2 state champs, 1 team title for Summit High boys at CHSAA Nordic ski championships
8:40 p.m. Summit boys and girls are inaugural state champions for the Nordic relay race, a brand-new event held this afternoon in Steamboat. The girls team finished second behind Lake County. ========== ORIGINAL ARTICLE — The rest of the field never had a chance. After two days of racing in Steamboat, the Summit High boys […]
Read the letter Summit just sent to the Feds about Forest Service cuts
Federal staffing cuts and funding freezes are making headlines nationwide. But what do they mean for Summit County? Local officials tell Krystal 93 they are waiting for the dust to settle on most Federal decisions, but there was one they could not ignore – gutting the U.S. Forest Service. “A Forest Service that was already […]
Facebook 14er tickets give a boost to Summit County Pet Food Pantry
We had a huge leap forward in Facebook followers. We now have 13,000 and we’re headed for the elusive top of the 14er! One of our most recent followers is the Summit County Pet Food Pantry. They won a pair of tickets to The Lumineers at Ball Arena with Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats […]
Movies On Air: ‘Nickel Boys,’ the Pulitzer winner turned Oscar nominee
“Nickel Boys” screens Feb. 27 at 6:45 p.m. at The Eclipse in downtown Breckenridge. You’ll be about 45 minutes into “Nickel Boys,” director RaMell Ross’s adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, when the film’s most apparent artistic choice goes from gimmick to grandiose. The first-person cinematography – the forced perspective – is what most […]
Why no I-70 trailer ban during the President’s Day storm? CDOT explains
By now it feels like a dream, or maybe a fading nightmare. The seven-day snowstorm that hammered Summit, Vail and I-70 earlier this month jammed up thousands of travelers, closed roads for hours, and sent one truck off the road in an avalanche. There were traction laws and safety closures. U.S Highway 6 at Loveland Pass did not […]
In The Classroom: Fourth graders are rewriting history at Dillon Valley Elementary
Fourth grade history is jumping off the page in Melissa Klatt’s classroom at Dillon Valley Elementary School, but with a creative twist. The assignment just before winter break: Think of somebody in history who really stands out to you, and then make a fictional story about that person. “Reading a prompt, answering a prompt, the […]
It has been over 3 years since Breckenridge pot shops made money
The hits keep coming for Breckenridge pot shops. In 2024 the legal cannabis industry lost over $1 million, according to the town’s year-end finance report. In 2023 the hits were even worse, down more than $2 million. For more than three years now the dispensaries on Airport Road have been losing money every month. You […]
Survey says… Looking for culture? Look in your own back yard
A new travel survey from Longwoods International shows Americans are ready to find something new and exciting right here on home soil. The survey, taken earlier this month, found 61% of domestic travelers are hunting for diverse music, food and other experiences. Most of them say unique cultural traditions are easy to find. When Americans […]
Paramedics, evac specialists earn more in landmark Keystone ski patrol union contract
The ski patrol union at Keystone Resort won better pay for all and much better pay for highly skilled positions in a new contract. Most of the 81 union patrollers approved the contract Feb. 22. This is the first union contract at Keystone, bringing the starting wage to $22.50 per hour. Some skilled positions earn at […]
Big Winter Blast By Numbers & Pictures: closures, accidents, tow trucks, headaches and smiles
Summit County just weathered the deepest snow cycle of the season and one of the deepest in over a decade. Snow started falling overnight Thursday Feb. 13 and barely let up for seven days, hammering the I-70 mountain corridor with feet of snow and boosting our local snowpack by 20+ points, from 89% of average […]