Waterfront condos could soon replace Dillon’s A-Cafe
A Detroit developer is revealing his latest plans for downtown Dillon, starting with Ptarmigan Inn and Arapahoe Café. These plans would replace both buildings with a five-story development, including 200 condos, three restaurants, ground-floor retail, and a basement parking structure. Not included in these plans are what’s being done with the classic A-Café cabin. Dillon Planning […]
State patrol blames bad eggs for I-70 trucker ban
Colorado State Patrol says a few careless truckers are to blame for last week’s unprecedented ban on commercial vehicles. During the March megastorm, troopers wrote 12 tickets for violating the mandatory chain law. Most violations were on the I-70 mountain corridor, from Silverthorne to Morrison, and U.S. Highway 285 through Conifer and Evergreen. In a […]
Car chase on snowy Berthoud Pass ends in crash, cuffs
A wanted felon is in custody after a snowy car chase on Berthoud Pass yesterday. U.S. Highway 40 at Berthoud was closed when Randy Calvin, 33, swerved past deputies on the Winter Park side of the pass, and then speed to the summit. Deputies caught up to Calvin when he crashed avoiding a snowplow. He […]
Summit County skier dies after Keystone tree collision
A local skier died after hitting a tree at Keystone yesterday. The 58-year-old Summit County man was skiing on Flying Dutchman when he lost control. He was wearing a helmet. There were no other skiers or riders involved, but the incident was witnessed by another skier. This is the third confirmed in-bound skier fatality of […]
More than 4 feet of snow in 48 hours for one Colorado ski town
The March megastorm arrived and produced just as predicted. A north-south strip of the Colorado foothills from Estes Park to Woodland Park got the most snow, according to the online snow-reporting tool from the National Weather Service. One Colorado ski town got pummeled: 53 inches in 48 hours at a station in Nederland, the gateway […]
State of Summit: How a Keystone legend led to legendary senior care
Today on the STATE OF SUMMIT we talk with Lenka Lesmerises, founder of Lenka’s Loving Care, on the fifth anniversary of a local legend’s passing. “I saw the big need it was,” says Lesmerises, a native of the Czech Republic. “There was no one to take care of elderly people up in the county, and […]
90 miles of snowy I-70 closed to semis until Friday afternoon
Stranded travelers are finally moving again on portions of I-70 between Silverthorne and Denver. Starting around noon today Colorado State Patrol opened segments of I-70 for semi-trucks only. Hundreds of them were parked on ramps and roadsides between Silverthorne and Morrison, waiting out the storm. Ninety miles of I-70 will remain closed to commercial vehicles […]
Semis, travelers stranded 12+ hours for March megastorm
More than 55 miles of I-70 remains shut down from Silverthorne east to C-470, with no estimated time for reopening as of 9 a.m. “The real problem is between Georgetown and Morrison,” says Summit Sheriff Jamie FitzSimmons on the Krystal morning show. “That includes Floyd Hill.” I-70 west between Silverthorne and Vail is open. Easily […]
Save orphaned birds with CPW
Volunteers needed for Summit County Wildlife Transport team Colorado Parks and Wildlife wants you to join the wildlife transport team. CPW officer Alex Strasser explains, “Wildlife transport team really is an opportunity to handle some of those calls where we can’t be there because we’re covering something else.” And don’t worry– they give you all […]
In The Classroom: Build your family ‘go-kit’
Third graders at Breckenridge Elementary learn hands-on lessons from local firefighters Today we are IN THE CLASSROOM at Breckenridge Elementary, where third graders are building go-kits for emergencies. But what do you put in a go-kit? Young Bridger knows the basics: “Water and medicine, and probably a contact list if I get lost.” Those are […]