In The Classroom: Summit Cove fifth graders are ready to change the world 

Today we are IN THE CLASSROOM at Summit Cove Elementary, where fifth grade teacher Evan Cuthbert is getting philosophical on the first day of state standardized testing.   “Teaching is interesting because you don’t truly know, like self-reflective, how good of a job are you doing as a teacher, right?” he tells me when we meet in […]

In round two of the Keystone ski patrol union push, not everyone gets a vote 

Keystone ski patrollers are trying again to unionize. But the devil is in the details.  More than 90 patrollers will vote this week, today and Friday. Results should be tallied by this weekend.   A notice of election, filed with the National Labor Relations Board, says “all full-time and regular part-time” patrollers are eligible.  This includes […]

What I-70 ski area got the most snow in March? 

A snowy end of March was doing wonders for spring snowfall in Colorado.   Beaver Creek claims the most snow in March with 74 inches (277 inches total). That’s the snowiest month of the season at the Beav and the deepest total all season for I-70 ski areas. Runner up was Arapahoe Basin in January with […]

Summit County balks at roads and a cell tower in Frisco’s Lake Hill water deal 

Summit County is reviewing a new and potentially divisive water deal for Lake Hill housing on Dam Road, where more than 400 units of affordable housing must tap into Frisco’s water system.   Frisco Town Council approved the water deal on March 26 after months of legal counseling behind closed doors. But the deal comes with […]