The Somber Truth of Ski Season and Climate Change
Climate change will exacerbate the divide between resorts in the ski industry. Only the strongest and most well capitalized will be able to survive the changes.
Travel, Tourism & Recreation
This Englewood Gym Takes Sport to New Heights
One of Colorado’s more storied outdoor activities is making its mark in the great indoors, too. Climbing gyms hold appeal for those seeking workouts that are both physically challenging and mentally engaging.
Colorado Brands Focus on Sustainability at Outdoor Retailer
Outdoor Retailer expects the annual direct and indirect economic impact for all three shows - Snow Show, Retailer Summer Market and Retailer Winter Market - to be $110 million a year in Colorado.
A New Baseball Team Hopes to Hit a Homer in Colorado Springs
Chris Phillips, president and general manager of the Rocky Mountain Vibes minor league baseball team, has a confession to share: The bull testicles never really had a chance.
Colorado Campgrounds Glitz Up the Great Outdoors
Popularized in the last decade, glamping describes a style of camping amenities allowing campers to immerse themselves in the great outdoors without actually having to rough it. While the term glamping means different things in different contexts, glampgrounds are united via unusual accommodations.
Why Aren't You in Salida Right Now?
Water underpins Salida’s tourism, from rafting to fishing to soaking in the hot springs. Scott Peterson, marketing director for the Chaffee County Visitors Bureau, says lodging tax receipts have increased 50 percent since 2014.
Time to Teach Colorado Tourists How to Behave
With an estimated 85 million visitors coming to Colorado each year, and half of those guests taking advantage of the state’s great outdoors, a little “Colo-Ready” education might be in order.
Can Cutting Your Handicap Reduce Your Taxes?
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act whacked a 6-iron across the knees of everyone who has ever done business on a golf course and claimed the round as a tax deduction. Along with orchestra seats at the theater and corporate boxes at the ballpark, golf is now considered 100 percent entertainment and zero percent deductible.
Paying to Play
» Find the club nearest your home and the club nearest your work. Just as the best fitness resolutions crumble in the face of I-25 slowdowns, you’ll find that easy access yields more value.
Foul Ball
Here at ColoradoBiz, the entire SportsBiz team (that would be me with sideline support from Editor Mike Taylor) remains united in the hope that by the time you read these words, Bryce Harper, Manny Machado and Dallas Keuchel are all attired in new Major League Baseball uniforms that fit properly, display adroit embroidering of surnames and are freshly laundered.
Outdoor Industries Report: Rafting Economy
The Arkansas River is the 800-pound rainbow trout of Colorado’s rafting industry. In non-drought years since 2000, commercial user days typically range between 200,000 and 250,000 on the Arkansas, according to the Colorado River Outfitters Association (CROA).
A Gourmet Find in a Most Unexpected Place
The 4,000-square-foot store has double the profit margin of the grocery industry standard.
Ski Seance
There are few trickier tasks in Colorado business than resurrecting one of the state’s 100-plus ghost resorts.
The Colorado You Were Promised
Just for starters: In Grand Junction residents spend 32 percent less time sitting in their cars than Front Range residents.
SportsBiz: Going Solo
Hope Solo’s complaint, voiced at a conference this summer, will ring familiar to any Colorado family with a child who’s got the chops to play competitively at the club level.
Multi-Resort Ski Passes Trending Up
Strong messaging helps drive sales at their statewide ski resorts and customers are more amenable to earlier deadlines.
Top Colorado Ski Town Speed Traps: Thanksgiving Edition
Where you're bound to get stopped for bad behavior en route to the Colorado mountains.
Why Veterans Love Colorado Springs
Largely recognized for its four key military bases, Colorado Springs has become home to military personnel serving in the region upon retirement from active duty.
Putting a Value on Public Lands
Bipartisan support favors the protection of public lands in Colorado, seen as an investment in the state’s future.
The Pitch: Outdoors Product Makers Vie for Best in Show
When the outdoor industry's biggest trade show set up shop in town, innovation is sure to follow.
In Tennis, As in Business, Gender Bias Must Stop
I’d encourage sports fans and business leaders alike to take note and think of ways to make strides toward eliminating gender double-standards.
Rundles Wrap-up: Don't Buy the Olympic Hype
It always amazes me how the heavyweights in politics, business and civic ventures can come out full throttle for anything having to do with sports
SportsBiz: Compared to What?
The dust-up over the ownership future of the Denver Broncos is worthy fodder.
Women Finding Fresh Paths to Leadership in the Outdoor Industry
There’s plenty of progress to be made, but females seem to be paving the way one leader at a time.
