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On a snowy day in January, musician Andy Thorn took his banjo out to a scenic spot on his property in the foothills above Boulder and began picking. Providing a melody to the weather is one of Thorn’s favorite winter rituals, and while these sessions make for great Instagram content, they also allow him to practice for his coldest gig of the year.Thorn and his bandmates in “jamgrass” outfit Leftover Salmon are slated to perform at the 12th annual WinterWonderGrass festival, coming to Steamboat Springs from Feb. 28 to March 2. Other acts on the bill include Trampled By Turtles,…

The brackets for the Colorado high school state basketball championships:BOYSClass 6AFirst roundTuesday, Feb. 25Higher seed hostsGame 1: No. 33 Cherokee Trail (9-14) at No. 32 Erie (12-11), 6:30 p.m.Game 2: No. 40 Castle View (9-14) at No. 25 Grandview (12-11), 7 p.m.Game 3: No. 37 Columbine (12-11) at No. 28 Denver East (9-14), 6:30 p.m.Game 4: No. 36 Cherry Creek (9-14) at No. 29 Legend (11-12), 7 p.m.Game 5: No. 34 Rocky Mountain (12-11) at No. 31 Heritage (11-12), 6:30 p.m.Game 6: No. 39 Vista PEAK Prep (9-14) at No. 26 Legacy (14-9), 6 p.m.Game 7: No. 38 Pine Creek…

One person is dead after a Saturday evening avalanche swept over part of the Rocky Mountains near Berthoud Pass in northern Colorado’s Grand County, sheriff’s officials said.A snowboarder triggered the avalanche in an area on Mines Peak known as “the Fingers” or the “High Trail Cliffs” at about 4:45 p.m. Saturday, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.The Fingers are a set of steep, rocky, northwest-facing avalanche paths that backcountry skiers and snowboarders can access from the summit of Berthoud Pass, state officials said.The snowboarder killed Saturday will be identified by the Grand County Coroner’s Office at a later date.Hours…

In the 1950s, Loveland residents and travelers along west U.S. 34 knew the double-barrel Quonset Hut on the north side of the highway as the Fawn Hollow Store, offering gear for those enjoying the outdoors or a few items for the night’s home dinner.From the 1970s to the early 2010s, residents knew it as the Bohemian Cottage Restaurant, a place to pop in for some European grub. But since 2012, it has stood empty, remembered only for what it was.Now, a Loveland couple is looking to what it one day will become without erasing what came before it.Brandon Weiss and his…

SESTRIERE, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin is 100% the best in skiing’s World Cup history book.Shiffrin’s record-extending 100th career World Cup race win Sunday fulfilled a quest put on hold by a serious crash in November.Back to racing in her favored slalom event, Shiffrin kept and added to her first-run lead to finish 0.61 seconds ahead of Zrinka Ljutic. Shiffrin’s U.S. teammate Paula Moltzan was third, 0.64 back. The 29-year-old Shiffrin also tied an all-time World Cup record for men and women, as her 155th career top-3 finish on the podium matched Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark. Shiffrin crossed the finish line…

A former Colorado real estate developer and University of Denver alumnus was shot to death in Belize on Friday.Boris Mannsfeld, 56, was found face down in a pool of blood Friday night at his Belize luxury development project, the Cocoplum Villas in Maya Beach, according to local news outlets. Police told local reporters that Mannsfeld died from a gunshot to the back of his neck.Mannsfeld received his Master of Business Administration from DU in 1995 and spent more than a decade working as a licensed real estate agent in Colorado before moving to Belize in 2006, according to his real…

Ski star Mikaela Shiffrin has added yet another chapter to her book of World Cup records by becoming the first to reach the milestone of 100 career wins.Less than 14 years after her debut race as a 16-year-old in March 2011, the American won a slalom in Italy on Sunday to get her tally of victories to three digits.No other skier, male or female, has ever won more than 86 races.Shiffrin has racked up 63 wins in slalom, 22 in giant slaloms, 5 in super-G, 4 in downhill, 1 in Alpine combined and 5 in parallel races.The two-time Olympic champion…

Isaiah Hawthorne and Langston Reynolds have led the Northern Colorado men’s basketball team all season.They did it again Saturday night in the home finale against Idaho, as the Bears used a big second half for a 92-74 win at Bank of Colorado Arena.Hawthorne scored 25 points against the Vandals, Reynolds added 21 points on senior night in front of a strong crowd of 2,004.The men have been UNC’s leading scorers all season, and they were on against Idaho — a team that handed the Bears one of their conference losses earlier in the season.Hawthorne shot 9 of 11 from the…

The biggest question going in was defensive depth. The biggest question coming out is attacking.If the Colorado Rapids had a bank account for good fortune, the reserve would be running low after a scoreless draw to St. Louis CITY at Energizer Park on Saturday night.St. Louis had two chances to score, one right after the other, just before the 20-minute mark of the MLS season opener. First was a point-blank save, which after a good cross found Simon Becher within six yards of the goal, Rapids goalkeeper Zack Steffen somehow got his forearm right in the shot’s path.Winger Kévin Cabral…

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Capricorn.Happy Birthday for Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025:You have a “can-do” approach to life because you’re practical and perceptive. You are also optimistic and confident. This is a year of learning and teaching. Take time to renew your spiritual or religious beliefs. Explore philosophies that give you a better understanding of the meaning of your life.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★Good news! Mars has been retrograde at the bottom of your chart for the last three months and today this is over. It stations direct. This means…