Another record falls during Summit’s warmest March in 115+ years
The dreaded March “heat dome” claimed another record today, although it wasn’t as hot as it could’ve been. The record-keeping weather station in Dillon read 67 degrees Fahrenheit around mid-afternoon, demolishing the old record of 59 degrees from 2017. At one point the National Weather Service said we could have reached the low 70s today. […]
Summit smashes first of potentially 3 high-temp records this week
Summit County today obliterated the first of maybe three high temperature records this week as the dreaded “heat dome” blankets the West. Around midday today the mercury hit 65 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the record-keeping weather station in Dillon. That beats the record of 61 degrees from 2017. These are the only two years Summit […]
Frisco council candidates talk Frisco’s Backyard, the fruit stand and Breck Montessori
It was a packed house yesterday at the Slopeside Hall in Frisco, where 12 candidates for town council talked about priorities, challenges and what they would do with a $10 million grant. Local housing, wildfire mitigation, regional travel and a diverse economy dominated the discussion. More than half of the candidates are making their first […]
10 hours of lapping Pali Chair raises money for local avy victim’s wife
This year’s A-Basin Enduro on Wednesday, April 8, is raising money in memory of Dave Pickett-Heaps, the longtime Summit local killed earlier this month in an avalanche at Boss Basin. Says the team at A-Basin, Dave’s wife, Kaileen, is a “beloved part of the A-Basin community.” She is exactly the kind of person this 10-hour Pali Chair ski-a-thon was made to support. The Enduro, now in its […]
2 men at large after Sunday night pub fight in Breck
A pre-Paddy’s Day pub fight in Breckenridge sent one man to the hospital and left several more with minor injuries. Breckenridge PD is now searching for two of about 16 men involved in the brawl, which happened outside of Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub just before midnight on March 15. The two men wanted for questioning […]
Movies On Air: ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ is wailing, writhing, forgotten U.S. history
“The Testament of Ann Lee” shows March 18-19 at The Eclipse in Breck. Pilgrims are ingrained in our history. As a kid growing up in Denver, I fondly remember construction paper hats and turkeys. Names like Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower were as common as George Washington and Abe Lincoln. So was the sanitized story […]
Reviled reservations are working at busy Quandary Peak and Rocky Mountain NP
What do one of the busiest 14ers in Colorado and busiest national parks in the U.S. have in common? They are both quieter these days. And to thank? Controversial limits on who can visit and when. For the first time since 2013, Rocky Mountain National Park last year was not one of the five most-popular national parks in the U.S. with 4,171,431 visitors, […]
Veteran snowmaker busted in underage sex sting
A career snowmaker is accused of paying for underage sex. William LeClair, 62, known locally as Bill, was caught last week during an undercover sting in Summit County. He is charged with five felonies, including attempted sex assault on a child, soliciting child prostitution and cybercrime. For over two decades LeClair worked on snowmaking teams at Keystone Resort and Arapahoe Basin. Five Summit […]
I-70 Watch: Corridor catches spring fever with busiest westbound days of ski season
It wasn’t the busiest weekend of ski season, but it was the busiest for people coming into the mountains. In three days, March 13 to 15, nearly 71,500 vehicles traveled I-70 westbound through the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels. Westbound lanes haven’t been that slammed since mid-summer. By The Numbers: I-70 westbound (average) A grand total of 132,974 vehicles took I-70 through Summit this weekend. That is down […]
Frisco Nordic forced to close 3 weeks earlier than expected
It was a lean, mean season at the Frisco Nordic Center. Closing day will be Tuesday, March 17. That is three weeks earlier than expected “due to diminishing snowpack and forecasted warming temperatures,” according to the town. Frisco Nordic usually has up to 30 kilometers of trail for classic and skate skiers. Today barely 2 kilometers still have snow. A brief cold spell […]