Summit Huts is pitching a winter ski hut at Frisco Peninsula
The most accessible backcountry hut in the county could be coming soon to Frisco Peninsula. Summit Huts wants to build a winter ski hut on the highest point of the peninsula, just east of Crown Point Road near the Tip Top trail. Executive director Greg Guevara believes this would be the perfect complement to his […]
Florida man arrested for kidnapping standoff in downtown Breck
A Florida man is in custody for a standoff in downtown Breckenridge yesterday, involving an alleged kidnapping and an armored vehicle. Yesterday’s standoff began with reports of a missing and endangered boy in Sarasota. Police there said the suspect had recently lost custody of his son and believed the man was in Breckenridge with the […]
For girls and coaches at The Cycle Effect, the trail is the classroom
Erin Buena of The Cycle Effect knows what it’s like to feel nerves on a mountain bike. They hit hard at her very first practice at Keystone. “I was really nervous about attending practices,” Buena tells Krystal 93 news director Phil Lindeman. “I’m brand new to this role. I really have no idea what to […]
Local summer camps are inadvertently banned from Summit trails, open space
A well-meaning law is making it nearly impossible for local educational summer camps to legally use county trails and open space. This law was designed to limit commercial use, like for-profit filming. It requires a permit for large groups on open space. But, when nonprofit summer camps like Keystone Science School are charging for campers, […]
Olympians and Paralympians join Team Summit Wall of Fame
Beloved Nordic ski coach Jon “JK” Kreamelmeyer has traveled the world for skiing. But he has never seen his name on the Wall. Until now. This summer JK joins three Team Summit coaches and athletes on the Team Summit Wall of Fame, honoring “trailblazing individuals whose impact on snow sports in Summit County and beyond […]
$40K awarded to delis, bakers and a sports arcade through Silverthorne biz grants
Nine local businesses are taking home a combined $40,000 from the town of Silverthorne’s annual business grant awards. Money goes to “enhancements,” like facilities at Bluebird Market, and “economic development” for marketing and more at restaurants (Independence Deli), at-home care (Lenka’s Loving Care) and a virtual sports arcade (The Sports Buffet). Enhancement grants Economic development […]
Breck, Vail and Aspen are getting a new area code in July
A new area code is coming soon to Summit and neighboring mountain towns – the fourth area code in Colorado. New area code 748 goes live on July 7 for cities and counties already covered by the existing area code, 970. This includes Breckenridge, Vail, Aspen, Steamboat and Glenwood Springs, plus Fort Collins, Greeley and […]
Remains of missing Gore Canyon rafter found nearly 1 year later
A Front Range man who disappeared in a rafting incident on the Colorado River last year has been found. Grand County authorities confirm the remains of Thomas Russell, 61, of Littleton, were discovered May 21 near Rancho del Rio. He was last seen alive on June 1, 2024 in Gore Canyon, nearly 20 miles upstream. […]
5 injured when 2 semi-trucks collide on I-70 above Silverthorne
Five people were hospitalized, including one with life-threatening injuries, when two semi-trucks and several passenger vehicles collided on I-70 above Silverthorne this afternoon. Authorities confirm this rollover wreck happened just after 3 p.m. at mile marker 208, three miles east of Silverthorne, where a semi-truck heading westbound hit another semi-truck, pushing both vehicles and their […]
6 water rescues in one day on Lake Dillon
June 1 strikes again. This past Sunday local rescuers responded to six separate incidents in just over an hour on Lake Dillon. Summit County Sheriff’s Office confirms no one was injured and no one ended up in the chilly water, although a few pontoon passengers took the long way home. Winds that day were blowing […]