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The 2.5 mile- (or 4 kilometer-) long Silver Queen Gondola ride takes approximately 14 minutes from the Gondola Plaza in downtown Aspen to the Sundeck Restaurant at an elevation of 11,210 feet (or 3,417 meters) on Aspen Mountain. Opened in December 1986, with upgraded 6-passenger cabins added in 2006, the Silver Queen Gondola is open both in winter and summer Read more...
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The main rivers running through Fort Collins, Colorado, are the Cache la Poudre River and one of its tributaries, Spring Creek. Also called the Poudre River, its original French name of Cache à la Poudre translates as “cache of powder”. The name is said to date from 1836 when a group of passing French fur trappers were caught in a Read more...
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Denver Water prohibits swimming, scuba diving, water skiing and other any other activities that involve direct human contact with the water at Dillon Reservoir in Colorado. With an elevation of 9,017 feet (or 2,748 meters) above sea level, Lake Dillon’s water is cold year-round, ranging from 45 to 65°F (or 7 to 18°C), and generally considered too cold to safely Read more...
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The possession or consumption of alcohol is prohibited on Colorado State University’s campus in Fort Collins, including residence halls, with exceptions for university facilities licensed to sell alcohol and events authorized to serve alcohol by CSU’s Office of Risk Management. On campus, the Ramskeller Pub in the Lory Student Center serves alcohol to over-21s and has its own microbrewery on Read more...
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The Columbine High School shooting occurred on April 20, 1999, in Columbine, near the city of Littleton, Colorado, United States. Two twelfth grade students at Columbine, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, entered the school with multiple firearms and shot dead 12 students and one teacher. More than 20 others were injured in what was the worst high school shooting in US history at the Read more...