Jacob Spetzler

Jacob Spetzler is a documentary photographer based out of Gunnison, Colorado. He is an MFA candidate in the University of Hartford Low Residency Photo Program. Previously he was the photo and sports editor at the Gunnison Country Times.

Chadleigh Hudgeons, left, looks downhill while listening to pointers from her coach, Henry Woods, right, during the Hinsdale Ski Team's weekly Monday practice at the Lake City Ski Hill on Feb. 24, 2025. Woods has been head coach for 35 years, in part because the sport had such a positive impact on him growing up. “I realized how ski racing inspired me to be healthier than many of the kids I grew up with in kind of a bad neighborhood in Denver,” he said. “I hope to impart that [opportunity] to the local kids..." (Photo by Jacob Spetzler/Special to The Denver Post)

Skiing “like it used to be”: How Hinsdale Ski Team uses small, municipal-owned hills to keep skiing affordable

March 25, 2025 at 5:12 p.m.

In rural corners of Colorado's mountains, local skiers find affordable turns on small hills owned by local municipalities.

CDOT snowplow operator Chris Feather walks to his truck after helping a driver stuck on the side of Monarch Pass on March 29, 2024. (Photo by Jacob Spetzler/Special to The Denver Post)

Clearing Monarch Pass: How short-staffed CDOT plow drivers keep the road open year-round

April 19, 2024 at 8:58 p.m.

The only reason Monarch Pass remains passable year-round is due to the commitment of a cadre of heavy equipment operators employed by the CDOT who work odd hours through whiteout...

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