The Outsider with Jason Blevins

Today, outdoors reporter Jason Blevins looks at why Vail Resorts continues to struggle to get its stock to rebound, and how the board of directors is facing a fight on the board’s makeup when shareholders meet in December. https://coloradosun.com/2026/11/05/vail-resorts-faces-fight-over-business-strategy/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The pending sale of Eldora ski area in Boulder County to the town of Nederland has been going on for roughly two years. Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins breaks down the latest updates from the town, their change in strategy, and if the patience of the seller is wearing thing. https://coloradosun.com/2026/10/08/nederland-eldora-ski-area-purchase-donations-bonds/ aarp.org/co coloradosun.co...

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins gets us caught up on a variety of news coming from the outdoors, including a liability lawsuit dismissed, river permitting proposal, daylight saving pushback and more. Daylight saving time pushback:  https://coloradosun.com/2026/09/21/ski-resort-industry-urges-lawmakers-to-reject-daylight-saving-bill/   Liability lawsuit dismissed: https://color...

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins gets into the origins of the 50-year-old Pearl Pass Klunker Tour, which many consider to be the start of modern-day mountain biking and put Crested Butte on the map as a destination for the mountain biking community. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2026/09/18/crested-butte-klunker-tour/ Original Thinkers: https://www.originalthinkers.com/   NE Wat...

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about a new avalanche mitigation system being developed on the Western Slope that will help bring even more safety to the dangerous work at ski resorts in Colorado and the West. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins has covered the evolution of lift ticket pricing for decades and today he breaks down three antitrust lawsuits filed in Denver against the ski industry’s four largest players, arguing the operators conspired to inflate lift ticket prices. https://coloradosun.com/2026/08/27/antitrust-lawsuit-targeting-resort-operators/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Every year, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins tracks winter and summer taxable sales in 18 large and small mountain towns near ski areas. Today, Jason looks at the recently calculated numbers for the November-through-April stretch of the 2025-26 winter and what he found out. Misery tickets:  bit.ly/4plYyZ2 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, outdoors reporter Jason Blevins breaks down the 2025 Colorado tourism report and how despite record numbers of visitors and spending, there are concerns about a slowdown and what a rough 2026 could mean. https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/30/colorado-sees-record-year-for-tourism/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins has updates on plans to turn Sweetwater Lake in remote Garfield County into a recreation area in a partnership with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Service. https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/24/sweetwater-lake-forest-service-study/ Misery Tickets:  bit.ly/4plYyZ2   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins looks into the growing concerns around hikers relieving themselves in the Colorado mountains and how federal cuts to the Forest Service could mean “wag bags” will have an even greater role in keeping the lands clean. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about how those who enjoy the outdoors are flexing their collective muscle to have a say in politics related to the trillion-dollar industry, from the local level to D.C. https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/08/boulder-open-space-limit-mountain-bikes/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins looks at the record number of people getting out to enjoy nature but has warnings from local officials as wildfires rage in Colorado and fire restrictions are sweeping across the state. https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/02/recreating-during-drought-wildfires/   https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/01/mesa-county-search-and-rescue-ruby-horsethief/ See omnyst...

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins breaks down the recent one-day spike in the stock price for Vail Resorts shares and how the company's leader is responding. https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/26/takeover-reports-vail-resorts-stock/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins looks at the “Rural Is Rad” collective of Colorado outdoor companies working together to promote their rural Colorado roots around the world while staying grounded in their smaller communities. https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/19/rural-is-rad-collective/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins discusses an idea in Boulder County that would limit mountain bike access on some trails around Lyons on certain days and the pushback the idea is bringing. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/12/lyons-mountain-bikers-boulder-county-proposal/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins has a look at the final and shocking Colorado skier visits data from the rough season and also why Utah’s richest resident is poking Vail Resorts to sell him Park City resort. https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/04/colorado-skier-visits-collapse-2025-26/   https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/05/matthew-prince-park-city-vail-resorts/   See omnystud...

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins looks at how a state decision to change the Colorado search and rescue response structure has ruffled feathers in the Colorado Search and Rescue Association. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/10/cpw-search-and-rescue/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/22/arkansas-river-rafting-low-flows/ Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins looks at the outlook for Colorado’s rafting season and how outfitters, especially along the Arkansas River, are adjusting as we come off the worst winter for snow in history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins breaks down a big land acquisition for a Colorado mountain town that millions of people zoom past each year. With barely 200 residents, Silver Plume officials are buying up old mining claims, expanding the town’s mountain park to more than 750 acres. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins breaks down a few skier data sets from this season, including how the historically dry winter played out in on-mountain visits, and also the number of people who died on the hill. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/05/us-skier-visits-drop-2025-26/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins has been following the legal challenges to skier liability waivers for years, and today he breaks down another case before the Colorado Supreme Court questioning the language in those waivers. https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/27/ski-pass-waivers/   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/colorado-jury-pushes-back-on-liability-waivers/id1744182140?i=10007254878...

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins looks at how a change in Telluride’s affordable housing rules has riled a folks in town. As housing continues to challenge mountain town workers, was it an overcorrect? https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/19/telluride-rent-regulations-renters-affordability-shandoka-sunnyside-voodoo-apartments/   https://coloradosun.com/2026/03/31/colorado-sunfest-2...

Today, we revisit our Dec. 15 episode when outdoors reporter Jason Blevins reviewed millions of dollars of high country housing projects coming to fruition and how Colorado mountain towns are focusing on short-term and long-term needs. Jason will host a Colorado SunFest conversation May 1 on high country housing solutions starting to take shape.  Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/12/15/...

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins looks at the growing mental health concerns in Colorado’s mountain towns as communities come off the worst snow season in state history and the stresses that come with it. Drew Petersen 2024 SunFest conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF-_J3rPWtc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins looks at the ongoing battle between landowners and those who want to wade and float through the land on Colorado waterways. Is the state legislature ready to get involved? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.