Jason Blevins
@jblevinscosun.bsky.social
Reporter / co-founder at The Colorado Sun,covering the Western Slope of Colorado for 28 years
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Carbondale paraglider sets 3 continental distance records in August in “superhuman” series of flights
Carbondale paraglider sets 3 continental distance records in August in “superhuman” series of flights
Thompson’s August flights from Aspen over the Elks, Grand Mesa, Flattops and Sawatch Range set records for cross-country paragliding
coloradosun.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Carbondale paraglider sets 3 continental distance records in August in “superhuman” series of flights
Here comes more crude along tracks next to the Colorado River ... Uinta Basin Railway cleared to roll with U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could push more crude through Colorado coloradosun.com/2025/05/29/u...
Uinta Basin Railway cleared to roll with U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could push more crude through Colorado
The high court ruled against environmental groups and Eagle County, allowing more waxy crude oil to ride rails along the Colorado River
coloradosun.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Here comes more crude along tracks next to the Colorado River ... Uinta Basin Railway cleared to roll with U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could push more crude through Colorado coloradosun.com/2025/05/29/u...
Adam Miller in 2019 sold Carbondale's Revel Bikes. He just bought it back a month after a private equity firm announced it was closing the brand he founded. "I feel really lucky to have a second chance to build the company the right way and build it for the long run." coloradosun.com/2025/05/27/c...
Founder of Carbondale-based Revel Bikes attempts to revive the brand
Adam Miller founded Revel Bikes in in Carbondale 2019, sold it in 2021 and acquired it last week, a month after it shut down
coloradosun.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Adam Miller in 2019 sold Carbondale's Revel Bikes. He just bought it back a month after a private equity firm announced it was closing the brand he founded. "I feel really lucky to have a second chance to build the company the right way and build it for the long run." coloradosun.com/2025/05/27/c...
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Tariff turmoil may fuel outdoor retail industry’s efforts to elevate secondhand gear
Tariff turmoil may fuel outdoor retail industry’s efforts to elevate secondhand gear
Will the spiking cost of new products drive consumers into secondhand gear and grow support for the circular economy in outdoor retail?
coloradosun.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Tariff turmoil may fuel outdoor retail industry’s efforts to elevate secondhand gear
Yadira Caraveo’s former aides say they were mistreated, traumatized by Colorado congresswoman "... it is one thing to struggle with mental illness and it’s another thing to weaponize it.” Incredible reporting here by @jesseapaul.bsky.social coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/y...
Yadira Caraveo’s former aides say they were mistreated, traumatized by Colorado congresswoman
The Congresswoman twice appeared to attempt suicide last year in situations witnessed by staffers. Aides asked that a safety plan be implemented, but say they were rebuffed.
coloradosun.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Yadira Caraveo’s former aides say they were mistreated, traumatized by Colorado congresswoman "... it is one thing to struggle with mental illness and it’s another thing to weaponize it.” Incredible reporting here by @jesseapaul.bsky.social coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/y...
#Telluride leaders, residents and business owners have been quietly grumbling about Chuck Horning, the erratic owner of TelSki, for two decades. They are not being quiet any more. coloradosun.com/2025/03/17/m...
Mountain Village condemns land owned by Telluride ski resort’s erratic owner, revealing decades of frustration
The rift over permission to use Chuck Horning’s parcel for a summer concert series marks a rare exposure of concerns with Telluride's owner
coloradosun.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
#Telluride leaders, residents and business owners have been quietly grumbling about Chuck Horning, the erratic owner of TelSki, for two decades. They are not being quiet any more. coloradosun.com/2025/03/17/m...
White River Forest Supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams resigns amid slashing of agency workforce ... "a tremendous blow not only for the White River but the entire state.” coloradosun.com/2025/02/28/w...
White River Forest Supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams resigns amid slashing of agency workforce
Fitzwilliams guided the 2.3 million-acre forest for 15 years, helping manage soaring visitation and an annual $1.6 billion impact in Colorado
coloradosun.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
White River Forest Supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams resigns amid slashing of agency workforce ... "a tremendous blow not only for the White River but the entire state.” coloradosun.com/2025/02/28/w...
Lake County’s Ski Cooper sees surge in visitors, spending after slashing midweek lift tickets by half coloradosun.com/2025/02/28/s...
Lake County’s Ski Cooper sees surge in visitors, spending after slashing midweek lift tickets by half
A $45 lift ticket is good for the ski resort industry, says the boss at Ski Cooper. It’s also good for the community-owned ski area.
coloradosun.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Lake County’s Ski Cooper sees surge in visitors, spending after slashing midweek lift tickets by half coloradosun.com/2025/02/28/s...
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coloradosun.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Happy Friday, #Colorado fans. Check out this week’s @coloradosun.com Daily Sun-Up #podcast lineup: When private equity and child care collide in CO; don’t cry, but ski season’s more than half over; tipped-worker pay under scrutiny at state Capitol; what are your top 50 CO-related songs; and more.
This is heartbreaking ... Sarah was a treasure for Crested Butte and her valley, giving voice to her community's innovators. The Nose sure has taken some of our best.
Snowboarder caught, killed in avalanche near Silverton in southwestern Colorado
Snowboarder caught, killed in avalanche near Silverton in southwestern Colorado
The death represents the second backcountry avalanche fatality in Colorado this winter. A skier died last month in a slide north of Silverton.
buff.ly
February 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This is heartbreaking ... Sarah was a treasure for Crested Butte and her valley, giving voice to her community's innovators. The Nose sure has taken some of our best.