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This week in history: Hostel declares bankruptcy, ski areas open up, high school deals with crowding

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area surprised everyone with a suddent announcement for opening day on Oct. 11, 2019, holding onto their coveted title as first ski resort to open in the 2019-20 season.
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1 year ago: Silverthorne hostel The Pad files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

A hybrid hotel and hostel in Silverthorne that was partly built from shipping containers has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it struggles to pay off nearly $17 million in debt. The Pad, which opened in 2021, sought bankruptcy protection on Oct. 3, 2023. It is worth about $21 million, its owners say, and owes $16.7 million to lenders, builders and others. It reported $2.1 million in revenue last year and $1.9 million in the first nine months of 2023. The owners hope that bankruptcy will allow The Pad to remain afloat.

From the Oct. 13, 2023, edition of the Summit Daily News

5 years ago: Arapahoe Basin Ski Area is first in the area to open with last-minute announcement

Just as skiers and riders were getting excited for ski season to kick off at Keystone Resort on Oct. 12, 2019, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area announced at 1:45 p.m. on Oct. 11 that it would start spinning the Black Mountain Express lift at 3:30 p.m. After closing for the 2018-19 season July 4, A-Basin was closed for only 99 days, the shortest off-season in its history, according to a news release.



From the Oct. 12, 2019, edition of the Summit Daily News

10 years ago: Flight For Life dedicates new helicopter at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center

St. Anthony Summit Medical Center officials gathered with donors on Oct. 7, 2014, for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new helicopter, a model AS350 B3e, or as the hospital’s president and CEO, Paul Chodkowski, put it, “Colorado’s newest, fastest, most powerful and most beautiful helicopter.” About a dozen Flight For Life crew members lined the helicopter, and priest Michael Glenn circled the group, blessing the crew with holy water. Flight For Life director Kathleen Mayer said the new helicopter in Summit has been in service since August and has already completed 50 flights.



From the Oct. 8, 2014, edition of the Summit Daily News

15 years ago: Loveland Ski Area kicks of the season on its earliest-ever opening day

It’s just one run, but no one was complaining. A hundred or so eager skiers and boarders at Loveland Ski Area kicked off the 2009-10 ski season on a bluebird day for the area’s earliest opening day ever at 9 a.m. on Oct. 7, 2009. Jeff Meyer, Jesse Csincsak and Nate “Dogggg” — all from Breckenridge — made sure they were the first up by arriving at 3 p.m. the day before and camping out.

From the Oct. 8, 2009, edition of the Summit Daily News

Students squeeze through an overcrowded hallway at Summit High School on Oct. 7, 1994. While one-third of the student population wasn’t in school at this particular moment because of early dismissals, and a slight relief for the overcrowding problem was provided when officials moved some lockers, this hallway did not receive even that small bit of relief.
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30 years ago: Overcrowding hits home for Summit High School students

A row of lockers was moved from the senior hallway at Summit High School Oct. 10, 1994, to make more room for students to pass in the hallways between classes, though overcrowding remains an issue in the hallways. Figures from Oct. 7 show 522 students are enrolled in the high school, more than 100 above capacity for the building, which was originally designated to be an elementary school. Students complained about being late to class because there is not enough time to go to their lockers and make it to their next class on time. One student said trying to get into her locker between classes is so frustrating, she leaves her books in her car. In September 1994, the board of education unanimously voted to place a two-part, $58.5 million bond issue on the November ballot that would provide funds for a new high school.

From the Oct. 11, 1994, edition of the Summit Daily News

30 years ago: Contract awarded to stabilize and reconstruct railroad house at Boreas Pass

A contract was awarded recently by the Park County Tourism Office to Harris Construction Company in Breckenridge to stabilize and reconstruct the historic Denver. South Park and Pacific High Line Section House on the summit of Boreas Pass. According to Rebecca Waugh, director of the Summit Historical Society, Tony Harris, owner of Harris Construction Company, is regarded as “the best” in the business of historic building reconstruction. Phase one of construction will begin immediately to stabilize the building before winter 1994, and phase two will begin the following summer.

From the Oct. 9, 1994, edition of the Summit Daily News

125 years ago: Dillon town hall officially dedicated

Dillon’s new town hall was formally dedicated with a grand ball on Oct. 7, 1899. The hall’s capacity was fully tested as nearly the entire population of the town was present, as well as 30 people from Breckenridge and contingents from Frisco and down the Blue and Snake rivers. The affair was reported as one round of pleasure from night ’till morn.

From the Oct. 14, 1899, edition of the Summit County Journal


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