Trail of the Week: Cortina Trail in Silverthorne
Cortina Trail is an easy 2.4-mile out-and-back trail that starts at the end of E. 3rd Street in Silverthorne. This trail is accessible right from town! Access it via a short ride or walk from town to the top of Buffalo Drive, or adventure further on foot to the Eagles Nest Wilderness and beyond. Keep […]
Silverthorne PD: Rumors serial purse snatcher unfounded
Krystal 93 listeners want to know about rumored muggings in the Silverthorne area. Rumor says at least four people have been mugged by a serial purse snatcher this week. Silverthorne Police Department and Sumit County Sheriff’s Office tell Krystal 93 no one has reported any muggings or purse theft, and there are no open cases. […]
30 years of Summit Rugby, and the coach who started it all
Every season, within the first week or two of school, the best girls rugby team in Colorado plays its toughest competitor – itself. (Photo courtesy: Summit Rugby Facebook) “A lot of times we think kids don’t really want to be challenged, but deep down they want challenge,” says Karl Barth, head coach of the Summit […]
Can CDOT add more days to the I-70 mountain express lanes?
The I-70 mountain express lanes are like Stevia for the interstate – almost the real thing, but not quite. The Federal Highway Administration limits how often the express lanes are open: no more than 100 days a year (or 1,168 hours) eastbound, no more than 125 days a year (or 965 hours) westbound. The rest […]
UPDATE: S’thorne mailboxes still closed as postal inspectors hone in on P.O. crooks
UPDATE Aug. 29 — Delivery to mailboxes in parts of Silverthorne is still suspended today. The Silverthorne post office itself is not closing today, or any time soon, says the U.S. Postal Service. Postal inspector Melissa Atkin calls the mailbox closures safety precautions as she investigates a recent string of break-ins. She confirms personal mail […]
CJ Mueller on Sigurd Rockne: ‘The ski god of Breckenridge’
Sigurd Rockne has been in Breckenridge since the beginning of time. Or at least that’s how the story goes. On Sept. 7, another Breck ski legend, CJ Mueller, welcomes Rockne into the Colorado Snow Sports Hall of Fame. That’s how Mueller’s speech concludes, with a reminder of Sigurd’s lasting impact on the ski town he […]
Colorado cracks down on I-70 express lane violations. And it’s working.
New, stricter penalties for mountain express lanes are working. Violations, like weaving in and out, or driving with a trailer in the express lane, are down 75 percent this year. I-70 Coalition claims this has been a priority of the state. Earlier this year the state took a closer look at when those express lanes […]
Unearthing Summit County ghost towns, one post office at a time
Summit County is littered with ghost towns, where miners would set up camp for a year or two, and then leave with little trace – except for a post office. “We never knew a town existed, but yet, here it showed up as having a post office,” says local historian Bill Fountain, author of the […]
Trail of the Week: Gopher It at Copper
After two years of work, the Gopher It trail will open in full for the first time this summer at over 3.5 miles. Gopher It is an intermediate trail that includes tabletops, berms, rollable features and more. It’s the perfect trail for riders to experiment with hitting large features while still enjoying the flow down […]
The Warmup: Driving for show, putting for dough with the SHS Tigers golf team
There’s an old saying out on the links. “The biggest thing is short game, right?” says Summit High senior Jace Melby, followed right after by junior Hogan Tobias: “Drive for show, putt for dough.” Hogan was winning all the (figurative) dough this Tuesday when he shot a 78, earning him second overall at the Woodland […]