Summit High School students are producing twice as many skis and snowboards as learning opportunities expand
Bauer Dunnum started the first semester of his senior year with a plank of wood but ended it with an all-mountain ski that can navigate variable conditions. Thomas Lutke’s career and technical education class at...
Copper Mountain confirms snowboarder fell from American Flyer chairlift
Copper Mountain Resort ski patrol responded to an 18-year-old snowboarder who fell from a chairlift Monday, Jan. 6, according to a statement from the resort. The fall occurred on the American Flyer chairlift as the...
Federal government says land exchange proposed by billionaire in Grand and Summit counties is complete
Officials in Colorado are applauding after the federal government announced Monday Jan. 13 that it has completed a land exchange trading parcels of private land for public land in Summit and Grand counties. The Bureau...
Witness testifies that Denver-based influencer David Lesh ‘initiated’ fight that led to his trial on assault charges
The trial of a Denver-based social media influencer kicked off in Summit County court Tuesday, Jan. 14, with opening arguments from the defense and prosecution followed by testimony from the first witness. David Lesh, 39,...
Breckenridge’s 2024 affordable housing boom: What $28 million achieved
Breckenridge officials and staffers ramped up affordable housing initiatives in 2024, and the town had one of its most substantial years for workforce housing efforts, officials say. It came with an over $28 million price...
Video evidence in trial shows Denver-area influencer David Lesh jumping off snowmobile at another man
Video evidence introduced Wednesday, Jan. 15, in the trial of Denver-based social media influencer David Lesh showed him jumping off his snowmobile at another man in Summit County in 2023. Lesh, 39, has pleaded not...
‘Strong Arctic cold front’ to bring snow, potential for below-zero temperatures to parts of Colorado’s mountains
A “strong cold front will usher in a dangerously cold Arctic air mass” across much of the United States this weekend, according to a forecast from the Climate Prediction Center. In Colorado’s High Country, cold...
Vehicle recovery to close eastbound I-70 near East Vail for at least 6 hours
The Colorado Department of Transportation will close eastbound Interstate 70 at Exit 180 to East Vail on Tuesday, Jan. 14, to remove commercial motor vehicle wreckage. The transportation department said in a news release that...
A new Christian school opened its doors in Summit County this year. Here’s an inside look.
Brandon Lantz had clocked in nearly 20 years in education before serendipitously connecting with Dillon Community Church’s Senior Pastor, Jim Howard, to launch a new private school this school year. Lantz spent a bulk of...
First Colorado ski resort fatality of the 2024-25 season reported at Powderhorn
Jessie Mello, a 24-year-old Marine from Grand Junction, died earlier this month following a ski accident at Powderhorn. It was the first reported ski area death of the 2024-25 ski season. Mello was skiing with...
Why Colorado teachers are considering leaving: Low pay, high stress, and safety concerns
Nearly half of Colorado educators are considering leaving the profession, according to a recent survey. Their reasons — insufficient funds, autonomy and safety — are precisely what the Colorado Education Association intends to ask from...
Ski patrollers at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area hold successful vote to unionize
Ski patrollers at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area have voted to unionize, according to a social media post. The patrol team at A-Basin formally filed a petition to unionize back in November. The patrollers wrote on...
Attorney claims Dale Bruner confessed to the 2010 murder of his wife before trial
SILVERTHORNE — Dale Bruner, a Silverthorne man who was convicted of murdering his wife in 2010, confessed the crime to his attorney before trial, according to statements by his former attorney in documents recently entered...