The Outsider with Jason Blevins

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins pulls excerpts from his SunFest conversation with former pro skier Drew Petersen about youth mental health challenges in the mountain towns. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/20/leadville-cyclopean-cave-spelunking/   Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins untangles the history and lore behind a mythical cavern outside of Leadville that modern-day cavers are hoping to unearth.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/10/10/free-land-holder-forest-service/ Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about how a little-known group is trying to claim 1,400 acres of federal land in southwestern Colorado through centuries-old treaties. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins has updates on a disease that is wiping out bats across the Eastern U.S. and encroaching more into Colorado caves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins gets us ready for the ski season, talking about changes for seniors' season passes and deals to be had if you plan ahead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/20/arikaree-peak-grand-county-search-and-rescue/ Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins discusses the difficult decision by officials to cancel the recovery of the body of a hiker who died after a fall in the Colorado mountains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today – we're joined by Paddy O'Connell, host of the hilarious online TV series PaddyO Sucks At... now in its second season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today – outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about how a new insurance policy prompted the return of the famed Gore Fest on one of the toughest sections of the Colorado River. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  https://coloradosun.com/2024/08/22/eldora-mountain-resort-sale-powdr/     Today – outdoors reporter Jason Blevins looks into the ramifications and breaks down possible buyers for Eldora ski area in Boulder County.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins has the latest on changes for a Steamboat paddle board-maker as well as a Golden bike-maker suing a Denver-based corporation.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins has the latest on the 2016 plan for an 83-mile bike path to connect Carbondale to Crested Butte over McClure and Kebler passes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should homes that sit empty in ski towns be taxed? Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about a plan by the Colorado Association of Ski Towns to ask the state legislatures help in opening avenues for possible new tax and fee streams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/07/26/mighty-argo-idaho-springs-gondola/ Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about the revival of a major plan delayed by an alleged fraud scheme that took millions of dollars from investors, who have stuck with the project. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins discusses the latest idea of a private, luxury ski resort and golf course around the Stagecoach area south of Steamboat Springs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about a landmark agreement that will protect Crested Butte’s Red Lady for any future mining. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins reviews the numbers from the first year of Colorado's option to get a state parks pass with your car registration. Officials are pleased with the results. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I https://coloradosun.com/2024/06/28/justice-department-alterra-arapahoe-basin/   https://coloradosun.com/2024/06/17/colorado-ski-areas-visits-spending/   Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins has updates from the skiing industry on updates in the Arapahoe Basin sale, skier visits and what resorts are doing with all that money. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins breaks down the latest community survey of mountain town residents and their view of quality of life with the influx of people since the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins has an update from a contentious  community meeting about possibly adding another national monument on the Western Slope around the Dolores River. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today –  outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about a new movie by pro skier Drew Petersen’s that addresses suicide rates in mountain towns and what’s known as the paradise paradox.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today – outdoors reporter Jason Blevins looks at the potential fallout from the Colorado Supreme Court's recent decision concerning liability waivers and how it might affect the outdoors industry.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about how some successful Colorado outdoor companies adjust after getting bought up and relocated and what communities are doing to adapt.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today – we’re talking with Western Slope journalist Nancy Lofholm about the impacts of the bridge closure on U.S. Highway 50 over Blue Mesa Reservoir. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about the latest ruling in a decades-long court battle to build a village next to the Wolf Creek ski area in southern Colorado. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/24/gray-wolf-pups-colorado-killing-cattle/   Today – Sun reporter Tracy Ross checks in with updates on how the wolf reintroduction in the state has been going and the latest developments in northern Colorado. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.