Winter Storm Fern brought Colorado’s mountain towns a bit of what they’ve spent weeks hoping for. It snowed 23 inches (58 centimeters) at the Crested Butte ski resort over the weekend of Jan. 24-25, ...
As Colorado’s snowpack nears record lows, popular ski areas are relying on manmade snow to open terrain as thousands of tourists visit over the Christmas holiday, many planning to ski or snowboard.