When will A-Basin close? Ask Mother Nature
Arapahoe Basin is pulling back to weekends only starting June 1 with a possible closing date of June 8. The slopes are open Friday, Saturday and Sunday that week. Depending on Mother Nature A-Basin might extend the season one more weekend to June 15, again Friday through Sunday. “We need cool temps and grey skies to get […]
Independence Pass opens just in time for Memorial Day weekend
Every year at this time we start looking for signs of summer in the high country, like melting snow, swelling rivers and moose munching on lawns. Add to the list the opening of Highway 82 at Independence Pass. Aspen Times confirms the classic mountain route between Aspen and Twin Lakes will open for summer travel […]
Summit grads celebrate bright futures and 5 years of the senior parade tradition
Summit seniors headed down Main Street in Breckenridge to mark the end of their high school education, and the beginning of the next phase of their lives. The Summit County Graduates Parade is a tradition that started with COVID in 2020 as a way to celebrate safely in the midst of the pandemic. Krystal 93’s […]
8th grade poets find a voice at annual Summit Middle poetry slam
Today we are IN THE CLASSROOM at Summit Middle School, where students are writing poetry for the annual Eighth Grade Poetry Slam. But they aren’t just writing poetry. On May 30 select eighth graders are reading their poetry in front of nearly 100 classmates and a panel of judges, including Summit School superintendent Dr. Tony […]
Frisco man known for scrambling local mountains dies on slick ridgeline
May 21 — Friends and family are mourning for Michael Sanchez, aka Boris, a 49-year-old Frisco man who died scrambling a rocky ridgeline just west of Main Street Frisco on May 19. Authorities believe Sanchez was running solo when he slipped and fell on Wichita Mountain. The 10,855-foot peak was slick and icy with patchy […]
High Country Boating season opens Friday on Lake Dillon
Today there is snow at 9,000 feet. By Friday you could be sailing on it. Both Lake Dillon marinas are open in time for the Memorial Day holiday. Frisco Bay Marina opens Friday, May 23 with powerboat and paddle rentals, plus food and drinks at the Island Grill. Friday is also the first day of […]
First bilingual psychiatric clinic between Denver and SLC opens in Edwards
Mountain town locals have a place to call home when times get tough. On May 16, Vail Health cut the ribbon on the Precourt Healing Center, a purpose-built inpatient behavioral health clinic in Edwards. The photo is courtesy of Chris Dillmann with the Vail Daily. The clinic, where treatment is offered English and Spanish, is the […]
RV camping and cabins are coming soon (ish) to Arapahoe Basin
Arapahoe Basin is doubling down on summer additions in its latest master development plan. This plan, just unveiled today, is the first from A-Basin as a wholly owned Ikon Pass property. The resort sold to Alterra Mountain Company just before opening day this ski season. The 122-page document covers a ton of ground, but making […]
Where do old school buses go when they die?
A trio of Summit County school buses is finding new life as scrap in Steamboat Springs. Steamboat Radio reports on school bus recycling at D&D Metal Recycle, where earlier this month the old diesel buses were smashed into squares a fraction of their original size. D&D removes the engine and dismantles the chassis. What’s left […]
1 trucker injured after 3 separate wrecks on snowy and blustery Vail Pass
One trucker was hospitalized when snow and gusty winds caused three separate wrecks overnight on I-70 at Vail Pass. Colorado State Patrol confirms three semi-trucks and three passenger vehicles collided in just over an hour starting at 1:30 a.m., shutting down westbound I-70 for nearly six hours. It happened during the thick of a mid-May […]