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Skiing & Tourism

More job cuts at Intrawest ski resort operator

February 17, 2009

Canada’s Intrawest Corp. laid off more corporate employees this week, with most of the cuts coming at its Vancouver headquarters and a few jobs being eliminated at its regional office in Golden.

Ski town residents living on slippery slope in tough economy

Ski town residents living on slippery slope in tough economy

February 16, 2009

Local residents in Colorado resort towns are turning to ski areas in increasing numbers this season as a source of full-time employment or supplemental income. Above, Todd Metz checks on the ski school classes he supervises at Winter Park.

Hundreds face layoffs when Bachelor Gulch Ritz closes for a month

Hundreds face layoffs when Bachelor Gulch Ritz closes for a month

February 16, 2009

The Ritz Carlton-Bachelor Gulch will close for a month after ski season and temporarily lay off hundreds of Vail Valley employees in the process.

Tough laws shrinking supply of immigrant workers, Ritter says

January 29, 2009

Fewer immigrant workers are coming to Colorado because of tougher state laws, but the agricultural, ski and hotel industries are having a tougher time finding seasonal workers, Gov. Bill Ritter said today.

Vail seeks tourism office oversight

January 27, 2009

Vail Resorts Inc. wants to hold the state's tourism office more accountable for the marketing money it spends by setting up an industry panel that would advise and oversee the government agency.

Steamboat chief: Ski industry to struggle for next 2-3 years

January 24, 2009

Steamboat Springs probably won’t shake off its economic challenges for two or three years, Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. President Chris Diamond predicted.

Skier visits down 7.7 percent, trade group says

January 23, 2009

A Colorado trade group says skier visits for the early season at its 22 member resorts were down 7.7 percent from the previous season.

Vail businesses report strong MLK holiday trade

January 20, 2009

Lodges, restaurants and ski shops in Vail report business was good over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend.

Black Hawk voters back higher stakes

January 14, 2009

A tiny group of residents in the casino town of Black Hawk has decided to raise the stakes.

Black Hawk votes to expand casino stakes

January 13, 2009

A tiny group of residents in the casino town of Black Hawk has decided to raise the stakes.

State spending on tourism a hot potato for lawmakers

January 12, 2009

Tourism generates nearly $10 billion annually for Colorado, and for every dollar the state spends promoting itself, it receives $6 to $13 in return, studies have shown.

Vail Resorts feels effects of slump in economy

January 9, 2009

Piles of fresh snow couldn't hide the fact that the sour economy is taking its toll on Colorado's largest ski resort operator.

Resort visits strong, ski group reports

January 6, 2009

The National Ski Areas Association reported that visits to resorts generally remain strong despite a struggling economy.

Heavy snowfall brings out skiers

December 26, 2008

A white Christmas in the mountains has been a boon to the state's ski areas, giving them a much-needed holiday boost during an economic slide.

Hit the slopes on Ski Channel

December 25, 2008

Economy got you down? Shrunken portfolio keeping you from splurging on that luxe ski getaway? The Ski Channel debuts Christmas Day, several months later than the video on-demand channel’s founder initially predicted yet still in time to catch skiers and snowboarders longing to take advantage of fresh snowstorms— but who maybe stuck at home instead.

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