Part II of the series Bicycling in the San Luis Valley explores the thoughts of commuters and how safe they feel riding their bicycles in The Valley. Hear from locals on what they think as well as a conversation between host Marty Jones and long-time Valley rider Jim Grant ..read more

This episode features San Luis Valley Great Outdoors’ Annie Altwarg and Brian Puccerrella. In this series, we are looking to learn more about the cycling culture in the Valley. That requires talking to people who ride their bikes or advocate for bike riders. We want to hear from you too! Take the survey on AlamosaCitizen.com ..read more

All about our upcoming in-depth look at the SLV's cyclists bicycle infrastructure, which will be a three-part audio narrative. Alamosa Citizen will also be releasing a survey about local bicycling ..read more

Owners and proprietors of Kristi Mountain Sports, Eric and Lisa Burt, talked about the slow start to the ski season and their love and passion for bikes and cycling. Eric and Lisa have a long history of riding and providing bikes in the San Luis Valley. They share insight into the industry, what’s changing, what’s going back to normal, and how they find time to get out on the trails on a set of wheels ..read more

Esteban Salazar from SLVGO! brought their newest embajadore Marcos Lobato. Lobato is the newest embajadore in charge of getting community members outside, making sure they get their dose of nature. Salazar also laid out the groundwork for SLVGO’s newest community bike rides and walks. Social isolation from the pandemic-era is still rampant across the U.S. and Salazar says getting outside and getting physical is a surefire way to promote healthier social lives ..read more

This is a special edition recap episode that highlights snow and snowpack across the San Luis Valley and in Colorado. Features George Whitten, Dan Bender, Brian Puccerella, and Russ Schumacher ..read more

CSU  Professor and Colorado State Climatologist Russ Schumacher is the final guest in The Outdoor Citizen snow series. He talks about how he became interested in studying climate at an early age in Minnesota. He gives a specialist point of view to agriculture and recreation in The Valley and how water and snow impact life here. Jones and Schumacher also talk rising temperatures and drought ..read more

The Outdoor Citizen takes another look at snow in the San Luis Valley with Brian Puccerella. He returns to the show to talk about snow and avalanches. Puccerella is an avalanche education instructor for The American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education. His knowledge is tapped into and he shares on the changes he is seeing in the back-country ..read more

Dan Bender, VP of marketing for Monarch Mountain, and host Marty Jones talked downhill skiing, the state of the ski industry, as well as the kind of snow that Monarch is getting ..read more

Laura Conchelos and Marvin Hatton from the San Juan Nordic Club dive into the work they do for winter outdoor recreation in the San Luis Valley. The San Juan Nordic Club strives to make cross-country skiing accessible and fun for the people of The Valley. The give more perspective on what it means to groom trails and how it all started ..read more