Development
            
              The HOA no one signed up for (Opinion)
When the Tahoe Regional Planning Authority (TRPA) was established in 1969, its mandate was clear: to preserve, restore, and enhance the unique natural and human environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin. as the TRPA lived up to its promise, or has it become an unwieldy bureaucracy that hinders more than it helps?
  Park City could someday put its own stamp on Main Street land with a town square
A committee is considering the future of the shopping, dining and entertainment strip, and Mayor Nann Worel and the Park City Council received a written update regarding the work in anticipation of a City Council meeting scheduled on Thursday.
Environment
            
  Amid world’s hottest month on record, Colorado’s mountains were — mostly — spared
July 2024 was the hottest month in recorded global history, continuing more than a yearlong consecutive streak of record-setting temperatures. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the average global temperature in July was...
Recreation
            
  Jackson residents receive bear spray training on 'Robobear' simulator
Learn best practices for bear spray use with the help of a remote-controlled charging bear simulator known as “Robobear.”
Why is it so hard to get new trails built in Colorado?
Pitkin County, Forest Service promise comprehensive analysis of any future segments of the Carbondale to Crested Butte Trail as land managers grow wary of new trails in undeveloped areas
  The Life Of A Ski Patroller In Lake Tahoe, California
Nordica took the time to highlight the life of a ski patroller with Andi Bertolina, who works at Heavenly, this past winter.
  Conservative think tank says mountain lion hunting ban would cost Colorado millions annually
Supporters and opponents of a ballot measure that would ban bobcat and mountain lion hunting in Colorado are arguing over the financial impacts of the proposal after a conservative-leaning think tank released a study on...
Entertainment
            
  Breckenridge plans to bring fireworks back on New Year’s Eve despite concerns from other towns
Breckenridge Town Council showed unanimous support at a Tuesday, Aug. 13, meeting for bringing back New Year’s Eve fireworks for the first time in over five years. Council’s approval allowed town staffers to commit $35,000...
Transportation
            
  New phase of Teton Pass repairs underway
During a special meeting on Friday, August 2, the Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded an almost $12 million bid to Ames Construction to repair damage caused by the Big Fill landslide on Teton Pass.
        