We live in Nederland during the summer, and I have never heard that legend. The PI is my favorite hangout, and the owner a good friend.
The town is a strange mixture of conservative old timers, liberal hippies and their hippy parents from the 60’s, and newbies who tend to be professionals. Usually it makes for a friendly group, but the transient folks that come through, and sometimes stay for a while, can be a source of trouble - drugs, alcohol, and crime. Overall, it is mostly a quiet mountain town and beautiful in the summer.
That is a perfect description. My sister and brother in law lived there for years, I lived outside of Boulder for several years and loved skiing Eldora.
Prayers for the victim and his family.
I have never heard that legend
Not a legend; twas true. I graduated CU in ‘73.