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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Airport Lot, which was used as free skier parking for Breckenridge Ski Resort, used to fit roughly 1,000 vehicles, but the new free skier lot will hold roughly 500.

Here’s where Breckenridge is at with its Runway Neighborhood project and how a new free skier parking lot could work

As Breckenridge inches closer to determining a final price tag for what officials are calling its last workforce housing neighborhood, the town opened the floor for public opinion at a recent meeting....

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The Breckenridge Police Department stated that more information will be released at a later time after a Summit Daily News reporter reached out with questions and to confirm details received at the search effort.

Volunteer search party canceled for man missing from Breckenridge

3:15 p.m.: The search scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. at the South Gondola lot in Breckenridge on Wednesday, Aug. 27, was called off, according to information gathered by a Summit Daily News reporter who...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Lawmakers are meeting in response to budget fallout, hits to programs as a result of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax bill

Colorado special legislative session will include bills on wolf reintroduction, health insurance and small business tax assistance

Colorado lawmakers have already introduced more than two dozen bills they plan to take up in the special legislative session that begins on Thursday, as they seek to close a roughly $783 million defic...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Born out of a housing crisis, Unsheltered in Summit started out serving six to eight people a year when it began in 2019. Today, the organization serves around 65 people a year.

In this resort community, people are resorting to living out of cars. Unsheltered in Summit reports near-record usage and a need for year-round lot.

A Summit County nonprofit that provides a safe parking space for those living out of their cars had a waitlist around 20 people long at the height of winter 2024-25. Born out of a housing...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · last yr.

A Summit School District staff member who spent 25 years teaching at Summit High School has been identified as the climber who fell and died near Officers Gulch.

UPDATE: Summit School District mourns loss of ‘beloved’ teacher who died while climbing at Officers Gulch

Wednesday, 9 a.m.: A Summit School District staff member who spent 25 years teaching at Summit High School has been identified as the climber who fell and died near Officers Gulch. Summit County Coron...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · last yr.

Concerns raised by the 2007 Breckenridge Town Council resulted in the implementation of a Neighborhood Preservation Policy that mandates residential builds stay under a certain square footage depending on their location, including an overall maximum of 9,000-square-feet in size.

Breckenridge discusses town code’s ability to ‘erase a lot of sins’ made by new residential construction as it looks to revise regulations

In a valley with diminishing buildable land, Breckenridge officials seek to halt what many consider an unfavorable trend by tightening the reins on regulations for new property construction and demoli...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · last yr.

Nearly a decade after plans fell through for a multiunit development around the corner from Dillon Dam Road in Frisco, a local developer is proposing plans for a six-building residential project for the same site.

Frisco planning officials call project proposal a ‘missed opportunity’ for workforce housing

Nearly a decade after plans fell through for a multiunit development around the corner from Dillon Dam Road in Frisco, a local developer is proposing plans for a six-building residential project for t...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · last yr.

A key workforce housing component of Breckenridge Grand Vacations’ seven-parcel East Peak 8/Gold Rush Lot development received final approval from planning officials, moving it one step closer to breaking ground near Colorado Highway 9.

Workforce housing project clears Breckenridge planning officials after final review

A key workforce housing component of Breckenridge Grand Vacations’ seven-parcel East Peak 8/Gold Rush Lot development received final approval from planning officials, moving it one step closer to brea...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · last yr.

Frisco is considering creating a new housing covenant that takes into account feedback it’s received from residents who live in or have sought workforce housing.

‘If we don’t keep the locals here, what do we have left’: Frisco residents weigh in on workforce housing covenant discussions

Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct the number of for-sale, deed-restricted housing units in Silverthorne and Breckenridge. Former Frisco resident Beth Remington said her continuously inc...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · last yr.

Town staff members said an overarching goal of the management plan is to prevent the development of user-created social trails that can have impacts on surrounding nature features.

New trails, public gathering places and ‘discovery’ play areas could all come to this Breckenridge natural area

Workforce housing, a free overflow skier parking lot and a nonprofit hub have eaten up much of Breckenridge elected officials’ conversations around the town’s 128-acre McCain property in recent years,...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · last yr.

Just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, the Alpine Rescue Team was alerted about two individuals off route on Kelso Ridge near the summit of Torreys Peak in Clear Creek County.

Hikers struck by lightning on Torreys Peak saved by Alpine Rescue Group

Just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, the Alpine Rescue Team was alerted about two individuals off route on Kelso Ridge near the summit of Torreys Peak in Clear Creek County. Mission leaders for...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · last yr.

U.S. Highway 6 over Loveland Pass is closed Sunday, June 15, due to a mountain slide that the Colorado Department of Transportation described in a Facebook post as 100 feet wide and 15-20 feet deep.

UPDATE: Loveland Pass closes due to 100-foot wide mountain slide

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional information from CDOT. U.S. Highway 6 over Loveland Pass is closed Sunday, June 15, due to a mountain slide that the Colorado Department of T...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · last yr.

At a May 27 Breckenridge Town Council meeting, officials expressed a desire to see changes to their approach to workforce housing after hearing reports that some of the units the town built are sitting empty.

Breckenridge officials worry about some of the town’s workforce housing units ‘sitting unoccupied,’ suggesting change

Consistent reports from the local workforce about struggles with housing affordability spurred Breckenridge’s elected officials to make it a top priority — one that has cost millions.  Breckenridge’s ...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · last yr.

Students say Summit School District visual arts teacher Sharon Jacobson-Speedy’s level III art class isn’t for those looking for an easy elective, and that’s not what the teacher, who just clocked an 18-year run with the district, wanted to provide.

After 18 years with Summit School District, this visual arts teacher puts on the last exhibit with her students.

Students say Summit School District visual arts teacher Sharon Jacobson-Speedy’s level III art class isn’t for those looking for an easy elective, and that’s not what the teacher, who just clocked an ...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · last yr.

The Summit County Sheriff’s Office and Summit County Rescue Group have set up an operations center near North Tenmile Creek trailhead, which is at the west end of Main Street near Frisco.

Body recovery operation on Wichita Mountain near Frisco not related to search for missing man from Vail

Emergency officials are working on recovering the body of an individual who died near a technical area of Wichita Mountain. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office and Summit County Rescue Group have set u...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · last yr.

Hiring freezes in non-instructional roles and position adjustments are currently on the table as Summit School District plans its 2025-26 budget. The district is working against state, federal and local challenges affecting schools in rural Colorado.

Summit School District considers administrative staff reductions, new curriculum purchase freeze and more amid budget woes

Hiring freezes in non-instructional roles and position adjustments are currently on the table as Summit School District plans its 2025-26 budget. The district is working against state, federal and loc...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · last yr.

Colorado experts say tariffs on building materials will hurt small businesses and worsen the housing market. A builder in Colorado thinks it’s a necessary evil.

Colorado economists warn of rising home prices, job losses as tariffs hit construction materials

Builders in Colorado are bracing for tariffs on common construction materials like steel and aluminum to move down the chain. Some experts predict the end result will likely bring up home prices and l...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · last yr.

Each year these updated calculations have impacts on Summit County’s housing landscape. Area median income is used to determine eligibility for workforce housing and rents for those units. Officials are now discussing how the new analysis will affect locals.

Federal data shows a 9% jump in Summit County’s area median income. Officials say it will impact some local workers’ rent.

New figures from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development show a record-high area median income for Summit County. According to the new analysis, the median income for a local family of four...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · last yr.

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.

Here’s a look at the Dillon Amphitheater’s 2025 summer lineup so far, Billy Currington is the newest addition

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 summe...

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Summit Daily@summitdailynews.bsky.social · last yr.

Technically, the black bears found in Colorado don't hibernate, but regardless, if spring skiing at Keystone Resort is any indication — they're awake.

VIDEO: Colorado skier has close encounter with bear at Keystone Resort on closing day

Closing day at Keystone Resort appeared to coincide with the end of the winter denning season for bears — as a black bear charged across a ski run Sunday, April 6. Brian O’Neal, a Greenwood...

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