Cruising into summer at the Breckenridge Bike Rodeo with RW&B Fire
Bells were binging and students were zooming at the annual Bike Rodeo at Upper Blue Elementary School this morning. “We’re doing some bell installs and airing up some tires, making sure all the brakes are working and just having some laughs with these guys,” says a bike tech with Carver’s Ski and Bike in Breckenridge. […]
The snowpack just south of Breck is 400% deeper than usual right now
It is finally feeling like summer in Summit County – unless you’re above 10,000 feet. Snowpack at Hoosier Pass this morning is 400 percent of average, according to the National Water and Climate Center. Locals at the base of Hoosier and into Blue River report feet of snow still clinging to the shadows. Across the […]
STRs are still king in Breck. But their reign is slipping.
Breckenridge short-term rentals lost money almost every month this ski season – until spring break. STR revenue in March was just barely better than last year, according to town tax receipts. It was up by no more than $20,000. That’s like losing a week or two at just a few of Breck’s 4300-plus rentals. Rewind […]
Breck co-founder Sigurd Rockne is going to the Hall of Fame
Norwegian ski legend and Breckenridge co-founder Sigurd Rockne joins the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame in 2024. He’s 91 years old and could bring three generations of family with him to the induction at Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail on September 7. Here’s one of our favorite photos of Rockne with his friend and […]
Summit’s oldest school is on the chopping block
The oldest school in Summit School District could soon be torn down. Permanently closing Breckenridge Elementary is one of three options on the agenda tonight for a parent meeting at Upper Blue Elementary School, the other elementary in Breck. Breck is the only local town with two primary schools. Closing Breck El means expanding Upper […]
E.coli in Dillon Valley sewage
Sewage is seeping from a home in Dillon Valley and county officials are scrambling to plug it up. A county memo says the sewage has been pooling there on Deer Path Road for weeks. It recently tested positive for E. Coli, making it a danger to nearby people and animals. A visual inspection in April called […]
How a tiny home fits into a controversial Summit Schools tax question
Today we are IN THE CLASSROOM with Summit High School co-principal Doug Blake, talking about the bond. “Each of the pathways that are identified within this bond project? This is the future of learning,” Blake says. We caught up with him two weeks ago when students unveiled the first-ever SHS Tiny Home, a project from the Careers in Construction […]
Concert ticket giveaways 5 days a week on Krystal Media stations
Krystal Media is kicking off the summer months with great concert giveaways starting this week. Krystal 93 has Ticket Window Wednesday sponsored by Greer’s Appliance Center. Every Wednesday you’ll have two chances to win tickets to great concerts. This week it’s Joe Russo’s Almost Dead at Gerald Ford Amphitheater coming up on May 31. On […]
Memorial Day memories at Dillon Cemetery from Summit County legend Boot Gordon
It was standing room only for Memorial Day at Dillon Cemetery, where Sgt. Craig Johnson with Dillon Police Department read the names of veterans interred at Dillon Cemetery, some dating back to the Civil War. Seated in the front row, where he always is, was a local legend, Boot Gordon. He’s a veteran of World […]
Honoring Winter Park’s first manager, Bob Balch, killed in WWII
The Colorado Snowsports Museum is remembering the only Hall of Fame member killed in active duty. Robert Stone “Bob” Balch, pictured above (courtesy Colorado Snowsports Museum), was an East Coast ski racer. He came to Colorado in the ‘30s, when he managed a lodge near what would soon be Winter Park. By the early ‘40s […]