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Hitting the slopes in tiny Lake City for a retro experience

KVNF - Mountain Grown Community Radio | By Laura Palmisano
Published February 1, 2023 at 9:52 AM MST
Laura Palmisano
The warming hut at the Lake City Ski Hill

Remote Hinsdale County is not a ski destination like Aspen or Telluride. Lake City, the county’s only incorporated town, touts its ski hill as what skiing was like before the rise of mega ski resorts. For KVNF, Laura Palmisano reports from opening day.

Cora Kaminiski about to use the disc lift at the Lake City Ski Hill
Laura Palmisano
Cora Kaminiski about to use the disc lift at the Lake City Ski Hill
Jeb Brako with his daughter at the Lake City Ski Hill
Laura Palmisano
Jeb Brako with his daughter at the Lake City Ski Hill
Hinsdale County Ski Team Coach Henry Woods at the Lake City Ski Hill
Laura Palmisano
Hinsdale County Ski Team Coach Henry Woods at the Lake City Ski Hill
The line to use the ski lift at the Lake City Ski Hill
Laura Palmisano
The line to use the ski lift at the Lake City Ski Hill
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Laura Palmisano
Laura joined KVNF in 2014. She was the news director for two years and now works as a freelance reporter covering Colorado's Western Slope. Laura is an award-winning journalist with work recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, Colorado Broadcasters Association, and RTDNA. In 2015, she was a fellow for the Institute for Justice & Journalism. Her fellowship project, a three-part series on the Karen refugee community in Delta, Colorado, received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award.
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