Stories in this list received the most page views on SummitDaily.com from Feb. 23-March 1. 

1. Here’s a look at the Dillon Amphitheater’s 2025 summer lineup so far

Following a season with a record number of shows and changes to ticketing at the venue, the Dillon Amphitheater has begun gearing up for another season and has announced several concerts for its summer lineup.

Tickets can be found at various ticket resellers or at DillonAmp.com/Dillon-Amphitheater-home

• Friday, June 20 — Alison Krauss & Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas, Willie Watson
• Friday, June 27 — Modest Mouse 
• Saturday, June 28 — Dirty Heads
• Friday, July 25 — Cake
• Friday, Aug. 8 — DISPATCH with John Butler (with band), Donovan Frankenreiter and Illiterate Light
• Saturday, Aug. 9 — The Australian Pink Floyd Show: Wish You Were Here 50th Anniversary
• Friday, Aug. 29 — Sierra Ferrell 
• Friday, Sept. 5 — Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Medium Build
• Saturday, Sept. 6 — Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Medium Build
• Sunday, Sept.7 — Train, Edwin McCain

— Kit Geary

2. Colorado’s I-70 corridor could see 3 snowstorms in the first half of March, with Summit County ski areas favored in 1st storm

After a warm week, the Colorado Rocky Mountains are due for more snow to start out the month of March.

In Summit County, where the snowpack remains at 120% of median — higher than anywhere else in the state — local ski resorts could see up to 6 inches of fresh snow by Tuesday and totals over a foot by the end of next week, according to OpenSnow.

Following “beautiful weather” with sunshine and daytime temperatures well above freezing in the mountains Saturday, the Colorado High Country can expect flurries to begin Sunday, OpenSnow meteorologist Sam Collentine wrote in a blog post.

– Ryan Spencer

3. Snowboarder buried, killed in avalanche on Mines Peak on Berthoud Pass

A backcountry snowboarder was caught, buried and killed in an avalanche Saturday, Feb. 22, on Mines Peak east of Berthoud Pass, according to a preliminary report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. 

The Grand County Communications center received a report of the avalanche at about 4:45 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from the Grand County Sheriff’s Office. 

The large, persistent-slab avalanche broke at the ground across multiple terrain features, according to the avalanche center’s report. The area, also known as The Fingers or High Trail Cliffs, is made up of a set of steep, rocky, northwest-facing avalanche paths accessible from the parking area at the summit of Berthoud Pass.

— Staff report

4. These Colorado mountain towns are battling ‘severe gas capacity constraints.’ Here’s Xcel Energy’s plan.

Representatives of Xcel Energy are awaiting a response from the state on a proposed $155 million project aimed at ensuring growing mountain communities have reliable energy sources.  

The plan is specifically geared toward Xcel’s Eastern Mountain Natural Gas System which includes areas in Summit, Grand, Lake and Eagle counties. Xcel representatives say it has now been submitted to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for review. 

Xcel Energy government affairs manager Blair McGary said a region the utility company covers, featuring 65,000 customers and spanning 975 miles of transmission pipeline, has “severe gas capacity constraints.” Communities began feeling this constraint in 2019, she said, due to a drop in pressure in the area’s natural gas supply. For Summit County residents, it started with rolling power outages in February 2019 which affected about 17,600 customers in the area.

— Kit Geary

5. This Colorado woman dreamed of a career serving public lands. She was suddenly among thousands fired by the US Forest Service.

Born and raised in Colorado, Mikayla Moors — who was recently fired from her position in the U.S. Forest Service as part of mass layoffs by the Trump Administration — fell in love with the nation’s public lands during her childhood.

“I was born with hiking boots on my feet and a fishing pole in my hand,” said Moors, an avid hunter and angler. “Going outside was a family value when growing up.”

Growing up frequenting the outdoors “gave me this sense of respect for the land,” Moors said. As an adult, she found herself working seasonal jobs with the National Parks Service, including as a park ranger for the Rocky Mountain National Park, and dreamed of ultimately becoming a lead park ranger.

— Ryan Spencer