WHISTLER, B.C.—Whistler has a generally wet climate, with forests that have in the past burned on a roughly 400-year cycle. But they do bu… Read more

    WEST GLACIER, Mont.—Summer has brought several close encounters between humans and bears in the Rocky Mountains. Some have turned out bett… Read more

    STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo.—In January, the Colorado Wildlife Commission rejected a proposal to deliberately re-establish wolves in Colorado.… Read more

    TRUCKEE, Calif.—The argument about whether to create a municipality at the base of the Squaw ski area is now at the stage of dueling exper… Read more

    ASPEN, Colo.—Wages fell about 3 percent between 2008 and 2010, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, but have now bo… Read more

    SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.—The virtues of vacation home rentals continue to be discussed in South Lake Tahoe, the municipality where the Hea… Read more

    WHISTLER, B.C.—The Whistler-Blackcomb ski area will soon begin to make snow to augment its shrinking Horstman Glacier. Read more

    DENVER, Colo.—Federal land managers in the American West were in Denver this month to talk about fire. With the drought on the West Coast,… Read more

    WHITEFISH, Mont.—Whitefish residents are being urged to shop local instead of traveling down the Flathead River to buy goods at Kalispell … Read more

    LAKE LOUISE, Alberta—Revised guidelines for the Lake Louise ski area open the door for longer hours, both earlier and later, but shifting … Read more

    VAIL, Colo.—Aspen, Telluride, and Crested Butte allowed sales of recreational marijuana as soon as it was legal, in January 2014. Vail, ho… Read more

    JACKSON, Wyo.—As residents of Jackson and Teton County talk about a possible sales tax increase to pay for affordable housing, Steve Duerr… Read more

    WHISTLER, B.C.—Does this sound like any mountain town you know? In a survey of communities in British Columbia, Whistler ranks first in bi… Read more

    ASPEN, Colo.—Development of new hotels has been moving forward in Aspen. Read more

    ASPEN, Colo.—In February, a brawl broke out in Whiskey Rush, a bar in Aspen. Two patrons were cut by beer bottles and broken glasses. Read more

    ASPEN, Colo.—It’s definitely a real estate boom in Aspen once again. Elected officials recently approved rules that require noise coming f… Read more

    LOS ANGELES, Calif.—In Denver this past week, organic spinach at a local health-food store cost several times what it had been. The reason… Read more