January/February 2026 CL

• A Museum Worthy of Olympic City USA At the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs, interactive exhibits and heroic athlete stories celebrate perseverance and the power of sport. by Peter Moore
• Chasing Wild Ice Wild ice skater Laura Kottlowski explores frozen alpine lakes, while teaching others to read, test and navigate the risks of winter skating. by Ariella Nardizzi
• The Local’s Mountain At Winter Park Resort, early risers, fearless mogul skiers and dedicated patrollers keep the mountain alive for an unpolished, hard-earned tradition like no other. by Ariella Nardizzi
• The Saga of Snippy Snippy’s skeletal afterlife anchors the San Luis Valley in UFO lore, skepticism and an enduring unanswered Colorado question. by Eric Peterson

On the Cover Wild ice skater Laura Kottlowski gracefully dances on a frozen Lake Dorothy in the Indian Peaks Wilderness. photograph by Michael Ryan Clark