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Swan Mountain Road in Summit County, Colorado, will be fully closed on June 12, 2023, for extensive paving and pothole maintenance. The Department of Public Works said the work was essential to prolong the life of the roadway and ensure safer and more efficient travel for local residents and visitors.

Daily afternoon showers and thunderstorms will continue the rest of this week and into the weekend. Heavy rain will be the most likely hazards, and flash flooding will be possible. Salida and Buena Vista will see a high of 75. A low of 47. The San Luis Valley can expect...

It's the kind of Colorado story that usually does not have a happy ending. This one does, which makes it so special. After 5 weeks, Mike Krugman said he had all but given up hope that his dog, Riley, was going to come home alive. He said the dog simply never came back after he let him out for dinner April 8. "The next morning I got on my snowshoes because we had just had a big dump of snow and started looking and discovered on the south end of the property, the fence wasn't there anymore," Krugman said. He worked with the...

Park County, CO – Today the Board of County Commissioners adopted a proclamation bestowing the Park County Conservation Award posthumously to Mr. Eddie Kochman in honor of his many years of service and contributions to sustaining, improving and advocating for the stewardship and enhancement of the wildlife ecology and environment.

Breckenridge is expanding its resort with a new base area and high-speed lift. Breckenridge is expanding its resort with a new base area and high-speed lift. Hours after Mike Johnston was voted as the mayor elect of Denver, FOX31 is asking him what his first steps will be once he takes over office.

My grandparents, Joe and Bunny, came here from the East Coast the year before Vail Mountain opened. They were both conservationists and loved skiing and the outdoors, so they opened one of the first ski shops, Vail Ski Rentals, at the top of Bridge Street. They also built the first house on Beaver Dam Road and became fast friends with a lot of the other early Vail pioneers.

Scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms will persist through the week and into the weekend. Heavy rain and lightning will be the most likely hazards from these storms. Salida and Buena Vista will see a high of 73. A low of 47. The San Luis Valley can expect a...

Peak 8 is Breckenridge’s original base area and crews are currently working to replace its 50-year-old, two-person 5-Chair lift on Peak 8 with a modern, high-speed detachable quad lift. Breckenridge Ski Resort works to reimagine 50-year-old …. Peak 8 is Breckenridge’s original base area and crews are currently working...

Frisco will kick off a summer of music with a concert on Main Street on Friday, June 9, featuring The Original Wailers, according to a news release from the town. The free concert in front of Frisco Town Hall is intended to benefit the High Country Conservation Center and bring people together after a long winter. The opener, Boostive, takes the stage at 4 p.m. while the main act will take the stage at 6 p.m.

Vail America Days, the beloved 4th of July celebration, will return to Vail this summer. The event includes the Vail America Days Parade and an evening fireworks display, weather permitting.

In 2014, at the age of 22, Trevor Kennison hit a 40-foot jump in the backcountry near Vail Pass, went sideways and landed on his back, paralyzing him from the waist down. He said ultimately, the accident changed his life for the better. “You can look at an event like...

On Tuesday afternoon U.S. Ski and Snowboard announced its roster of 54 athletes who have been nominated to represent the U.S. snowboard team in halfpipe, slopestyle, big air and snowboardcross for the 2023-24 winter season. Among the hoard of talented riders on the list, seven call Summit County home. Leading...

Many people are familiar with altitude sickness and the effect it has on the body, but many people often fail to realize that there is a severe form of altitude sickness that even people living at higher elevations can fall ill to. High altitude pulmonary edema — commonly referred to...

This story was originally published April 16, by the Vail Daily. Vail’s mayor knows who she wants to see as Denver’s next mayor: Mike Johnston. On June 6, Johnston defeated Kelly Brough Denver’s first new mayor in 12 years. Johnston grew up in Vail, the son of...

Scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms will persist through the week. Slow moving storms will increase the chance of flooding. Salida and Buena Vista will see a high of 69. A low of 47. The San Luis Valley can expect a high of 67, a low of 43. Leadville...

The Eagle County Sheriff's Office said the body of a minor was recovered after hours of searching the Colorado River northwest of Vail.

VAIL FARMERS MARKET & ART SHOW The valley’s biggest (and certainly most crowded) farmers market floods Vail Village’s East Meadow Drive with a sea of humanity mobbing more than 100 tented stalls selling everything from doughnuts hot out of the fryer to doodles (caricatures, not dogs) to elk antlers for your Bernedoodle. Don’t miss: The market’s family-style farm-to-table dinner series (dates/times were TBD at press time). Sundays, June 18–Oct 8, 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Expect showers and thunderstorms again today, with continued daily afternoon thunderstorm chances through much of next week. Salida and Buena Vista will reach a high of 71. Expect a low of 49. The San Luis Valley will see a high of 55. Look for a low of 39 tonight. Leadville...

Participating in league-play tennis used to require traveling through Glenwood Canyon. Stephanie Bee has changed that. “With the threat of mudslides due to the burn scars in that area and constant concerns over I-70 closures, I had a vision to bring ladies league tennis to the Vail Valley,” the coordinator of the all-new Vail Valley Tennis League stated. “My mission was focused on bringing together some of the exceptional tennis clubs we have right here.”

Matt Moseley tells people he has three jobs, really. By day, he’s a public affairs consultant based in Boulder, running point on “high stakes communications and crisis management” with Ignition Strategy Group. By night, he’s a writer, “ trying to make sense of the world around me...