Travel, Tourism & Recreation

Mar 8, 2024

SNÖBAHN Celebrates Grand Opening of 38,000 Square-Foot Indoor Action Sports Training Center in Thornton

SNÖBAHN, a Colorado startup pioneering year-round training for action sports, celebrated the grand opening of its new 38,000-square-foot facility in Thornton with a ribbon-cutting ceremony alongside representatives from the City of Thornton, including Mayor Jan Kulmann. Located at 14200 Lincoln St., this expansion marks a signi[...]

Mar 8, 2024

Museum of Illusions Shines Amidst Downtown Denver’s Construction Chaos

The hustle and bustle common to city life is everywhere in Downtown Denver these days — a jackhammer from construction, a honk from the multitude of buses or bells from bicycles are but a few. Walk closer to 16th Street Mall, and the construction noise gets worse. Since the spring of 2022, the popular Denver […]

Jan 19, 2024

How the EXPLORE Act is Boosting Outdoor Recreation on Public Lands

This week, lawmakers in the House Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously to advance the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, a bipartisan package of outdoor recreation policy that could serve as a companion to America’s Outdoor Recreation Act (AORA). The EXPLORE Act, like AORA, includes m[...]

Jan 16, 2024

Why Colorado Needs Sustainable Power Solutions for Modern Aviation

In recent times, there’s been a growing call for sustainable power solutions in modern aviation. As the aviation industry aims to cut down on its carbon footprint and address climate change concerns, finding alternative energy sources has become a top priority.  READ: United Airlines & MSU Denver Join Forces to Tackle[...]

Jan 15, 2024

This Winter Travel Season, Tech is Playing an Important Role in Denver’s Aviation Security

It may not be a surprise for those who frequently travel during the holidays, but the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) confirmed that on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, 2.9 million jet setters officially broke a record for most airline passengers on a single day. Government officials forecasted a record travel se[...]

Jan 2, 2024

Hunters Aren’t the Only Ones to Thank for Colorado’s Wildlife Management

Colorado is home to an astonishing 960 wildlife species, the vast majority of which are neither hunted nor fished. Yet the successful conservation of Colorado’s impressive biodiversity —  both the wildlife and the landscapes they inhabit — is contingent upon funding generated by hunting and fishing licenses. These license[...]

Dec 23, 2023

Working in Colorado’s Professional Sports Industry is Not as Glamorous as You Think

Want a career in the business side of sports? Better stock up on sleep.  You’re likely to need it, given the demand for long days, hard work and little respite from the grind even during the off-season. In other words: maybe not so terribly different from your current job. So, a pro-tip: Before you hit […]

Dec 21, 2023

Navigating Beyond Epic and Ikon: The Unique Allure of Colorado’s Independent Ski Areas

Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass and Alterra’s Ikon Pass are juggernauts in Colorado’s nation-leading ski industry, representing 14 of the state’s busiest ski resorts and the lion’s share of its skier-days.  Nonetheless, the state’s independent ski areas don’t cast themselves as underdogs. In fact, they see what they’re [...]

Dec 14, 2023

Made in Colorado (Winter 2023): Colorado Bushcraft’s Retro-Style Outdoor Bags

There’s a common misconception that the United States doesn’t manufacture much anymore. In reality, the country continues to out-manufacture China on a per capita basis, and domestic growth outpaced the global average for the first time in years in late 2022. Colorado is a case in point. Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of[...]

Dec 12, 2023

Made in Colorado (Winter 2023): Autonomous Tent’s Movable Five-Star Hotels

There’s a common misconception that the United States doesn’t manufacture much anymore. In reality, the country continues to out-manufacture China on a per capita basis, and domestic growth outpaced the global average for the first time in years in late 2022. Colorado is a case in point. Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of[...]

Nov 28, 2023

Colorado’s ‘Small but Mighty’ International Tourists: A Powerful Economic Force

International visitors have historically represented nearly 2 percent of overall visitors to Colorado, but they pack a punch: The spending of the international tourist is about 8 percent of the overall tourist spending for the state.  “We call them the ‘small but mighty crowd,’” says Andrea Blankenship, deputy director [...]

Nov 27, 2023

The Messi Effect — How One Player is Drastically Changing the Global Sports Media Industry

We have seen the future of televised sports. It wears No. 10.   The jersey belongs to one Lionel Messi, captain for Argentina’s national soccer team and more recently a forward for the Major League Soccer team Inter Miami, where in short order he has become a pink-shirted human highlight reel whose powerhouse left foot routi[...]