The Outsider
Veteran reporter Jason Blevins covers the industry from the inside out, plus indulges in the fun side of being outdoors in our beautiful state.
Episodes
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins breaks down his recent conversation with the head of one of the ski industry’s biggest players, Jared Smith of Alterra Mountain Company.
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Despite tragic accident, Colorado backcountry mostly safe this season https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/10/skier-killed-trying-jump-berthoud-pass/
Today – Colorado Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about the 21-year-old skier who died trying to jump the highway up Berthoud Pass and has updates on the backcountry deaths this winter.
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Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about his yearslong project looking at skier safety, why he’s been following it and what resorts and law enforcement have to say.
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https://coloradosun.com/2024/03/29/leadville-mill-arkansas-river/
Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about a controversial milling proposal in Leadville to clean up old mining piles and see if they can extract any gold or silver using cyanide.
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Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about housing plans in Steamboat with a vote Tuesday related to a big affordable housing project and also news of a private ski resort coming to the area.
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https://coloradosun.com/category/news/outdoors
Today – With the ski season at full speed for spring break, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins hits on a number of topics, from snowpack to indoor skiing to skier numbers for this season.
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https://coloradosun.com/2024/03/08/colorado-parks-wildlife-commission-gary-skiba/
Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about the recent challenges by some state senators to the governor’s appointments for three spots on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners board.
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https://coloradosun.com/2024/02/23/colorado-lawmakers-amend-recreational-use-statute/
Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins talks about the new changes to a state statute that will help private landowners who open up their properties for public recreation.
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Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins takes us to Silverton Mountain ski area in southwestern Colorado where he caught up with the new owners of the humble operations.
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https://coloradosun.com/2024/02/16/colorado-supreme-court-ski-resort-waivers/
Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins explains how a liability case before the Colorado Supreme Court could have major effects for the skiing industry and other outdoor recreation companies.
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https://coloradosun.com/2024/02/05/arapahoe-basin-acquired-alterra-mountain/
Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins breaks down the recent sale of Arapahoe Basin ski area and what it could mean for some of Colorado's other independent ski areas.
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Today – Picking up from where we left off yesterday… Pat Milbery, former professional snowboarder turned artist, shares more of his story of survival from a journey across the treacherous Red Mountain Pass in this conversation with Jason Blevins.
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Today – The Colorado Sun's Jason Blevins sits down with Pat Milbery, a former professional snowboarder turned incredible artist. In this two part conversation, Pat shares a tale of survival, adventure, and introspection from his journey across the treacherous Red Mountain Pass, offering a vivid account of facing nature's fury head-on.
https://coloradosun.com/2024/02/01/outsider-20240201/
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https://coloradosun.com/2024/01/26/renaming-kit-carson-mountain/
Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins has an update from the recent meeting of the state advisory board working to rename some of Colorado’s mountains that carry offensive names.
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https://coloradosun.com/2024/01/19/pikes-peak-recreation-colorado-parks-wildlife/
Today – Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins has insight on state-level conversations on managing the millions of visitors to the Pikes Peak region and how it is a microcosm of what’s going on in Colorado.
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