Colorado sheriff pens a property tax break for first responders
A new state resolution unveiled today would let first responders write off a portion of their property taxes. SCR25-001 would apply to cops, deputies, firefighters, EMTs and dispatchers. It comes to lawmakers as a “Senate concurrent resolution,” meaning it must win approval with the state House and Senate before going to a ballot. If approved […]
Summit Sheriff hits I-70 for latest round of weekly chain checks
Note: This article is updated with comments from Summit County. Summit County Sheriff’s Office partnered up with Colorado State Patrol and three other agencies for I-70 chain checks. Results were a lot like the other weeks, showing nearly all truckers were traveling with chains (97%) and most other drivers are busted for speeding (44%). March […]
Team Breck sends big mountain skiers to Kirkwood for NorAms
Local big mountain skier Mason Heflin is having a big-time season. He is one of just 60 skiers across the nation invited to NorAms at Kirkwood from April 11-17. The 17-year-old Team Breck skier has been to NorAms before, but never to Kirkwood. “I’m really excited to go out there, but nervous for the comp […]
Old Dillon Inn might finally reopen this summer. Maybe.
The Old Dillon Inn is (maybe finally) making a comeback this summer, courtesy of a Frisco restaurateur. Michal Ulehla, owner of Bagalis and Bread and Salt, has applied for a liquor license at the ODI. He has plans for a kitchen there too. Months ago the town confirmed he was opening a breakfast restaurant at […]
A-Basin’s old Lenawee Chair is getting new life at Sunlight
Arapahoe Basin is big on recycling. But this takes it to a whole new level. The old Lenawee Chair three-seater is about to have new life at Sunlight Mountain near Glenwood Springs. “We’re really proud that we are repurposing the Lenawee Lift, because that is something that could have ended up in the scrap yard,” […]
Frisco approves biggest housing project in town history
Housing and shrinking budgets were the talk of town today at CMC Breckenridge, where seven local town and county managers met for the annual managers summit. More than 80 people attended the summit, hosted by Altitude Realtors and The Summit Chamber. Frisco’s Tom Fisher shared fresh news about the town’s biggest commitment yet to affordable […]
Summit braces for $5M in looming budget cuts
Summit County officials are bracing now for a $5 million budget deficit next year. “It will have significant impacts,” county commissioner Tamara Pogue tells Krystal 93 news director Phil Lindeman. “Even before we knew about the state’s budget deficit, we were still as a county very concerned about what cuts we were having to make. […]
Vail hosts the next generation of alpine superstars at 2025 U.S. Nationals
Vail Mountain is hosting the U.S. Alpine National Championships this season, starting Saturday March 29 at Gold Peak. The nation’s best up-and-coming skiers will be there for super-G, giant slalom and slalom. These FIS-sanctioned races are stepping stones to the U.S. national team, hosted by Ski and Snowboard Club Vail. From seasoned professionals to rising […]
Record temps and worsening drought are incoming. Will Summit County be spared?
First comes the hot streak, then comes the dry spell. National Weather Service predicts record temperatures across Colorado and much of the western U.S. this week. By Wednesday, temps here in Summit County could hit 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The Front Range will be sweating at 79 degrees. Texas and Arizona could be sweltering in the […]
142K in 3 days: Spring break traffic hits a season high on I-70
I-70 just claimed its busiest weekend of ski season with 142,498 vehicles in three days at the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels. That’s nearly 18,000 more cars than the previous weekend (124,846) and just over 1,000 more than the previous high earlier this month (141,160), despite a snowy Saturday when the mountain corridor shut down twice between Vail […]