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Snow improves skiing and snowbiking trails

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San Juan Mountain snowpack goes above average

Recent snowstorms have opened up winter sport opportunities in the area and put snow totals above average.

Groomed fat biking trails are open in Dolores, and groomed ski trails are open in Mancos, Mesa Verde and on Lizard Head Pass.

Six miles of fat biking trails are groomed at Boggy Draw, including Speedy’s Loop and Grayson’s Loop, said Jimbo Fairley, a volunteer groomer with the Southwest Colorado Cycling Association.

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EDITORIAL: Goals for 2023, Part Two – Pagosa Daily Post Ne

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As noted yesterday, the Pagosa Springs Town Council published eleven priority goals for “2022-2023” back in July. The first three on the list — each marked with a “highest priority” asterisk — are:

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Man killed in avalanche near Breckenridge Ski Resort

Summit County Rescue Group says avalanche happened in area outside ski area boundary

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A man was killed Saturday afternoon in an avalanche near Breckenridge Ski Resort, becoming the second avalanche fatality in Colorado thi ... Read more

READY, FIRE, AIM: High Egg Prices Show No Sign of Cracking

That’s how the Butler Eagle newspaper, serving Butler County, Pennsylvania, summarized the egg problem this week.

“High Egg Prices Show No Sign of Cracking”

Which would have been funny, if it weren’t so serious.
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Strong winter storm to end 2022 and begin 2023

Southwest San Juan Mountains

Winter Storm Watch

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Saturday, December 31, 12:00 AM MST

Monday, January 2, 2:00 PM MST

Source: U.S. National Weather Service

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 2 feet with locally higher amounts possible. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. * WHERE…Portions of southwest and west-central Colorado including G ... Read more

Colorado Receives $3.9 Million Grant to Continue Early Child

By Julia Anderson

The Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) has been awarded a $3.9 million 2023 Preschool Development Birth through Five (PDG B-5) Planning Grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administrat ... Read more

CHAMBER NEWS: Voting Underway for Chamber Board of Directors

Along with closing out the ‘old year’ and welcoming 2023, part of that process is installing three new board of directors to the Chamber’s board of directors, for 3-year terms. Representing a variety of business interests, the Chamber board see ... Read more

Officials ask residents to challenge National Broadband Map

By Randi Pierce | Staff Writer

Local and state officials are asking Coloradans to check the accuracy of their address and Internet service availability on a national broadband map recently released by the Federal Communications Commissio ... Read more