Ben Koons News Today

Four races over five years is all it took for Katherine Keel to go from last to legend in the annual Grand Traverse ski mountaineering race from Crested Butte to Aspen. Partnering with Jenya Berino for the first time, the duo from Basalt finished in 10 hours, 29.3 seconds on Sunday.

Guest commentary We burn too much of the Colorado natural gas that’s heated and powered our homes and businesses and we continue to drink the black gold, the Texas tea, the crude oil that powers transportation for too long. Our relationship with fossil fuels has done us a great service and brought humanity into the industrial age, but we are long overdue for this tough breakup. As a friend and mentor, Randy Udall used to say, “Now, it’s time to say goodbye.” Too much of a good thing ush...