State of Summit: Disappearing grants could force the FIRC food market to cut back
Food markets and banks across Colorado saw need spike during the pandemic. It was the same story here in Summit. But then, when the pandemic faded, the need did not. It grew. “We are committed to making sure that people have fresh produce, fresh meat, fresh dairy,” says Brianne Snow, executive director at the FERC. […]
Hundreds support trail runner and pro mountain biker seriously injured in Summit
It has been the August of close calls on Summit County trails – and the season of generosity. On Aug. 16, pro mountain biker Howard Grotts, of Durango, was seriously injured at the Breck Epic. He was one mile from winning the six-day, 220-mile race when he crashed and was airlifted to Denver with damage […]
In The Classroom: Kevin Clarke is cooking up world-class chefs at CMC Breck
Today we are IN THE CLASSROOM at Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge, where the kitchen is the classroom. “People will give you a lot of slack on the quality of snow cause that’s Mother Nature,” says Kevin Clarke, program chair for the CMC Culinary and Hospitality program. “But what do you do when it’s your […]
CDOT sends serious message at Red Rocks Amp
58. Male. Summit County. That’s the handwritten script inside a white heart at Red Rocks, where CDOT this week transformed the fabled music venue into a memorial for traffic fatalities. The white heart was surrounded by 257 other white hearts. Each one represented a person killed in a speed-related car accident last year. They filled […]
Watch Breck skateboarders rip it up to live jazz at BIFA
Skateboarders have never been invited to thrash the Riverwalk Center in Breck. Until this weekend! The 2024 edition of Breckenridge International Festival of Arts opened with local skateboarders throwing down on a mini-pipe to live jazz and freestyle from Jason Moran and The Bandwagon. Invited pro skaters hyped up the crowd as 10+ locals sessioned […]
2 helicopter evacs in 2 days on Summit County peaks
A hiker was airlifted from the Tenmile Ramge today after falling 20 to 30 feet from a ridgeline. The woman was hiking with a large group around 930 a.m. when she slipped between Peak 2 and Peak 3. This zone is a Class 3+ scramble. The woman suffered a serious lower-body injury and was flown […]
First local rabid bat of summer confirmed in Silverthorne home
A rabid bat was recently found in Summit County, the first confirmed rabid bat of summer. It was discovered at a home in Silverthorne. No people or other animals were infected. Last year in early August a visitor was bit by a rabid bat at a Keystone condo. The person recovered. It was the first […]
Trail of the Week: Two Bucks at Copper
Copper’s most challenging trail, Two Bucks will test any rider’s skill at navigating S turns and berms on a steep pitch. At one-third of a mile long Two Bucks may be a quick ride, but it is sure to add stoke to your day. With Copper’s growing network of beginner and intermediate trails, this is […]
Xcel’s new wildfire failsafe partly to blame for recent extended outages
Silverthorne Town Council met with Xcel Energy Wednesday and discussed a recent wave of lengthy power outages. Xcel confirms it will soon be upgrading equipment and fixing “systems” in Summit County. One of those systems is the “enhanced powerline safety setting,” or EPSS. It shuts off power to entire neighborhoods when a power line is […]
Report: Four-day school weeks doing ‘less with less’
A four-day school week is not working miracles for students or teachers in Colorado. A new report from Summit County’s own Keystone Policy Center found no evidence this strategy improves learning. The report, titled “Doing Less With Less,” cites several national studies that found a shortened week might even harm students. There is also no […]