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The order comes after a settlement with the town of Snowmass Village approved in July deemed this 2023-24 winter season the dog sledding operation’s final. Krabloonik needs about 115 dogs to operate this season, said owner Dan Phillips, and ...

The Dillon Reservoir had a record-breaking year as consistent precipitation helped keep the reservoir full through much of the summer and allowed rafters to enjoy more than three weeks on the Blue River. The water year, which ...

Here at Summit Real Estate, we appreciate the efforts made towards sustainable practices in Summit County. This year, free pumpkin composting bins will be available at the Breckenridge, Frisco and Silverthorne recycling centers from Oct. 21-Nov. 12, ...

In a historic move, the White River National Forest and Summit County signed a 50-year lease of the 11-acre Dillon Work Center administrative site for the development of affordable workforce housing. The signing of the contract on Wednesday, ...

Breckenridge is back on its way to become a certified International Dark Sky Communit. If it’s certified, it would join 42 other currently certified dark sky community across the world. With the town’s gameplan to have an ...

Light hits Peak 8 in Breckenridge as aspens start to turn gold on a stretch of Ski Hill Road, as pictured from a vantage point near the North Gondola Lot on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Summit County and most of the central mountain region is not ...

The Tuesday after Labor Day, a few volunteers worked as busily as beavers, wading knee deep into dammed waters along North Tenmile Creek in Frisco. A chainsaw, three corrugated plastic pipes, wire and rebar lay around the picnic table where Alton ...

Summit County needs 2,528 more housing units, both rental and for-sale, to meet the needs of its workforce in the next five years, according to a 2023 housing needs assessment.  The findings, presented as part of a final draft during a ...

Meteorologists have released early predictions for what the 2023-24 ski season could look like in Summit County and across Colorado.  While experts maintain that nothing is certain and that their tools for predicting snowfall this early remain ...

The town of Silverthorne just closed on the purchase of a building on Stephens Way which was formerly a Burger King. The purchase is just the first step in what could be a decade-long construction plan to ease the burden of traffic in Silverthorne....

Rafters lift their paddles in the air as they make their way through a series of rapids on the Blue River as the Gore Range rises above the scene. This year is the first weeks-long opportunity to raft down the Blue River since 2019.Performance ...

The ice on the Dillon Reservoir just melted earlier this month, but marinas along the Summit County waterfront, nestled at 9,000 feet in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, are already preparing to open. Both the Dillon Marina and Frisco Bay Marina ...

Summit County's night sky is illuminated by starry lights.Brigit Cheshire/Courtesy photo The sighting of the Northern Lights in northern Colorado two weeks ago may be a mere glimpse of what’s in store in the coming months, judging by ...

Steamboat Springs' new short-term rental tax collected $1.3 million in its first month. General sales taxes increased by 13.7% across the city, with the area around Steamboat Resort seeing a 17.7% bump.John F. Russell/Steamboat Pilot & ...

A skier gets air on a run at Copper Mountain Resort after 14 inches of snow fell over a seven-day span.Due to consistent snow throughout the season, Copper announced it plans on extending its 2023-24 season by two weeks.Copper Mountain ...

River Run Village seen at the base of Keystone Resort on March 2, 2023. The results of an all-mail ballot election, set to end March 28, could make the area Colorado's newest town.Tripp Fay/Summit Daily News The results of an all-mail ballot ...

Plow truck drivers for the Colorado Department of Transportation put a significant amount of work into keeping roads open, but because of severe weather or vehicle wrecks, some road closures are unavoidable. Speaking to the state officials who make ...

Article Courtesy Summit Daily News As Summit County moves into the second half of the short-term rental moratorium and housing for workers in the county remains an issue in the community, many county-run housing projects continue to chug forward....