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Ryan Spencer is an investigative journalist covering the ski industry, outdoor recreation, public safety, transportation and more for Swift Communications, the Colorado mountain newspaper group that includes the Summit Daily, Vail Daily, Post Independent, Aspen Times, Steamboat Pilot & Today, Ski-Hi News and Craig Press.
Always drawn to the mountains, Ryan moved to Colorado in 2022 to join the Summit Daily News. After nearly three years covering local government and public safety, Ryan moved to the regional reporting team in 2025. He is based in Summit County, where he enjoys skiing, hiking, backpacking, playing guitar and birdwatching whenever he is not digging for his next story.
Having grown up in Vermont, Ryan found a passion for journalism while earning a bachelor’s degree in English from Brandeis University. He’s previously worked for The Keene Sentinel in New Hampshire, where his reporting focused on police accountability and legal issues, and the Enterprise Newspapers on Cape Cod, where he covered the environment and local government.
Recent Articles
October 3, 2025 - Former supervisor of Colorado’s busiest national forest says public lands are ‘being held captive’ amid government shutdown
October 1, 2025 - Amid government shutdown, Colorado braces for impacts to national parks and forests
September 30, 2025 - Colorado lawmakers ask Trump to ‘unlock’ FEMA funds to address $27 million in damages from Lee and Elk fires
September 29, 2025 - In Colorado mountain communities, some sheriffs are informed of ICE operations — others are not, causing ‘risks’
September 25, 2025 - Colorado transportation officials warn of ‘extreme congestion’ on I-70 and mountain roads this weekend due to leaf peeping