Breck co-founder Sigurd Rockne, 91, shines at HoF induction
In a class including Lindsey Vonn and the fastest American on skis, Breckenridge co-founder Sigurd Rockne stole the show. Rockne (finally) joined the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame this weekend at the lush induction ceremony in Vail. He arrived with generations of family and other Summit celebs, like fellow co-founder Trygve Berge, also in his […]
Sheriff: Summit County schools not targets on threatening social media list
Authorities in the Colorado high country and nationwide are responding to social media threats made in the wake of last week’s deadly school shooting in Georgia. Several anonymous posts have named dozens of schools paired with threatening images, including firearms. Summit County schools are not on any of these lists, confirms Summit County sheriff Jaime […]
Once a Tiger, always a Tiger with athlete-turned-assistant AD Haleigh Lecklitner
Fall sports season is off with a roar at Summit High School. But what you see on the field is only half the story. Working hard behind the scenes is a former Summit High athlete, Haleigh Lecklitner, now in her first full year as assistant athletic director Summit High coaches and athletes with Krystal 93’s […]
Fire crews ‘vigorously’ attacking small wildfire burning north of Silverthorne
Fire crews are battling a small wildfire burning at the foot of the Gore Range north of Silverthorne. The fire was spotted around 3:30 p.m. by nearby homeowners at the end of Rock Creek Road, about 7 miles north of Silverthorne and two miles west of Highway 9. Initial reports estimated the fire was one […]
Summit’s ‘robot eye’ spots another wildfire with AI
A fleet of new AI-powered wildfire cameras in Summit County is two-for-two spotting fires before they spread. “That AI camera, Pano AI, is what found the fire last Sunday ten minutes before the first 911 call,” Summit Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons told Tom Fricke on the Krystal 93 mrning show. “It is amazing technology.” Sunday’s fire […]
Trail of the Week: Peaks Trail
The Peaks Trail is a Summit County classic. It’s a point-to-point trail from Breckenridge to Frisco or vice versa, running parallel to the Tenmile Range, offering fantastic wooded hiking and biking. There are also a few points where the trees thin out and you get excellent views of Lake Dillon. This is a longer trail, […]
New USGS survey is hunting for ancient earthquakes at 9,000 feet
Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey are digging deep under Summit County to see 100 million years of Rocky Mountain history. On Friday the USGS launches its investigation into the Gore Range Trench. They’ll be digging into the foot of the Tenmile Range near Masontown, a mining-era relic just south of Frisco, where seismic shifts formed the mountains […]
Labor Day was the busiest 4-day weekend in 2 years on I-70
The I-70 mountain corridor was busy this summer, but not quite record setting. Let’s start with Labor Day weekend. In four days, 187,419 cars passed through the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels. That’s more than the entire population of Fort Collins on the road, beating last year’s total by a slim margin – 1,300 cars – and making […]
Quandary Peak reclaims its crown as Colorado’s busiest 14er
When peak-bagging is slagging, you can always count on Quandary. The 2023 hiker report from Colorado Fourteeners Initiative shows Breck’s hometown 14er was the busiest in the state last year with an estimated 27,000 hikers, roughly 72 per day. That is 23% busier than in 2022, when Quandary was slower than another perpetual favorite, Mount […]
Fire scorches landfill building, does not spread
A structure fire shut down access to Summit County landfill this afternoon. The fire erupted in the landfill entry building around 2 p.m., spewing smoke and flames. Everyone inside made it out safely. Crews with Summit Fire & EMS and Red White & Blue Fire quickly extinguished the blaze. Flames charred the outside of the […]