CLEAR CREEK COUNTY • In the summer of 2016, Fred Klaas remembers a call “out of nowhere” from a college buddy, Peter Burwell. The two had graduated from Denver University’s business school in 2011. At ...

Echo Mountain opened for business on Jan. 10. Fred Klaas, the general manager, says the ski hill offers an alternative to the big resorts out west. Photo by Mike Tish The Local newsletter is your free ...

For Colorado’s major resorts, spring conjures up images of laid-back, shirt-sleeve skiing and high-altitude sun-bathing under bluebird skies. At humble Echo Mountain this spring, it’s been about ...

Klaas is finding what past proprietors found: high, never-ending costs of insurance and maintenance. At the beginning, he and higher-ups saw the proximity to Denver as a plus for staffing — access to ...