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Colorado ski resorts receive 30 inches of snow — or more — for Presidents Day weekend"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Colorado ski resorts were walloped with massive dumps of snow over the weekend, just in time for the holiday." title="Colorado ski resorts were walloped with massive dumps of snow over the weekend, just in time for the holiday." subtitle="" class=" size-hp_large" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 620px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 780px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 675px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 865px,(min-width: 80em) 622px,865px" srcset="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TDP-Z-ABasin-powder-Feb-14-2025-01.jpg?w=525 620w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TDP-Z-ABasin-powder-Feb-14-2025-01.jpg?w=660 780w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TDP-Z-ABasin-powder-Feb-14-2025-01.jpg?w=570 675w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TDP-Z-ABasin-powder-Feb-14-2025-01.jpg?w=729 865w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TDP-Z-ABasin-powder-Feb-14-2025-01.jpg?w=525 622w" ></div> </a> </figure> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Colorado ski resorts were walloped with massive dumps of snow over the weekend, just in time for the holiday. </div> </div> <figure> <div class="image-wrapper"><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/17/colorado-ski-resorts-30-inches-snow-presidents-day/" ><img alt="Arapahoe Basin received 22 inches of snow over the past five days, including 10 on Friday. Colorado resorts enjoyed abundant dumps of snow just in time for Presidents Day. (Curtis Devore/Provided by Arapahoe Basin)" title="Arapahoe Basin received 22 inches of snow over the past five days, including 10 on Friday. Colorado resorts enjoyed abundant dumps of snow just in time for Presidents Day. (Curtis Devore/Provided by Arapahoe Basin)" subtitle="" class=" size-article_feature" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 620px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 780px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 1020px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 1280px,(min-width: 80em) 1860px,1860px" srcset="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TDP-Z-ABasin-powder-Feb-14-2025-01.jpg?w=525 620w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TDP-Z-ABasin-powder-Feb-14-2025-01.jpg?w=660 780w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TDP-Z-ABasin-powder-Feb-14-2025-01.jpg?w=863 1020w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TDP-Z-ABasin-powder-Feb-14-2025-01.jpg?w=1080 1280w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TDP-Z-ABasin-powder-Feb-14-2025-01.jpg?w=1569 1860w" ></a></div> </figure> </article> <div class="feature-right"> <h2><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/theknow/" class="category-the-know">The Know</a></h2> <article class=" feature-small archive-view has-image post-6917746 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colorado category-entertainment category-latest-headlines category-news category-outdoors category-theknow category-things-to-do category-travel tag-festivals tag-migration tag-san-luis-valley tag-spring tag-travel tag-wildlife feature-twitter location-colorado type-of-work-news" data-id="6917746" data-timestamp="1739685623" > <figure> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/16/sandhill-crane-migration-colorado-festival-san-luis-valley/" title="Here’s how to watch 27,000 sandhill cranes migrate through Colorado this spring" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/16/sandhill-crane-migration-colorado-festival-san-luis-valley/" title="Here’s how to watch 27,000 sandhill cranes migrate through Colorado this spring"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="More than 20,000 Sandhill cranes spend ..." title="More than 20,000 Sandhill cranes spend ..." subtitle="" class=" size-hp_small" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 300px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 380px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 395px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 470px,(min-width: 80em) 305px,470px" srcset="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/TDP-L-Sandhill-cranes-migration-RJS-08029.jpg?w=263 300w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/TDP-L-Sandhill-cranes-migration-RJS-08029.jpg?w=303 380w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/TDP-L-Sandhill-cranes-migration-RJS-08029.jpg?w=313 395w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/TDP-L-Sandhill-cranes-migration-RJS-08029.jpg?w=373 470w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/TDP-L-Sandhill-cranes-migration-RJS-08029.jpg?w=242 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/things-to-do/outdoors/">Outdoors | 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tag-weather tag-winter-park-resort tag-wolf-creek-ski-area feature-twitter type-of-work-news" data-id="6921095" data-timestamp="1739527452" > <figure> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/14/colorado-weather-skiing-snow-forecast-presidents-day-weekend/" title="Colorado ski areas are about to get hit with multiple feet of fresh powder in time for Presidents Day" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/14/colorado-weather-skiing-snow-forecast-presidents-day-weekend/" title="Colorado ski areas are about to get hit with multiple feet of fresh powder in time for Presidents Day"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Steamboat can expect to receive 34 inches over the next five days and 10 more resorts are forecast to receive 17-24 inches, according to OpenSnow." title="Steamboat can expect to receive 34 inches over the next five days and 10 more resorts are forecast to receive 17-24 inches, according to OpenSnow." subtitle="" class=" size-hp_small" sizes="(max-width: 40em) 300px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 380px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 395px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 470px,(min-width: 80em) 305px,470px" srcset="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TDP-Z-Winter-Park-February-2025-01.jpg?w=281 300w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TDP-Z-Winter-Park-February-2025-01.jpg?w=323 380w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TDP-Z-Winter-Park-February-2025-01.jpg?w=333 395w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TDP-Z-Winter-Park-February-2025-01.jpg?w=398 470w,https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TDP-Z-Winter-Park-February-2025-01.jpg?w=258 305w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h3 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/things-to-do/outdoors/">Outdoors | </a></div> <a class="article-title" 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href="https://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/12/kathleen-sgamma-blm-oil-gas-western-energy-alliance/" title="Trump taps head of Colorado-based energy group to lead BLM"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Trump taps head of Colorado-based energy group to lead BLM </span> </a> </h3>  </header> <div class="excerpt"> Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Colorado-based Western Energy Alliance, has been nominated to lead the Bureau of Land Management. </div> </div> </article> </div> <ul class="headline-list"> <li> <article class=" headline-only archive-view has-image post-6918033 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colorado category-latest-headlines category-news tag-affordable-housing tag-ballot-measures tag-belmar-park tag-construction tag-density tag-development tag-green-space tag-housing tag-housing-affordability tag-housing-market tag-jefferson-county tag-lakewood-city-council tag-open-space tag-parks tag-wildlife feature-twitter location-colorado 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