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Mexican immigrant and snowboard instructor diversifies Colorado slopes through popular program

Javier Pineda emigrated from Mexico to Summit County, Colorado, when he was 12 with his family. He learned how to snowboard in high school, but he rarely saw other people of color on the slopes (88% of skiers and riders are white). Now, he's working to change that with Oso Outdoors, a program that provides free snowboarding lessons to adults in the Black and Latino community ....

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New Mountain Dreamers initiative aims to break down barriers in the outdoor world

A new Mountain Dreamers initiative is aiming to make outdoor activities more equitable to the immigrant community in Summit County.  Javier Pineda, co-founder and program coordinator of Mountain Dreamers, said that he grew up enjoying. ....

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