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Billie | 31 October 2005
COLO. RIVER: HOW MUCH WATER?
Some Colorado River experts are worried a new study by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation designed to determine how to operate Lake Mead and Lake Powell in times of drought will overestimate how much water is available from the Colorado River Basin. The 1922 Colorado River Compact, the document that divided water among seven western states, made the same error by allocating more water than the river’s historical flow.
-GJ Daily Sentinel, 10.29.05
TIPPETTS: WALKER FIELD HEAD?
Walker Field Airport officials Friday offered the vacant airport manager’s job to Jeff Tippetts, who currently is the assistant director of the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport. Tippetts, who lives in Glenwood Springs, has been at the Aspen Airport since 2003 and for nine years before that he was manager at the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport.
-GJ Daily Sentinel, 10.30.05
GAS PRICES COMING DOWN
The statewide average price for self-service regular was $2.66 a gallon Friday, down from the all-time high of $3.07 in early September.
-Denver Post, 10.31.05
DENVER GETS BOOKINGS
Five meetings and conventions scheduled for New Orleans, with a total estimated economic impact of $20 million, have relocated to Denver through the end of 2006. Another five meetings, with more than 30,000 attendees are tentatively planning to switch to Denver.
-Denver Post, 10.31.05
BASS PRO SHOP: NOV. 9
Colorado’s first Bass Pro Shop will open next week. The 186,000-square-foot store will hold its grand opening Nov. 9, and company officials expect as many as 25,000 people to show up the first day.
-Denver Post, 10.31.05
HURRICANE VICTIMS IN DURANGO
Some 30 hurricane victims have come to Durango, fleeing the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina, and as many as 18 plan on staying in the area permanently, according to Irene Barry of the Housing Solutions for the Southwest. Anyone interested in making a donation or contribution can contact Housing Solutions for the Southwest.
-Durango Herald, 10.31.05
COPPER PIPE: OPEN IN NOV.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Forest Service suspended authorization on construction of a new permanent framework for the halfpipe at Copper Mountain Resort. No worry, however, as crews just turned to snowmaking and have been blowing snow into a huge pile and will carve the pipe from the man-made snow. The pipe is scheduled to open in late November, about a month earlier than previous years.
-Summit Daily, 10.29.05
“SOUTHWEST EFFECT”
United and Frontier airlines, as expected, matched Southwest Airlines’ fares from Denver to Phoenix, Las Vegas and Chicago, slashing prices by as much as 30% for travel starting in January. The reductions mean Denver passengers can fly Southwest, United or Frontier to Las Vegas and Phoenix for as little as $138 round trip, with flights to Chicago starting at about $177 round trip. Fares to other cities nationwide also fell as Southwest began selling tickets for one-stop service from Denver to 36 other markets, including Baltimore, Cleveland and Los Angeles.
-Rocky Mountain News, 10.29.05
ECHO MOUNTAIN
There is a new Colorado ski area on tap for this season, but forget the $9 hamburgers or valet parking, Echo Mountain Snowboard and Ski Park will be the state’s first terrain-park-only ski resort. The new area will have 30 acres of nothing but park, one triple chair and loud music blaring from serious speakers. Built on the site of the former Squaw Pass ski area, the area will blend corrugated metal into their structures instead of logs and is slated to open mid-December.
-Boulder Daily Camera, 10.29.05
TOPS IN SKIING MAGAZINE
Skiing magazine’s top areas:
1. Whistler-Blackcomb… …6. Ajax/Aspen Highlands
2. Alta/Snowbird …………7. Snowmass
3. Vail ………………….. 8. Big Sky
4. Squaw Valley ………….9. Crested Butte
5. Jackson Hole ………..10. Mammoth Mountain
-Aspen Times, 10.29.05
WEAR A MASK TO WORK?
How do you celebrate Halloween in the workplace?
Distribute candy 44%
Decorate common areas 33%
Decorate personal office 28%
Wear a costume for party at work 16%
Wear a costume despite no company party 16%
-USA Today, 10.31.05
