Summit Daily News

01/03/2025

In the first year the Nordic and Alpine state championships were held separately from one another, Summit did not disappoint, winning the boys classic race on the first day of the state championship event at the Steamboat Touring Center in Steamboat Springs on Thursday, Feb. 27.

Editor’s Note: This article will be updated with reactions from members of the team The Summit High School boys Nordic ski team had one goal in mind heading into the winter season — a state...

01/03/2025

The Eagle County Board of Commissioners learned Thursday that White River National Forest Supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams has resigned. Fitzwilliams, the top official for the most visited national forest in the United States, is among a growing list of federal employees to opt into the deferred resignation early buyout program.

The Eagle County Board of Commissioners learned Thursday that White River National Forest Supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams has resigned. Fitzwilliams, the top official for the most visited national forest in the United States, is among a...

01/03/2025

The special meeting came less than a week before a recall election scheduled for Tuesday, March 4, in Dillon, where council members John Woods, Renee Imamura and Dana Christiansen are facing potential removal from office. The meeting also came as an attorney for Porritt issued cease-and-desist orders to two town residents behind the recall effort, one of whom is a candidate running to replace any recalled council member.

At a special meeting of the Dillon Town Council on Wednesday, Feb. 26, an attorney for the town explained how metro districts work in Colorado. The attorney also discussed the specifics of the Trevini Square...

01/03/2025

The weekend edition's front page. To view the full paper online, check out the e-edition: http://bit.ly/2K0zplB.

01/03/2025

3 snowstorms looming

Ski resorts along the Continental Divide, including those near Summit County, such as Arapahoe Basin Ski Area and Loveland Ski Area are expected to be favored in the first storm

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01/03/2025

Colorado lawmakers bring back CORE Act, which would add protections to 420,000 acres of public land.

The protections come at a time of uncertainty for public lands under the new presidential administration.

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01/03/2025

With two individual state champions leading the charge, Summit won the overall state title at the Nordic skiing state championships.

Editor’s Note: This article will be updated with reactions from members of the team The Summit High School boys Nordic ski team had one goal in mind heading into the winter season — a state...

28/02/2025

🍳 There's no such thing as a bad brunch, but there is a BEST BRUNCH.

🥞 These are the 5 best according to the 2024 Best of Summit voters.

BestOfSummitCo.com/blog/post/the-5-best-brunches-around-summit-county

28/02/2025

This comes over a month after the energy provider submitted a project aimed at quelling natural gas supply constraints in the Eastern Mountain Gas System serving Grand, Lake, Eagle and Summit counties.

Summit County officials say a sprawling Xcel Energy proposal could have direct impacts on many of their residents. They took action to formally intervene in the review process in an effort to protect constituents’ interests....

28/02/2025

Legislation on nuclear energy, school phone policies, grocery store liquor sales and wolf depredation claims have passed in either the House or Senate. Once approved by both chambers, the bills still must be signed by Gov. Jared Polis to become law.

A host of Colorado bills being carried in part by Western Slope lawmakers have cleared the halfway mark at the state Capitol as the 120-day legislative session nears its midway point.  Legislation on nuclear energy,...

28/02/2025

🧠 Mind mend: Therapy and mental health care bring hope to cognitive recovery for traumatic brain injuries

A 2004 report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls traumatic brain injuries, also known as TBIs, a “silent epidemic” since the problems caused by them are often not visible, and the public is largely not aware of how prevalent they are in society.

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28/02/2025

Friday's front page. To view the full paper online, check out the e-edition: http://bit.ly/2K0zplB.

28/02/2025

Record-high temperatures expected for Colorado’s mountains this weekend, but winter isn’t done yet.

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28/02/2025

Colorado short-term rental study sponsors argue against regulation. Mountain town group says findings ignore workforce struggles.

Across the Western Slope, several residents and municipal leaders have blamed corporations and vacation rentals for pricing out the workforce. Renters and hourly workers in resort towns often resort to sharing crowded living spaces, settle for hours-long commutes from outside the county or even live in their cars as rent prices climb over 40-50% of the average household income and residents are pushed out by second-home owners.

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28/02/2025

En este segmento vamos a presentar:
• Autoridades del Condado de Summit buscan mejorar la comunicación sobre el tráfico en tormentas de nieve.
• Desmienten falsos reportes de redadas de ICE que buscan generar pánico.
• Altas tasas de lesiones cerebrales traumáticas en comunidades de montaña.

27/02/2025

The event will feature beer from more than 30 Colorado craft breweries.

Dillon will be hosting its 13th Annual Lake Dillon Beer Festival on June 7 from 1-4 p.m. at Dillon Amphitheater. The event will feature beer from more than 30 Colorado craft breweries. A portion of the proceeds from...

27/02/2025

The McCain property also has dedicated space for a community center, called the Sol Center, that local nonprofits will share. A portion of the plot of land has been eyed by Breckenridge officials as they look to relocate free skier parking. The parking will need to be moved off of Airport Road to accommodate the construction of the Runway Neighborhood.

Breckenridge is offering housing units at what officials have dubbed the town’s “last neighborhood” to the Summit School District in exchange for a 10-acre parcel of land in town. Town representatives are proposing a trade...

27/02/2025

🏒 Comment to wish the team luck!

The Summit High School boys hockey team may have not won this year’s Class 4A Mountain league title, but the Tigers are arguably the hottest in the league. Concluding its slate of regular season games...