CDOT gives a staggering prediction for Exit 205 in 20 years
Just over 3 million vehicles traveled I-70 through Summit County this ski season, November through mid-April. That is weekend traffic only, including four-day holidays, making this season just barely busier than the past two winters. Weekend ski season traffic on I-70 has topped 3 million vehicles only three times: this season, the 2021-2022 season, and […]
Frisco wants to rebuild water tank road
Town of Frisco wants to rebuild the dirt road to a water storage tank near Old Dillon Reservoir, overlooking Dillon Dam Road. This means 800 feet of new road where the existing road is steep and blown out. In some places the road is about a 30% grade. That’s about as steep as a blue […]
Vail Resorts was hurting for skiers this season. Execs blame Whistler Blackcomb.
Vail Resorts is blaming Whistler Blackcomb for dwindling skier visits this season. In a presentation from April 16, CEO Kirsten Lynch gave the bad and the good: visits were down 7 percent across all North American properties while revenue was up about 3 percent thanks to pre-season Epic Pass sales. “While visitation declined, our lift […]
Dillon locals fight for a public vote on sprawling new lakefront development
A group of concerned Dillon locals has launched a petition to halt a sprawling new lakefront development, where hundreds of vacation condos will replace Arapahoe Café and Ptarmigan Inn. Organizer Robin Robson says they want to vote on this development. A petition is the first step. They feel like town council disregarded their concerns about […]
New liquor law could reel in ‘predatory’ wine sales at big-box stores
The owners of two local liquor stores are meeting with the national distributor today. Paul Phillips, of Antlers Liquors in Frisco, and Chris Carran, of Locals Liquors in Silverthorne, are hoping to find common ground on yet another new liquor law. But unlike recent laws, Phillips says this law should help small business owners. “House […]
Q&A with “Fracking the System” director Brian Hedden
Coming to Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge on April 26 is the local premiere of a new documentary, “Fracking the System.” Krystal 93 met with the filmmaker, Brian Hedden, to learn why fracking runs deeper than the Front Range. Krystal 93: Catchy name. What is “Fracking the System”? Brian Hedden: “Fracking the System” is a […]
New measurements chop 2 feet off every Colorado peak
Every 14er in Colorado is now 2 feet shorter than you thought. So is the Imperial Chair at Breckenridge, the entire Tenmile Range, Loveland Pass, and even the “mile high step” at the state capitol. Colorado Sun reports on elevation measurement changes from NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA has developed a new […]
State of Summit: Third time could be the charm for senior housing at Lake Hill
This week on THE STATE OF SUMMIT: Krystal 93 hears from senior housing advocates with big plans for Summit County’s first senior living facility at the long-awaited Lake Hill property. “I’m very excited for this multi-generational housing that’s proposed,” says Gini Patterson, former director of Timberline Adult Day Care. “I have seen families here in […]
Ski towns get a ‘breather from chaos’ with shrinking hotel stays
March was the only month this ski season where mountain town lodges turned a profit. Analytics firm Destimetrics reports occupancy this March was almost the exact same as last year, but room rates were higher, giving ski town lodges a 4-percent revenue bump. Experts say it would have been difficult – and potentially unhealthy – […]
SNOW DAY- Messy Roads and lots of POW
Early morning closures snarled much of I-70 in the mountains with closures westbound at I-70 and eastbound at Vail Pass as well as US 6 from I-70 to just before A-Basin. Parts of Highway 285 were also closed over Kenosha Pass as of 8am this morning. All except US 6 had reopened by 9:15am. The […]