The two men in the mid-30s started up the Lower Bear Trail near Strawberry Hot Springs but were quickly slowed by difficult terrain and soft, deep snow.

The two men in the mid-30s started up the Lower Bear Trail near Strawberry Hot Springs but were quickly slowed by difficult terrain and soft, deep snow.

Colorado's House Education Committee passed the measure today, sending it to the full House for discussion and a vote. A hearing date hasn't been set.

Eliza Outtrim skied to the top moguls spot at a race in Spain, setting her up for a strong 2011 season. Olympic gold medalist Hannah Kearney finished fourth.

Violinist Sarah Chang opens the 2010 Strings Music Festival season on June 26, when she?ll join the Strings Festival Orchestra for a concert of pieces by Rossini, Bruch and Beethoven.

A Routt County proposal to allow increased density near population centers is suddenly in the spotlight after city voters? denial of the Steamboat 700 annexation. The county?s proposed transfer of development rights program would allow 5-acre home sites in some unincorporated areas, potentially including about 1,400 acres north and west of Steamboat Springs.