Warnings issued for Colorado mountains as storm with potential to drop double-digit snow totals nears
Between 6-14 inches of snow could accumulate between midnight Friday and midnight Saturday as a storm system nears Colorado’s mountains. Travel could be “very difficult” due to the mix of heavy snowfall and winds associated...
Lawsuit claims Breckenridge, Vail Resorts were negligent in death of expert skier who fell from lift
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to add additional information from a Colorado Passenger Tramway Safety Board report. The wife of a skier who died after falling from a chairlift at Breckenridge Ski Resort...
Final update: I-70 westbound at Vail Pass reopens after crash
Update 9:23 p.m. Interstate 70 westbound at Vail Pass has reopened Saturday night following a crash. U.S. Highway 6 over Loveland Pass remains closed due to safety concerns, according to CoTrip.org. Update 8:40 p.m. U.S....
Breckenridge pushes to implement new building codes that raise mandates for energy efficiency ahead of fall deadline
Breckenridge sustainability and building staff members have formally started stakeholder outreach as they embark on a monthslong process to nail down building codes before a mandated rollout set for the fall. The town adopts new...
Judge rules health provider owes $4.2M to patient permanently injured during treatment at St. Anthony Summit Hospital in 2019
Editor’s note: The headline of this story has been updated to amend a missing figure. A Summit County judge has ruled that the Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado owes about $4.2 million to a patient who...
Thirsty Pika named best new business in Summit County following reader-driven contest
Chris Proctor was looking to bring something different to Summit County when he introduced the Thirsty Pika Taproom to Silverthorne in March 2024. He wanted a unique business model that involved a namesake that would...
Want to explore Colorado’s mountains without ski resort lines? Check out this guide to the state’s budget-friendly ski option.
Every year, the sport of downhill skiing draws thousands of tourists from all over the world to Summit County’s famous ski resorts: Keystone, Breckenridge, Copper and Arapahoe Basin. But another form of skiing — Nordic...
Snowstorm led to 6-vehicle pileup, pickup crash over I-70 guardrail near tunnel and head-on crash on Hoosier Pass in Colorado’s mountains
A snowstorm battered the Colorado Rocky Mountains on Tuesday, March 18, and Wednesday, March 19, leading to multiple closures, a six-vehicle pileup, a pickup going over the embankment of Interstate 70 and other crashes, according...
Sheriff’s Office assists with 2 search and rescue missions, man claiming right to carry gun on bus and threats involving knife
The Summit County Sheriff’s Office last week assisted with two search and rescue missions, a man who claimed he had a right to carry a gun on a local bus and a disagreement that reportedly...
Details emerge on two unreported deaths from crashes at ski resorts in Summit County, bringing season total to 3 fatalities
In addition to the skier who died at Keystone Resort earlier this week, the Summit County Coroner’s Office says there have been two other deaths resulting from crashes at local ski resorts so far this...
FAA: Pilot of plane that nearly crashed into Continental Divide took additional high-altitude training after incident
On July 4, 2024, a father and son were hiking to Devils Thumb near the Continental Divide when they saw a small plane almost crash into the ground below. The son, Tyler Dunn, was able...
Summit School District joins thousands to rally outside Colorado Capitol in rebuke of governor’s school funding proposal
Thousands of public school leaders, teachers and staff descended on the steps of the Colorado Capitol on Thursday to protest Gov. Jared Polis’s proposed education budget. Angered by what many see as a reneging on...
Summit School District officials discuss potential impacts of Colorado’s budget woes to staffing, tout success of rally for education funding
Set to the backdrop of funding uncertainty at both the state and federal level, Summit School District officials applauded the community for rallying around the cause to better fund education in Colorado, recognizing those who...