Avalanche debris adds new variable as Frisco monitors flow of Tenmile Creek
The town of Frisco is asking residents to be proactive in preparing for potential flooding this spring following prolific snowfall this winter. While town representatives say they aren’t more concerned with the runoff this season...
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area extends season to weekend of June 14-16, teases more
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area announced on its social media channels on Friday morning that its winter skiing and riding season will be extended through the weekend of June 14-16. The Summit County ski area at...
Six cases of mumps connected to Arapahoe Basin ski area in Summit County
Summit County and state public health officials announced Friday that they have confirmed a cluster of mumps cases among Arapahoe Basin Ski area employees and people associated with them. The first case of mumps was...
Crashes close westbound I-70 at Eisenhower Tunnel, Vail Pass
UPDATE at 7:31 p.m.: Westbound I-70 has reopened at Eisenhower Tunnel following a crash west of the tunnel. UPDATE at 6:50 p.m.: Westbound I-70 has reopened at Copper Mountain following a crash on Vail Pass. A passenger vehicle traction law is...
Rockslide, with house-size boulder, wipes out section of highway in southwest Colorado
A rockslide between Cortez and Telluride closed Colorado 145 on Friday, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The slide, about 12 miles north of Dolores, has closed the highway indefinitely, CDOT said in a...
Breckenridge closes recpath from Watson Avenue to rec center
The recpath is being detoured in downtown Breckenridge while the town installs fiber for its Fiber9600 project. The Fiber9600 project is designed to install fiber cables underground as the town looks to build its own...
Frisco/Vail local Paul Cuthbertson remembered for his love of the mountains
Paul Cuthbertson set out by himself around 3 p.m. Friday from the trailhead that leads up to the Polar Star Inn, according to his father, Mike, but never made it to the popular backcountry hut...
Summit High School graduates received diplomas on Saturday
Friends stood together outside the gymnasium at Summit High School having just received their diplomas. As their classmates shed tears, traded hugs and posed for photos, Yamile Gutierrez and Ashley Lebaron explained that they have...
Summit fire services, community gather together to send off 20-year veteran facing medical retirement
Captain Tyson Houston never wanted to be anything but a firefighter, but after 20 years serving the Summit County community he’s hanging up his gear due to ongoing medical concerns. A few years back, Houston...
Breckenridge Ski Resort extends season beyond Memorial Day, open weekends through June 9
Breckenridge Ski Resort announced Wednesday morning it will remain open for two weekends of spring skiing and riding beyond the resort’s previously-scheduled closing day of this Monday, Memorial Day, May 27. The resort will remain...
Summit County’s health care purchasing collaborative Peak Health Alliance chooses insurance carriers
The Peak Health Alliance, the state’s first-of-its-kind health care purchasing collaborative created in Summit County, has announced that it has finished rounding up health insurance partners who will provide plans to Peak Health members once...
Reader photos: Out foxed
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Bruners’ daughter testifies for prosecution in murder trial
BRECKENRIDGE – Former Silverthorne resident Dale Bruner’s eldest daughter was the first witness to testify for the prosecution in her father’s trial for the murder of her mother. The 10-year-old girl, whose name was sealed...
Summit County Rescue Group, ski patrol rescue lost snowboarder outside of Arapahoe Basin
John Moser sat bundled in a blanket inside the Kid’s Center at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Tuesday evening trying to warm himself up after almost five hours lost in the backcountry behind the resort....
Run The Rockies route altered due to lingering avalanche debris
The route for the June 1 Run The Rockies race event will be different this year due to lingering avalanche debris in Ten Mile Canyon. Historically, the Run The Rockies 10K and Half Marathon took...
Snowy Peaks, Summit County’s nontraditional public high school, celebrates graduation for class of 2019
Another group, or “flurry,” of Snowy Peak Yetis have summited the top of the high school mountain. The nontraditional public school celebrated the graduation of its Class of 2019 during a ceremony at the Summit...
Colorado becomes first state in nation to cap price of insulin
Diabetics in Colorado who use insulin to control their blood sugar levels won’t pay more than $100 per month for the drug starting in January thanks to a bill signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis on...
Summit County’s adoptable pets for the week of May 26
The following animals are available for adoption at the Summit County Animal Shelter. For questions, please contact the shelter at 970-668-3230. CATS MISSY, 7 years, domestic mediumhair, tortie, spayed female BUGSBY, 6 years, domestic shorthair,...
OpenSnow launches ‘OpenSummit’ summertime mountaintop weather forecasts
In time for summer hiking, the skiing-focused weather forecasting website OpenSnow and its Colorado-based founder Joel Gratz have launched a new mountaintop weather-forecasting service dubbed “OpenSummit.” OpenSummit — available at OpenSummit.com — provides access to...
Summit youth Nordic skiers continue training in summer on roller skis, pavement
The bindings are the same. The boots are the same. The only difference is clipping into wheeled skis rather than waxed ones. Oh, and a bicycle helmet rather than a skiing helmet. Each summer, along...
