- in a last ditch Hail Mary -- are asking the Supreme Court to scale back NEPA. The high court's ruling could impact more than a rural railroad. coloradosun.com/2024/11/05/uin…

We particularly want them to come to Colorado! US Department of the Interior Dept. of Agriculture

Locals down in Mancos seem stoked that the feds finally did something about the Free Land Holder group that claimed - and fenced - 1,400 acre of Forest Service land. Lawsuit filed yesterday. Free Land Holder reax: "We are in a good place." coloradosun.com/2024/11/26/fre…

Where did our kids’ grit go? “Helping kids develop a deep well of grit often means they must practice making mistakes and failing — in small ways that will begin to shape their understanding of their own capabilities.” Great story by ⁦Erica Breunlin ☀️⁩ coloradosun.com/2024/12/09/col…

Roger told amazing stories. A globe-roaming French-speaking Kiwi ski boss like no other. What a loss. saminfo.com/faces-and-plac…

Gov. Polis today announced a plan to have Colorado Parks and Wildlife manage recreation on Pikes Peak coloradosun.com/2024/01/19/pik…

Great chat with Jonathan at BlisterHQ at Crested Butte ... blisterreview.com/podcasts/blist…

#Telluride leaders, residents and business owners have been quietly grumbling about Chuck Horning, the erratic owner of TelSki, for two decades. They are not being quiet any more. coloradosun.com/2025/03/17/mou…