Mind Warp
Two University of Colorado doctors are studying how Alzheimer’s is connected to seemingly unrelated disorders. Will they uncover a cure?
Magazine Section: Front Range
The Deciding Factor
BrainWise teaches children to think first and act second.
What He Said
Eldora Mountain Resort opened in 1963 to a lean snow season. Today, it’s a locals’ favorite. We caught up with John Waugh, Eldora’s official marketing photographer, to chat about opening day 50 years ago.
Bunny Slope
Three ways to keep the kids happy on the mountain from Granby Ranch Ski and Ride School former director Dan O’Connell.
Data-Driven
The Colorado Rapids hope to improve their game with high-tech help.
City Girl
Not long ago, Denver-born actress AnnaSophia Robb roamed the halls of Arapahoe High School, trying to fit in to the awkward social landscape like any other teen. But her adolescence has been anything but typical. After graduation, Robb—who had already performed with such celebrities as Hilary Swank and Woody Harrelson—moved to New York City to star as a young Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex and the City prequel series, The Carrie Diaries.
Hidden Gem
Kid Tested
Picture books? Check. Pop-up tents? Yep. Luxe mountain properties are catering to an up-and-coming demographic: children.
Lift Off
Iced Over
Charmed
Turnover
Which Buffs sports do you watch?
On Air
NAME: Lauren GardnerAGE: 27OCCUPATION: Sports/entertainment host and reporterHOBBIES: Aviation (Gardner earned her private pilot license last May), snowboarding, traveling, and volunteer workFACTOID: CBS offered Gardner an interview last year after spotting her in another reporter’s demo reel.
Insta-Book
Opportunity Knocks
Is Vail Resorts taking over the skiing world one mountain at a time?
High Notes
The Politics of Being Apolitical
Why not caring about political hijinks shouldn’t be confused with not caring at all.
Citizen Scientist
Train to be a citizen scientist at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
A Sunny Forecast
Boulder scientists predict how the sun’s whims will affect Earth’s technologies.
New Sheriffs in Town
After a change in the Statehouse leadership, the 2013 congressional agenda will have a much bluer tint.