Crews locate missing jet skier AUSTIN -- Emergency responders say a jet skier reported missing at Walter E. Long Lake has been found safe. Fire officials say the 25-year-old man was reported missing by his brother sometime before 8:40 p.m. on Saturday near Decker Lane in East Austin. EMS, AFD and Starflight searched the water for about an hour. They found the man walking near the lake about 9:30 p.m.
June 16, 2013 - KVUE-TV Austin
Aspen skier visits up 3 percent last winter Skier visits across Aspen Skiing Co.’s four area mountains were up 3 percent in the 2012-13 season over the previous year’s numbers, while skiing across the state as a whole rose 3.9 percent. The skier-visit data was announced Friday at the annual season-ending meeting for Colorado Ski Country USA, a trade group representing 21 resorts. read more
June 14, 2013 - Aspen Daily News
Skier visits in Colorado climb 4 percent Colorado’s ski areas hosted 11.4 million skier visits last season, a nearly 4 percent increase over last season’s low showing of 11 million. The 11.4 million mark, while an increase over the dismal and dry 2011-12 season, is the third slowest season in the last decade and the annual increase falls well below the national [...]
June 13, 2013 - Denver Post