GUNNISON

If there’s one thing that’s been popular during the pandemic, it’s public lands. This larger-than-usual influx of hikers, bikers and recreationists isn’t lost on Gunnison County leaders, who are predicting a similar trend to take place once winter hits. “I definitely saw upticks out there as far as backcountry tracks that I’ve never seen in terms of numbers on the slopes,” Crested Butte Avalanche Center Director Than Acuff said of his experiences...