2 mountain towns are suing the same contractor for botched workforce housing
A pair of unrelated lawsuits claim contractor MW Golden, of Castle Rock, was negligent, fraudulent and a bad partner on workforce housing apartments in Breckenridge and Frisco. The first lawsuit comes from town of Breckenridge, filed in Summit County district court in late November. It claims MW Golden used a Silverthorne sub-contractor, A.L. Plumbing, to […]
5 hospitalized by early-morning carbon monoxide leak in Silverthorne
Five people were poisoned by carbon monoxide at a Silverthorne condo complex just before dawn on Sunday, April 6. Summit Fire and EMS reports several people were jarred awake by alarms. “Some residents were actually trying to disable them, thinking they were false fire alarms,” Summit Fire’s Steve Lipsher tells Krystal 93 news director Phil […]
‘Issues, not individuals’: Dillon adopts townwide ‘civility code’ after a tense year
It has been a tumultuous 12 months in the town of Dillon. This past April a small group of locals, including the husband of sitting mayor Carolyn Skowyra, launched a petition to overturn a controversial lakeview condo project from Detroit developer Jake Porritt. It was the first such petition in town history – and Dillon […]
There’s a new shot-ski world record. And it’s not in the U.S.
Canada is coming for Breck’s big record. On March 29, Mont-Orford near Montreal stole the unofficial title of world’s longest shot-ski at its annual après-ski bash. The Quebec resort claims 1,460 people lined the slopes in retro neon and fur hats for a shot of the hard stuff from 506 custom skis. This beats the […]
Lost dog rescued from 11,000 feet after snowy crash on I-70
A military veteran’s service dog was rescued from 11,000 feet near the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnels late last week, when its owner was hospitalized in a car crash April 3. Summit Lost Pet Rescue shares the story of Bob, the Shibu inu. Bob scrambled from a broken windshield after the wreck and darted across I-70, barely missing […]
5 in a row! Krystal 93 claims 2024 Station of the Year at state broadcaster awards
“Colorado’s Finest Rock” claimed Colorado’s biggest award yet again. Krystal 93 won medium market Station of the Year at the 2024 Awards of Excellence banquet, hosted by the Colorado Broadcasters Association. This is our fifth consecutive year winning the state title, stretching back to 2020. Since going on air in 1988 Krystal 93 has been […]
The ‘Frisco Backyard’ forest and trails plan is big, bold and open for comment
Groomed winter trails, rebuilt trailheads, and nearly 1,600 acres of forest trimming are built into the Frisco Backyard management plan, a sweeping new project between the town of Frisco and U.S. Forest Service. This trails and wildfire management plan covers 3,026 acres south of Frisco at the base of Peak One. It’s bordered by Mount […]
Vine Street Social, Creative Cabinetry top Summit Chamber biz awards
It was a packed house at Keystone’s Warren Station last night for the annual Business Excellence Awards from The Summit Chamber. Executive director Cheri Ryan was decked out in gold as master of ceremonies. Her co-host, Tom Mason of Epic Print Pros, was shimmering in blue and gold, and razzing the crowd with dad jokes: […]
Former Summit Rugby players join new Women’s Elite Rugby league
A new women’s professional rugby league is giving former Summit Rugby players a place to call home. Four-time state champion Nicole Kimball was on reserve this past weekend at Infinity Park, where the new Denver Onyx squad played its first match. “This feeling of being in a stadium solely meant for rugby in the United […]
Why high-speed mountain rail won’t fix I-70 ski traffic
I-70 is synonymous with ski traffic. Just this winter the mountain corridor has closed more than 200 times between Georgetown and Glenwood Springs, often for hours, occasionally with no warning. Margaret Bowes, outgoing executive director for the I-70 Coalition, has spent 18 years with the non-profit trying to solve the ski-traffic conundrum. Almost daily she […]