Opinion | Biff America: Equality of impure thoughts
I have a confession to make. Other than my mate and several dozen folks I’ve met in bars, the only other person I have admitted this particular transgression was to a priest. Not sure how...
Summit County pioneers: Freda Langell Nieters
Freda Langell Nieters was born with her skis on. Growing up in Norway in the same neighborhood as one of the great legends Stein Eriksen, skiing was her transportation as well as her pastime. Skiing...
Letter to the editor: Summit County residents have their heads in the sand
I am continually amazed by the number of ostriches residing in the county, their heads firmly buried in a snowbank. A few facts that should be intuitively obvious to the most casual ostrich: First, there...
Letter to the editor: Sorry to see liberal cartoonist in Summit paper
I am a skier from Tucson, Arizona. On Jan. 22, I noticed biased liberal Democrat cartoonist David Fitzsimmons in your newspaper. Just so you know, the Arizona Daily Star is loosing money and has since...
Knuckle huck champ and X Games rookie Colby Stevenson wins ski slopestyle gold
ASPEN – Colby Stevenson was mortal when he woke up this morning. He and fellow X Games Aspen competitor Evan McEachran opted for public transportation after Stevenson gave his Buttermilk parking pass to his mother,...
Blunck, Irving look to challenge Ferreira, Wise in X Games men’s ski superpipe final Sunday
ASPEN – Birk Irving outdueled Aaron Blunck to win Friday’s qualifier. Now both will have to outduel Alex Ferreira, David Wise and Nico Porteous in Sunday’s men’s ski superpipe final to wrap up X Games...
Sildaru wins first X Games ski superpipe gold over Rachael Karker, Cassie Sharpe
ASPEN – Cassie Sharpe did everything in her power to win Saturday’s superpipe contest. She had no regrets. Her only question is, what else could she have done? No one really has an answer with...
Jamie Anderson holds off Laurie Blouin in slopestyle for 17th career X Games podium
ASPEN – Jamie Anderson’s snowboarding goals were and remain relatively humble. The Tahoe legend has racked up an unprecedented amount of podium finishes over her career, but she says that was never the peak she...
Spaniard Queralt Castellet wins first X Games gold, celebrates grandmother Yaya’s 85th birthday
ASPEN – Queralt Castellet was the last snowboarder to drop in on the final run of the jam-session style superpipe competition Saturday evening. After her final go, which featured a frontside 900 and a backside...
Pet Scene: Summit County’s adoptable pets for the week of Jan. 26, 2020
The following animals are available for adoption at the Summit County Animal Shelter. Call the shelter at 970-668-3230 with questions. Dogs ABE, 5 years, German shorthaired pointer mix, black and blue ticked, neutered male BENJI, 1...
Mountain Wheels: New diesel option expands range of improved Jeep Wrangler
I had wondered if the somewhat noisy arrival of the 2020 Eco-Diesel Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon in my Front Range driveway might pique the interest of the neighbors, a couple whose entire weekends revolve around...
Gold wins gold at X Games
ASPEN — Simply put, Chase Josey didn’t know what to do. Nobody really did. The men’s snowboard superpipe session was a brand new event for X Games Aspen and figuring it out meant learning on...
X Games Day 2 Notebook: Julia Marino injured, out of X games
former slopestyle champ Julia Marino breaks wrist ASPEN – Former X Games champion Julia Marino is out for this year’s competition, she wrote Friday on social media. The 2017 snowboard slopestyle champion from Connecticut broke...
Ask Eartha: How to reduce plastic waste
Dear Eartha,This new year, I would like my family to cut back on the amount of plastic we use. How can we reduce our plastic footprint? With the New Year just beginning, it is the...
Walking Our Faith: Why we need to pray together
At the end of our daily phone conversation, Mom will say, “Now let me pray for you Suzie,” and though we are 2000 miles apart I find myself bowing my head. And when she...
At first competition after Dew Tour crash, Yater-Wallace hits X Games ski knuckle huck
ASPEN – Had it been a more serious competition, Torin Yater-Wallace might have opted to go home. But, despite being only an hour or so off the plane from Tokyo, the Aspen freeskier went ahead...
X Games notebook: Ferreira primed for finals; women to take center stage Saturday
ASPEN – Saturday at X Games Aspen is all about the ladies. Noted as “Women’s Day” on the official X Games schedule, this is not the first time organizers have earmarked a day for women,...
Quality orthopedic care in Summit is more accessible and affordable than ever
Editor’s Note: Sponsored content brought to you by Panorama Summit Orthopedics When your local orthopedic surgeons also live and play where they work, you can bet they understand the unique healthcare challenges that Summit County...
Scotty James bests Yuto Totsuka to win third X Games Aspen gold in superpipe
ASPEN – Scotty James is good at winning. At this point, he may not remember what losing feels like. What he does know is the taste of victory is as delectable now as it was...
Opinion | Susan Knopf: Brouhaha at Bill’s Ranch
There’s a brouhaha at Bill’s Ranch. The scuttlebutt is about 6 acres adjacent to Summit County Community and Senior Center in Frisco. The parcel had long been desired for workforce housing, but in a 1992...