In rural corners of Colorado’s mountains, local skiers find affordable turns on small hills owned by local municipalities.

The ground there is rocky and busy with roots, meaning that no grooming can even happen, according to The Friends of Newton Hill, unless there’s 6 inches of snow. That’s an elusive thing in ...

“Everyday at like 1P.M., our leads will go skiing and check out the runs and see what needs work and they kind of build the grooming plan from there,” Miller explains. Then, the snowcats take ...