John Meyer, The Denver Post

John Meyer

The Denver Post

Denver, CO, United States

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Past articles by John:

Try this Downieville coffee shop for tasty grab-and-go food en route to skiing

The next time you're in the mood for a pitstop en route to skiing that features excellent coffee and delicious grab-and-go food at a convenient exit on Interstate 70, I suggest you try Vail Mountain Coffee & Tea at Downieville → Read More

Campground closure at Rocky Mountain National Park could have ripple effect across Colorado forests

With Rocky Mountain National Park's largest campground, Moraine Park, shutting down this summer for a modernization project, ripple effects are apt to be felt at campgrounds across the Front Range. → Read More

Colorado’s oldest chairlift will be retired next year at age 70

Colorado's oldest operating ski lift began service on Aspen Mountain seven decades ago when that resort was emerging as one of America's most glamorous. For the past 50 years it has been hauling skiers slowly up the slopes of the modest Sunlight ski area near Glenwood Springs, running at half the speed of today's advanced lifts. Now its days are numbered. → Read More

Skygazers will have a great view Wednesday of two planets that look like they are almost touching

To view Wednesday’s conjunction (assuming the sky is clear), look for two bright objects close together in the western sky at twilight before the stars come out. → Read More

Glamping meets mountaineering at this starlit new 12,500-foot destination near Telluride

Colorado's newest overnight backcountry experience, Bridal Veil Backcountry Ski Camp, mixes glamping with guided hut skiing and mountaineering in the San Juan mountains near Telluride → Read More

Dogsledding 101, the Boulder Film Fest and more things to do in Denver this weekend

Denver metro area critic’s picks for the week of Friday, Feb. 24, through Thursday, March 2. → Read More

Powder day wasted: Wolf Creek ski area closed Wednesday due to winds, visibility

Wolf Creek is getting clobbered again with fresh snow, but the southern Colorado ski area known for historically prodigious snowfall was unable to open Wednesday because of high winds and low visibility. → Read More

Colorado ski resorts expecting fresh snow every day this week

This winter's trend of exceptional snowfall accumulations at Colorado resorts will remain in effect this week with snowfall likely every day through Friday across the state. And another storm is due on Sunday. → Read More

Snow-buried Steamboat extends ski season by a week for the first time since 1993

Many destination ski resorts are reluctant to extend their spring seasons, even when snow cover on their slopes is substantial, because of seasonal work forces and the tendency of skiers and snowbo… → Read More

Bear vs. human conflicts up 16% in Colorado; down along Front Range

CPW says the leading cause of human-bear conflicts continues to be unsecured trash, although bird feeders, livestock and open garages also attract bears. → Read More

High winds, extreme cold force Steamboat closed; Winter Park to scale back

“We re-evaluated conditions every hour until 11:30 a.m., in the hopes that winds would die down.” → Read More

Running USA looking for ways to connect with Gen Z, young millennials

America's running event industry faces a "watershed moment" that threatens its future because of habits and attitudes held by Gen Z and young millennials, according to a survey commissioned by Running USA. → Read More

The Warren Miller ski movie brand isn’t dying a slow death after all

An official of Outside Inc., the Boulder-based company which owns Warren Miller films, has refuted reports speculating the brand will no longer feature fresh content shot in exotic locales and plans to rely instead on archival footage. → Read More

Escape the crowds with the new ski-in, ski-out huts at this rustic backcountry spot

“Hut trips are an amazing part of backcountry skiing. … We wanted to make hut trips more accessible.” → Read More

The legacy of a pioneering Colorado chairlift designer is up in the air

Historic Estes Park Aerial Tramway, designed by pioneering Colorado ski lift designer Robert Heron, may fall silent forever unless a buyer is found to take it over this year. → Read More

You won’t believe how much snow Steamboat received in January

In January, the Steamboat Resort received 16 feet of new snow at the summit. → Read More

Growing number of women taking senior leadership roles in ski industry

Nadia Guerriero first demonstrated an aptitude for making shrewd business decisions when she was 22 years old, fresh out of the University of Colorado and working for a Boulder sports agency that represented Olympic athletes. → Read More

Six Colorado ski areas could get more than a foot of snow

An extended period of significant snowfall is on tap for Colorado’s northern mountains with six ski areas forecast to receive more than a foot over the next five days. → Read More

Big changes proposed for iconic Hanging Lake trail in Glenwood Canyon

Details of proposed improvements to the Hanging Lake trail in Glenwood Canyon have been released by officials of the White River National Forest. → Read More

Obituary: Vail’s Richard Steadman revolutionized orthopedic surgery, treated star athletes

Richard Steadman was renowned for revolutionizing orthopedic surgery by inventing groundbreaking procedures and for helping countless elite athletes return to competition. → Read More