Ski Season

Today Telluride resort opened limited terrain amid a strike by the ski patrol union. As the strike hit day 10, Telluride reopened Lift 1, Meadows Carpet, and Vista Carpet - all beginner areas low on the mountain.

Cindy Suplizio is a Western Slope native and skied for CU Boulder before turning her talents to coaching. She and Marilyn Gleason discuss all the local talent and who to watch this year.

Bite-sized news you may have missed, including the federal government's denial of Colorado disaster-relief funding, the risks of avian flu to wild and domestic birds, and how one ski area is stepping up to fill the gap left by the Telluride resort closure.

In World Cup ski racing, Vail’s Mikala Shiffrin keeps up the blistering pace with another win on Sunday in Semmering, Austria where she earned her 106th career World Cup victory - and 69th slalom win.

Telluride ski area is expected to close tomorrow after failed contract negotiations with ski patrol ended in a call to strike.

Lindsey Vonn stunned the ski world over the weekend, flying to the top spot on the podium in the season’s first downhill race at St. Moritz, Switzerland. KDNK’s Marilyn Gleason brings World Cup skiing highlights.

World Cup ski races in Colorado concluded Sunday with the Birds of Prey Giant Slalom just down the highway at Beaver Creek.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.