Colorado 82 over Independence Pass is now open for the season

Colorado 82 over Independence Pass is now open for the season

The winding, sometimes-precarious state highway Colorado 82 over Independence Pass opened for the season just before noon Friday. Related Articles Colorado News | No ballot measure to fund Front Range passenger rail this year Colorado News | Woman dies after Poudre Canyon rafting crash near Fort Collins Colorado News | Man incarcerated in Denver jail … Read more

Private deals for mansions, art and cars on the rise

Private deals for mansions, art and cars on the rise

A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. The rich have taken “quiet wealth” to a new level, turning to private purchases of mansions, art and classic cars designed to avoid … Read more

Eight Colorado hotels, three in Denver, win new Michelin Key award

Eight Colorado hotels, three in Denver, win new Michelin Key award

Eight Colorado hotels won the new Michelin Keys on Wednesday, according to the Michelin Key hotel guide. Each of these Colorado hotels received one Michelin Key. Three of the winning hotels are in Denver — the Clayton Hotel and Members Club, Four Seasons Denver and the Crawford Hotel. Three hotels in Aspen — Hotel Jerome, … Read more

Discover its Ice Age past and its snowy present

Discover its Ice Age past and its snowy present

While most ski areas in Colorado have colorful pasts as mining towns, logging sites, ranches, farms or homesteads, none can boast a prehistory like that of Snowmass. Tens of thousands of years ago, mastodons, camels and giant sloths roamed what is now the ski resort’s base area. How do we know this? A 2010 excavation … Read more

Stranahan’s Aspen Whiskey Lodge opens March 9

Stranahan’s Aspen Whiskey Lodge opens March 9

Denver-based Stranahan’s distillery marks its 20th anniversary this year, and to celebrate, the whiskey maker is tracing its roots back to Aspen with a new tasting room and restaurant opening in March in the mountain town. The Aspen Whiskey Lodge, at 307 S. Mill St., serves alpine-inspired dishes alongside drams and cocktails featuring the distillery’s … Read more

The best Glenwood hot springs for couples, families

The best Glenwood hot springs for couples, families

The remedial qualities of the warm waters rich in iron, sulfate, chloride, sodium and calcium high in the Rockies were discovered and enjoyed by members of the Ute Tribe a thousand or more years ago. They also were a major draw more than 100 years ago to those visiting Glenwood Hot Springs Resort, established in … Read more

Here’s how to have a snowmobiling adventure in Colorado

Here’s how to have a snowmobiling adventure in Colorado

Whether it’s your first time on a snowmobile or you’re ready to explore the wilderness on your own machine, there are plenty of opportunities to ride across the snow in Colorado. “Colorado has too many beautiful spots for snowmobiling,” said Ed Calhoun, president of the Colorado Snowmobile Association, a nonprofit that supports safety and conservation … Read more

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert starts off strong in 4th District money race

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert starts off strong in 4th District money race

The money train kept rolling for U.S. House hopeful Adam Frisch in the last quarter of 2023. But with erstwhile opponent Lauren Boebert leaving the 3rd Congressional District to run in the 4th, the fundraising dynamics across Colorado’s two largest districts are in for a shakeup. Boebert, the 3rd District’s incumbent, raised $540,000 between Oct. … Read more

These 6 Colorado ski areas are great for remote work

These 6 Colorado ski areas are great for remote work

On a sunny morning last winter, I found myself facing an oh-so-Colorado predicament. My friend Tom was visiting from Michigan and he wanted to go skiing. Of course I wanted to go with him, but I had two non-negotiable work deadlines to meet that day. What to do? Take my work to the ski area, … Read more

New Denver restaurant is 18 courses at a 12-seat bar

New Denver restaurant is 18 courses at a 12-seat bar

Sitting around an intimate bar with 11 strangers through 18 courses sounds like a lot. But by the end of an omakase experience at Ukiyo, you’ll be shaking hands and clinking glasses with both your neighbors and the man behind the counter, chef Phaseuth “Paul” Sananikone. Ukiyo, which means “to be in the moment” in … Read more