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The organization Visit Carson City will pay two lucky hikers to hike the PCT on the new Capital to Tahoe Trail.
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Social media can influence everything from what we eat to where we vacation. Now, a new study shows it’s also driving more visitors to U.S. national parks, especially in the Mountain West.
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In Telluride, a pair of limited edition Blizzard skis are making an impact. The skis are a tribute to Hillaree Nelson, a ski adventurer who called Telluride home. She died in 2022 while skiing in Nepal.
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Local mountaineers say potential guidelines regulating ‘fixed anchors’ could make the sport unsafe, while conservationists say the rules are long overdue.
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Remy Coste and Aurelie Delattre are from France but now live in Sweden. Coste and his dogs are here to compete in the upcoming 29th Pedigree Stage Stop sled dog race. It’s one of the hardest races of this type in the world – between the length, elevation and weather conditions.
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A piece of legislation that seeks to improve access to public lands and address a number of other recreation issues has been unanimously voted out of a U.S. House committee. That bodes well for ultimate passage, as a similar bill has already cleared the same hurdle in the Senate.
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Lawmakers will try again to change the Colorado Recreational Use Statute to better protect private property owners when skiers, runners, hikers, cyclists, gold panners, and kite fliers are injured on their land.
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Katie Burrell’s new movie draws inspiration from ‘underdog’ stories and the director’s own ski bum experience after college.
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Legislation to improve access to public lands and address issues related to rising usage has been introduced in the U.S. House.
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The Bureau of Land Management is hoping to implement what it calls the Blueprint for 21st Century Recreation, and a new report identifies ways to achieve those goals.
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The alarming signs of climate change are all around us: devastating fires destroying whole communities, new temperature records set only to fall the next year, glaciers disappearing in real time. It's an overwhelming problem, but some have turned to e-bikes as one way to do their part to stave off the worst effects of our still-changing climate.
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The National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service are proposing new guidelines to manage climbing in wilderness areas. Much of the focus is on fixed anchor installations, and that has sparked frustration in both climbing and conservation communities.