Incumbents (mostly) rule on town council Election Day in Summit
One of the busiest local elections in recent years ended with many of the same candidates coming back for another term. Out of 32 candidates in four towns, 10 of them were incumbents, and all but two defended their seats. In Frisco, incumbent Zach Ryan lost to newcomer Thayer Hirsh by the slimmest margin of the day – […]
How will Colorado combat home insurance hikes? With a ‘hail hardening’ fund
State lawmakers want to save you money on skyrocketing home insurance rates by combating hail on the Front Range. Speaker of the State House Julie McCluskie, of Summit County, and fellow Democrats today revealed a bill that creates a state grant for “home hardening.” This fund would pay homeowners to fortify their roofs against hail and wind. Funding the grant are insurance […]
14er pros partner with Colorado professor to rehab delicate alpine tundra
Mount Shavano near Salida could use a little TLC. Over the years a network of social trails on that southern 14er grew bigger and broader, decimating the sensitive alpine tundra. Despite several years of trail work grasses and other alpine plants just aren’t growing back. This summer the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative is partnering with a Denver professor, Catherine Kleier, the associate vice president for faculty affairs […]
Trygve Berge, Norwegian ski champ and Breckenridge co-founder, dies at 93
Summit County lost one of its modern founding fathers this spring. Trygve Berge, the co-founder of Breckenridge Ski Area known for his silky-smooth style and kilowatt smile, died on April 2. He was 93 years old. He would have celebrated his 94th birthday on April 19. “My dad loved the mountains of Colorado and truly […]
Weekend ski traffic’s dips below 100,000
It was a mellow Easter weekend on the I-70 mountain corridor with 98,695 vehicles in three days at the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels. That was down 13% in a week and 16% percent in a year for the slowest weekend on the corridor since early December, when a snowstorm closed I-70 and traffic fell below 90,000 cars. […]
Eagle County sues BLM over oil depot
Eagle County is suing the Federal government for fast-tracking an oil depot in Utah, saying this approval skirted public process and abused emergency powers. The depot, known as the Wildcat Loadout Facility, was recently approved for expansion by the Bureau of Land Management. This facility is tied to the controversial Uinta Basin Railway proposal, which would reopen old […]
Local students take home nearly $600k at Summit Foundation Scholarship Banquet
It was a packed house at Summit High School this Wednesday when the Summit Foundation held its annual Scholarship Night, awarding nearly $600,000 to 148 local students. “These students reflect the strength, determination and potential of our community,” said Don Dankner, Summit Foundation board member and scholarship committee member. “Investing in their education is an investment in the future […]
Armed man suffering ‘severe hallucinations’ forces lockdown at Keystone apartments
A five-hour mental health lockdown in Keystone ended peacefully this afternoon, and residents of the Wintergreen Apartments are now back home. Dillon-Keystone PD reports a call came in around 6:40 a.m. from a man who said someone else was in his apartment. He was barricaded in his bathroom and needed help, police report. Officers arrived […]
March was a MONSTER for Summit County snowfall
Things are scary out there on April Fools’ Day, no joke. This March was a monster disappointment in a season full of them. Here’s a look at snowfall totals from I-70 ski areas: March 2026 snowfall totals For a little perspective, here are the March numbers from last year: March 2025 snowfall totals There is really no comparison, but we will try anyway. […]
‘Luring’ bears with trash would be a criminal offense under proposed legislation
Lawmakers from Steamboat Springs and Durango want to crack down on irresponsible humans who get bears in trouble with trash. State Rep. Meghan Luhkens, of Steamboat, and co-sponsor Katie Stewart, of Durango, have introduced House Bill 1342, known as the “Negligently Luring Bears” law. It would change the definition of luring a bear and make it easier […]