We have some safety advice after a wacky week in Colorado weather – from fragile avalanche conditions in the high country to deadly dust storms on the plains. Then, one woman's fight to get Colorado to issue her a birth certificate could change the future for other stateless adults. And, one of the last professional theater critics in Colorado shares his recommendations for what to go see this winter.

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Read more on the stories in today’s show:

• Freelancer John Henderson on Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympic gold medal performance.
• CPR’s Haylee May on Colorado’s dangerous avalanche conditions.
• CPR’s Dan Boyce on Colorado’s new rules for stateless people and Abigail McKinnon's life without a legal identity.
• CPR’s Raise the Curtain series, which shines a light on Colorado theater and the people who make it possible.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Arlo Pérez Esquivel, Mateo Schimpf, Megan Verlee, Bazi Kanani and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.