Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up. It’s Wednesday December 16th, and we’re feeling lucky to start the day with you. Join us daily for an in-depth look at one of our top stories, and a quick summary of other important things happening in our state.

Today, we’re focused on ski injuries at resorts in Colorado.

Before we begin, let’s take a look at what happened on this day in Colorado history - adapted from Derek R Everett’s book “Colorado Day by Day”:

Today, we take you back to December 16th, 1918 when Governor Julius C Gunter signed a proclamation enacting a provision that seems incomprehensible in the age of microbreweries. Coloradans had approved a full prohibition on the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol.

Now, our feature story. 

The resort industry has been notoriously reluctant to discuss injury statistics, the number of skiers and snowboarders injured while on the slopes. But the new statistics from the Colorado department of public health and environment have been released, and are delivering a closer look at the frequency and the severity.

Colorado Sun reporter Jason Blevins is here to tell us more. Thanks for joining us today, Jason. First, tell us what these statistics showed? 

Skier safety laws that require skiers to recognize inherent risks in the sport and be responsible for their own behavior have for decades protected the resort industry from large legal settlements. They’ve also kept the public from understanding how often people are seriously hurt on the slopes. 

Thanks for listening. Before we go here are a few stories you should know about today:

Two more Colorado prison inmates have died after apparently contracting COVID-19. The Colorado Department of Corrections declined to provide the names of inmates. 

Colorado’s public school enrollment has dropped by 30,000 students. That could spell financial disaster for districts.

A glitch in Colorado’s unemployment system kept thousands from accessing federal coronavirus aid.

One in 8 Americans lives in a community that has lost its local public health department leader during the pandemic.

For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com. Now, a quick message from our editor.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up. It&rsquo;s Wednesday December 16th, and we&rsquo;re feeling lucky to start the day with you. Join us daily for an in-depth look at one of our top stories, and a quick summary of other important things happening in our state.
Today, we&rsquo;re focused on ski injuries at resorts in Colorado.
Before we begin, let&rsquo;s take a look at what happened on this day in Colorado history - adapted from Derek R Everett&rsquo;s book &ldquo;Colorado Day by Day&rdquo;:
Today, we take you back to December 16th, 1918 when Governor Julius C Gunter signed a proclamation enacting a provision that seems incomprehensible in the age of microbreweries. Coloradans had approved a full prohibition on the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol.
Now, our feature story.&nbsp;
The resort industry has been notoriously reluctant to discuss injury statistics, the number of skiers and snowboarders injured while on the slopes. But the new statistics from the Colorado department of public health and environment have been released, and are delivering a closer look at the frequency and the severity.
Colorado Sun reporter Jason Blevins is here to tell us more. Thanks for joining us today, Jason. First, tell us what these statistics showed?&nbsp;
Skier safety laws that require skiers to recognize inherent risks in the sport and be responsible for their own behavior have for decades protected the resort industry from large legal settlements. They&rsquo;ve also kept the public from understanding how often people are seriously hurt on the slopes.&nbsp;
Thanks for listening. Before we go here are a few stories you should know about today:
Two more Colorado prison inmates have died after apparently contracting COVID-19. The Colorado Department of Corrections declined to provide the names of inmates.&nbsp;
Colorado&rsquo;s public school enrollment has dropped by 30,000 students. That could spell financial disaster for districts.
A glitch in Colorado&rsquo;s unemployment system kept thousands from accessing federal coronavirus aid.
One in 8 Americans lives in a community that has lost its local public health department leader during the pandemic.
For more information on all of these stories, visit our website,<a href="http://www.coloradosun.com/"> www.coloradosun.com</a>. Now, a quick message from our editor.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Welcome to The Colorado Sun's daily podcast, The Daily Sun-Up. Every day we’re sharing an in-depth look at one of our top stories, followed by a quick summary of important things happening in our state. For more visit us at https://coloradosun.com/.

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