At least one outdoor ice-skating rink in Summit is open for the holidays
No fresh snow? No problem in Frisco, where the Meadow Creek Pond ice-skating rink is open for the holidays. Find it behind Walmart just off Summit Boulevard. Even better, the Frisco rink is lit up until 10 p.m. nightly. Bring your own skates though. There are no onsite rentals. Skating on natural ice is always at […]
Heavy hitters come out to play at Copper Grand Prix, Breck’s Rockstar Open (PHOTOS)
Dozens of the world’s best snowboarders descended on Summit County today for a pair of contests, one old, one new. At Copper Mountain the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix, aka Copper Grand Prix, brought more than 70 snowboarders to the first Olympic halfpipe qualifier of the season. Despite a top-3 qualifier, reigning Olympic champ Chloe Kim […]
With a shotski over a half mile long, Breck reclaims the unofficial world record
In the opening hours of Ullr Fest yesterday, Breckenridge reclaimed the unofficial world record for longest shotski, beating Park City in a friendly feud that’s been going on for nearly a decade. A record 1,420 people lined up on Main Street Breck, where they hoisted 507 skis measuring 2,489 feet – more than a half mile long. That beats the Park City record, set earlier […]
Winds over 100 mph cut power to 3k in Summit, 94k statewide
The power is out for more than 3,000 homes in Summit County and nearly 95,000 east into the Denver metro area, after a brutal overnight windstorm battered Colorado with winds over 100 miles per hour, bludgeoning trees and smashing powerlines. At 9 a.m. power is out in portions of Breckenridge, Frisco, Dillon and Silverthorne. Many […]
2025 Ullr Fest King and Queen revealed
The Kingdom has spoken! Longtime Breckenridge locals Rick and Martha Herwehe are your 2025 Ullr King and Queen. You’ll know Rick from A Cut Above Forestry, where he has been trimming trees and dressing yards since 1980. Martha is a longtime local elementary school teacher. They were picked by the top-secret selection committee, comprised […]
In the Frisco El art room, snowmen and skiing Santas are spreading holiday cheer
Today we are IN THE CLASSROOM at Frisco Elementary, where students of all ages are feeling the holiday spirit, Summit County-style, with the Krystal 93 holiday card contest. “They ran with your example of the snowman and the Christmas Tree, but there was Santa snowboarding and skiing, and I loved seeing that,” Frisco El art teacher Becca Spiro told us, soon after handing over […]
Tennis courts at Frisco’s Pioneer Park are ready for an upgrade. But when?
Town of Frisco is rebuilding one of its smallest town parks, Pioneer Park. Located just a block from Frisco’s new workforce housing project at 6th and Galena, Pioneer is home to a pair of tennis courts. Learn more about the Pioneer Park rebuild today, Dec. 15, from 3-6 p.m. at town hall. Stop by any […]
Unknowns throw down with Red Gerard, Mark McMorris at Rockstar Energy Open
Breckenridge is pitting pros against amateurs at the new Rockstar Energy Open, coming to Peak 8 for Ullr Fest weekend Dec. 19-21. Headlining the contest are Olympic champs Mark McMorris, Red Gerard and Jamie Anderson, plus X Games heavyweight like Zeb Powell and Ellie Weiler, along with Rockstar athletes Iris Pham and Colorado’s own Nik […]
Reinforcing roofs on the Front Range might help your High Country home insurance
w xsaaA proposed state bill made to reinforce roofs on the hail-prone Front Range could bring down home insurance rates in Summit County. State Sen. Dylan Roberts explained how it might work earlier this week, when he met with county commissioners in Breckenridge. “I’m hearing some promising things about helping folks update their roofs to […]
Beloved ski patroller and mentor Tina ‘Ma’ Biddle remembered
Heartache in the mountains of Colorado and Utah this month as friends and colleagues remember Tina Biddle, a beloved skier, ski patroller and mentor to young women. Biddle died unexpectedly in Utah on Dec. 1. She was 58. Opening day was a week away at Snowbird, where Biddle was the resort’s first female ski patrol […]
