Frisco is paying you to be in the July 4th parade this year
What are you doing for Independence Day in Summit County? Town of Frisco wants to see you at the annual Fourth of July parade on Main Street. And Frisco will pay you to be there. The town arts and culture council has a pot of stipend money for July Fourth floats, awarding individuals up to $500 each and businesses up to […]
Frisco man killed in late-night semi collision on I-70
One person was killed last night when a Jeep Cherokee slammed into the back of a semi-truck between Silverthorne and Frisco on westbound I-70. Colorado State Patrol reports the lone victim was a 41-year-old Frisco man. His name has not been released, pending identification through Summit County Coroner. Troopers believe the victim was traveling uphill on I-70 directly behind […]
2 for 1: Breck’s popular Aspen Alley zone is getting a second trail
UPDATE May 13 — Coming soon to Breckenridge: two trails at Aspen Alley. The town trails department tells Krystal 93 the Forest Service is building a second trail this summer. When finished there will be one trail for biking and one trail for hiking, essentially fixing years of near-misses on one of the most popular […]
$40k raised at the 8th annual First Friday locals’ party in Silverthorne
The eighth annual First Friday Locals’ Appreciation Party this year was big, but not quite the biggest in history. Hundreds of people on May 1 helped Silverthorne raise $40,000 for six local nonprofits. Last year’s event, with compilatory beer, wine and liquor tastings, raised almost $47,000 for a record that still stands. Money this year […]
CDOT builds a road over your head at Floyd Hill as A-Basin extends again
Summer road work season is about to collide with the ski season we all thought would end but has not yet. Now through Thursday night CDOT is closing westbound I-70 at Floyd Hill for the “live lift,” when cranes install elevated roadway over the existing interstate at the base of Floyd Hill. Westbound lanes are […]
Colorado rivers are suffering from premature peaking, and May snow barely helps
Take it from Colorado’s mountain water experts – even two feet of sloppy, wet snow this week was too little, too late after months of historic heat. “We just experienced the warmest winter on record,” Summit County water commissioner Troy Wineland says. “It is possible we could see another little blip (in river flows), but most folks are leaning […]
2 skiers caught, carried by avalanche in iconic Rocky Mountain NP couloir
A pair of skiers narrowly avoided disaster on a backcountry ski trip in the thick of a May snowstorm. Yesterday, May 6, two skiers were bootpacking up the iconic Dragon’s Tail couloir, a southeast-facing route in Rocky Mountain National Park, when they noticed the snow rapidly warming. They decided to put their skis back on and descend. That is when the avalanche […]
Summit Olympian, Crystal Globe winner gets a new U.S. teammate – her older brother
Breakout slopestyle rider Lily Dhawornvej is invited back to the U.S. Snowboard team next season, this time with a teammate who knew the 17-year-old long before she blew up. Joining Lily on the U.S. Snowboard nomination list is her older brother, Caleb. The 19-year-old was invited to the rookie slopestyle team this week. He would […]
Nearly 50k in the dark as May snowstorm cuts power, dumps feet of snow on Colorado
The deepest May snowstorm since 2022 is causing power outages, road closures and a just a touch of FOMO in Colorado today. Nearly 50,000 properties are in the dark at 9:45 a.m., according to the Xcel Energy outage map. Most of those are in the Denver Metro area, where heavy snow is bending power lines and breaking trees already sprouting […]
Dillon Farmers Market is getting a new pad thanks to slow May days
A whole lot of new concrete is coming to downtown Dillon months earlier than expected. When spring snow melted off early, the town opened construction on a pair of updated pickleball courts. Contractor Columbine Hills Construction began pouring the foundation in April for opening day by mid-summer. Columbine Hills apparently doesn’t have a busy schedule […]