A fatal race thrust Tracee Metcalfe into a surprising position: the closest to becoming the first American woman to summit all of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks. But to claim the record, she’d have to face both the public’s scrutiny and her personal demons.
Inside the country’s premier string band music fete—in the words of the people who’ve made it happen.
Arapahoe Basin is making the experience of skiing more enjoyable—and generating higher profits—by limiting the number of people on the slopes.
Breckenridge has the most short-term rentals of any municipality in the state—more than 4,000 in a town of just 5,100 permanent residents. What does that imbalance mean for those who live and work in this quintessential Rocky Mountain town?
A tragic stretch in April 2020 shone a light on the mental health issues facing the mountain community. With the new school year set to start, area residents are continuing to heal while asking themselves how they can learn from the past.
Howard Grotts, Payson McElveen, and Christopher Blevins might just be the future of U.S. men’s mountain biking.
This month, witness one of state’s strangest spectacles when burros go racing.
Language immersion schools have become wildly popular in Colorado and nationwide. But are they really as great as advertised?
How a mountain college challenged the status quo.
Breckenridge’s Katie Uhlaender, a World Cup champion skeleton racer, hopes for glory in this month’s Olympics in Vancouver. She talks to 5280 about speed, perseverance, and the lessons she learned from her dad.
