Good morning! Cheers to those who have the day off in honor of George Washington and the rest of the presidents.
In this state, Presidents Day is pretty synonymous with ski weekend, and with snow dumping in the mountains for three days straight, everything feels just as it should be. I hope you enjoyed some snow over the weekend or the way the frost sparkled on the trees this morning.
We’ve got some snow-related news to share, including where to rent cute slopeside tiny homes and how to get more chains on truck tires.
TRANSPORTATION
A large truck crosses Vail Pass on Interstate 70 on Jan. 28, 2024, in Eagle County. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun)
Colorado could soon allow private companies to station crews at designated areas along Interstate 70 and other mountain highways to sell, install and remove tire chains on trucks and cars alike — for a fee. Jesse Paul has more on Senate Bill 69 — and how a similar program in Washington has been in place for nearly 20 years.
HOUSING
Saint Francis Center outreach volunteer Don S. interviews a person living in a tent for the Point in Time survey on Jan. 29 in Commerce City. (Jeremy Sparig, Special to The Colorado Sun)
We won’t have the results for months, but the administrators of the annual point in time survey conducted in late January are saying they expect the deep freeze to spike the number of people counted in shelters. Jennifer Brown breaks down last year’s survey numbers and what to expect this year.
NEWS
A skier at Powderhorn Mountain Resort. (Casey Day, Powderhorn Mountain Resort)
The Gart family (of departed Gart Sports fame) and resort veteran Andy Daly sold the majority stake in the Powderhorn ski area to the Utah company that has been operating the resort for them since 2018. But as Jason Blevins reports, the Garts and Daly are now focusing on the development of 800 acres at the base of the ski area.
A skier waits to ride the Poma lift to the summit of Cranor Hill ski area in Gunnison on Feb. 2. (Dean Krakel, Special to The Colorado Sun)
ECONOMY
Eggs are ridiculous and gas is getting a little more expensive every week. But average rents are down and, as Tamara Chuang explores in this week’s “What’s Working” column, all the usual markers of inflation are showing that Denver isn’t seeing the same pain as other metro areas. Click through for much more about the Colorado economy.
MORE NEWS
Xiaolin Chen wears a message on her ski helmet after she married Carter Paquette of Denver during the 34th annual Marry Me & Ski for Free Valentine’s Day mountaintop matrimony ceremony Friday at Loveland ski area. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
COLORADO SUNDAY
R&R Head Labs apprentice barber Mike Montoya performs a signature cut for customer Greg McCotter in the shop on East Colfax Avenue on Feb. 4 in Denver. (Kathryn Scott, Special to The Colorado Sun)
For people leaving the prison system, simply being on the other side of incarceration is not a guarantee that you can reintegrate into society. Kevin Simpson brings us the story of Denver’s R&R Head Labs, where the former president of Floyd’s Barbershop has started a shop that gives formerly incarcerated people a stable place to develop a trade — and creates opportunities for neighbors to meet (and learn from) the employees.
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Presidents Day is also synonymous with I-70 jams and Summit County restaurants out of food by Monday, but I wish you none of that.
— Jennifer and the whole staff of The Sun
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