Summit County Home: March 2019/April 2019
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Westbound I-70 will be closed in Silverthorne for 4 hours for road repairs
Westbound Interstate 70 at the Silverthorne interchange will be closed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today for asphalt patching operations. The work will take place from on the bridge’s two lanes crossing U.S. 6 east and...
Dillon mayor recognized as mentor of the month
Summit County Mountain Mentors has named Carolyn Skowyra its Mentor of the Month. The community-based mentorship program matches volunteers with children ages 8-16 in an effort to help Summit County’s youth to lead healthy lifestyles...
Lawmakers worry about allowing sports bets on phones
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For states looking to profit off of the new world of legal sports betting, there’s an app for that. The question for state lawmakers: Should they allow it? As state legislatures across...
Shiffrin wins giant slalom race, seals World Cup title
SOLDEU, Andorra — Another race won, another crystal trophy earned, another World Cup record written by Mikaela Shiffrin in her historically great season. Shiffrin won a giant slalom Sunday to seal the season-long standings title...
Egan Bernal wins Paris-Nice race after lively final stage
NICE, France — Team Sky rider Egan Bernal won the Paris-Nice weeklong race for his most prestigious title so far after resisting a bold offensive from fellow Colombian Nairo Quintana in Sunday’s final stage. Quintana...
While others grumble over hordes of newcomers, Telluride embraces Epic Pass skiers
TELLURIDE — Local skiers are wailing in Big Sky. Sobbing in Jackson Hole. Whining in Aspen. The source of the angst: the “Ikoneers,” aka the new visitors using the Ikon Pass. But while the weeping...
Aspen couple among families implicated in college bribery scandal
An Aspen couple are among the 50 people facing federal charges in the nationwide college-admissions cheating scandal that has ensnared Hollywood celebrities and corporate CEOs on both coasts. Gregory and Marcia Abbott — who, according...
This Week In History: Wellington to shut down in April
This week in history as reported by the Summit County Journal 100 years ago — March 15, 1919 Announcement was made from the local offices of the Wellington Mines company last Thursday that mill and...
Mountain Town News: Exceptional snow year and now slides and some deaths
CRESTED BUTTE — The Colorado Avalanche Information Center described the snowy torrents thundering over the weekend as historic. There were deaths, there were bizarre circumstances. And at least one snowslide occurred at a scale perhaps...
Obituary: Cody Paul Schmitt
Cody Paul Schmitt October 1, 1977- February 18, 2019 On Feb. 18, 2019, we lost one of the best!! Cody Paul Schmitt was born to Bernd and Jetta Schmitt in Vail, Colorado, on Oct. 1,...
Germany’s Stefan Luitz wins appeal, reclaims Birds of Prey giant slalom crown
BEAVER CREEK — This has got to be the longest World Cup giant slalom ever. As you might recall, Germany’s Stefan Luitz won the Birds of Prey giant slalom back in December, upsetting Austria’s Marcel...
Opinion | Biff America: Can you dig it?
There was a time when I was a very fast runner. You would never know now, but I once was captain of my high school football and track teams. Those days are well in the...
Summit Daily letters: Human beings on both sides of every argument
Human beings on both sides of every argument The current political climate in the U.S. is unsettling at best. There is so much anger and fear that it is no wonder even family members are...
Mountain Wheels: Volvo’s V60 wagon offers almost-perfect all-season motoring
I’ve got a buddy who’s an actual racecar driver, so ski trips with him behind the wheel are not a lot of fun, as great as that might be on a closed track. Instead, on...
Reader photos: Dropping in
Here are the reader-submitted photos of Summit County in the past week. To see your photos in print or online, submit entries to share@summitdaily.com.
New ‘Mule’ test boat a speedy workhorse
SAN DIEGO — Out on Pensacola Bay, the combination of a fantastical-looking test boat called the “Mule” and technology from aviation giant Airbus is giving the New York Yacht Club’s American Magic a flying start...
Russia’s doping ban from Paralympics ends, conditions
MOSCOW — Russia’s two-and-a-half-year suspension from the Paralympics was lifted Friday, though the country’s athletes face extra doping tests ahead of next year’s games in Tokyo. The International Paralympic Committee also put Russia on probation...
Tokyo’s Olympics may become known as the ‘Robot Games’
TOKYO — Tokyo’s Olympics may become known as the “Robot Games.” Organizers on Friday showed off robots that will be used at the new National Stadium to provide assistance for fans using wheelchairs. Tokyo Olympic...
