Denver Post: Entertainment

If you’ve been to Steamboat Springs anytime in the last three years, there’s a good chance you’ve seen him: Skiing Jesus.
Walking up and down Oak Street, whether to grab a bite at Yampa Valley Kitchen or a cup of coffee at MountainBrew, your eyes will almost certainly be drawn to the gorgeous, tall church with stained glass windows that spans most of the block between Fifth and Sixth streets.

Only you can decide if it makes sense to celebrate the holidays in public this year.
All available evidence — and each new government mandate — seems to say, “Tread carefully.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

VAIL — The efforts of Vail Resorts to institute a reservations system with capacity limits at the company’s 34 North American ski areas is nearly complete.
The process has been fluid — at Keystone, the first of the North American resorts to test out the system, the Nov.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

The incredible scope of Felix Sparks’ life makes for a great book, but translating it to the screen proved far more difficult.
“The Liberator,” written by best-selling British journalist Alex Kershaw and published to acclaim in 2012, told the story of Sparks, who led the liberation of Dachau during World War II.

NEW YORK — “Jeopardy!” paid tribute to Alex Trebek on Monday in a poignant message that celebrated the show’s longtime, unflappable host of 37 years.
The day after Trebek died at age 80 following a battle with cancer, the show’s executive producer, Mike Richards addressed viewers from the “Jeopardy!” set in a taped introduction.

FRISCO – When ski resorts suddenly shut down in mid-March, skiers and snowboarders flocked to the backcountry. With lingering uncertainty about resort operations this ski season, backcountry shops are expected to be in high demand.

LOS ANGELES — Norm Crosby, the deadpan mangler of the English language who thrived in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s as a television, nightclub and casino comedian, has died. He was 93.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Rocky Mountain National Park lost several structures when the East Troublesome fire blew up overnight on Oct. 22, crossing into the park’s boundary and burning nearly 30,000 acres.
In a statement released Friday, the park said the fire destroyed the historic Onahu Lodge and Green Mountain cabins, which are landmarks located along Trail Ridge Road in the Kawuneeche Valley and were eligible for the National Register of Historic Places due to their rustic design and connection to 20th-century ranching and resort industries.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Halloween may have ended, but this fall, the Japanese Arts Network is inviting yokai (Japanese ghosts) to some of Denver’s most famous haunts.
“Zotto,” as their new show is called, is billed as a supernatural, immersive adventure that recounts Denver’s sordid history of redlining, segregation, resettlement and Ku Klux Klan terror through a twisting narrative.

Keystone Resort is still planning to open Friday, which would make it the first Front Range ski area to run lifts, despite Summit County’s return to stricter coronavirus restrictions.