Expanding Hotel Development
Summit County is starting to see more and more hotel conglomerates building high-end resort type hotels; expanding hotel development in the mountains. In the past, hotel developers have been tentative to build in mountain communitie...
$33 Million Granted to Protect Our Forests From Wildfires
The From Forests to Faucets program will receive $33 million in funding toward forest restoration projects aiming to reduce the risk of wildfires over five years. The resources will help treat more than 40,000 acres of forests near watershe...
Summit Foundation Grants More Than One Million
In December of 2016, the Summit Foundation Board of Trustees gave over one million dollars to local nonprofits within Summit County and other nearby communities. By the end of 2016, the Summit Foundation community grant allocations for the ...
Summit Sky Ranch
The newest development in Silverthorne, Summit Sky Ranch is headed into its final stages of planning. Silverthorne Town Council voted to approve three resolutions for final plats within the subdivision allowing for the last phase of lots...
Fremont Recpath Approved
The Fremont Recpath was approved last week. It will take bikers and pedestrians from Copper Mountain to Fremont Pass where it will connect with the Mineral Trail into Leadville. With the help from the U.S. Department of Transportation...
Stowe Is Now Epic
Vail Resorts has made another big purchase. Last week Vail Resorts finalized the acquisition of Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont for $50 million. Vail Resorts owns ski areas in Colorado, California, Utah, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, ...
Population Boom in Colorado
In the 1820’s Breckenridge was first populated by fur trappers, in which people trapped everything from Otters to Bison. With a relatively small population, it wasn’t until the late 1850’s that Breckenridge saw a real increase.&n...Frisco Transit Center Moving Full Speed Ahead
Summit County has been working with members of the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) in moving the planning along for an improved Frisco Transit Center. The county estimates that altogether the redesign of the Frisco Transit Cente...