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Over the past five years, the Indy Pass for skiers and snowboarders has grown as an affordable alternative to the twin titans of season passes, Epic and Ikon, featuring mostly small and medium-sized independent ski areas that leave the luxury to the megaresorts. Indy Pass evolved without fanfare while Epic and Ikon dueled for dominance, but this year it’s adding the Loveland ski area, a move Indy Pass managing director Erik Mogensen calls one of the biggest additions to Indy Pass since its inception. “It’s a complete game-changer,” Mogensen said. Having begun modestly in 2019 with 34 members, Indy Pass this year will include 230 no-frills ski areas in the U.

The Colorado Avalanche, a team with Stanley Cup aspirations, dressed five rookies in a game on Sunday night. Its opponent, the San Jose Sharks, which just made the No. 1 selection in the 2024 NHL draft and might be years from such expectations, dressed only three. It’s been a weird start to the season for the Avs, but the youth movement at the NHL level is also backed by an infusion of more prospects throughout the system. For years, the Avs have traded away draft picks and prospects to support a quest for the Cup.

CLASS 5A Arvada West (6-2) vs. Chatfield (6-2) When/where: 7 p.m. Thursday at Jeffco Stadium Last meeting: Chatfield 42, at Arvada West 0, Sept. 29, 2023 A league title may be a bit of a longshot for Arvada West and Chatfield, but both programs still have a real chance to earn a first-round bye in the 5A state playoffs.

Christian Braun was in basketball jail. The family pickup truck was his cell. The remainder of the game was his sentence. Embarrassed in a lonely parking lot, he waited for his friends and his mom to leave the gymnasium. At the time, it was a nightmare he couldn’t wait to forget.

SALT LAKE CITY — Calum Ritchie’s first NHL trial run has come to an end. The Colorado Avalanche sent its top prospect back to Oshawa in the Ontario Hockey League, the club announced Wednesday. Ritchie, a 2023 first-round pick and one of the top forward prospects in the sport, had one goal in seven games for the Avs. Related Articles Colorado Avalanche | Joel Kiviranta scores 2 as Avalanche hold on to beat Kraken 3-2 Colorado Avalanche | Ross Colton’s scoring surge critical for short-handed Avalanche: “When he’s getting the opportunities, he’s burying them” Colorado Avalanche | Justus Annunen, Ross Colton help Avalanche win second straight Colorado Avalanche | Valeri Nichushkin returns to Denver; Kaapo Kahkonen arrives for Avalanche Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche Journal: What is the short- and long-term outlook at goaltender for Colorado? Colorado had a decision looming with Ritchie.