Skiing slang: Periodic Table of Snow displays the unique side of winter language

After introducing an ice rink to the Dillon Reservoir last year, the town of Dillon this year is expanding its winter recreation programming with weekly drop-in ice hockey and broomball games. Recreation department employees cleared the snow from the rink Friday. Feb. 3, in anticipation of opening it within the...

Several Summit County ski mountaineering athletes traveled to New Mexico at the end of January to compete in a series of races. From Jan. 27-28 the Fireball Rando Race at Ski Santa Fe took place while on Jan. 29 the Rio Hondo Rando Raid took place in Taos. At Ski...

Fresh snow early in the week continued to fill in the nooks and crannies of extreme terrain at Summit County ski resorts, aiding efforts to open some of the steepest and rockiest trails local resorts have to offer. A snowy month led Keystone Resort and Copper Mountain to open 100%...

EAGLE COUNTY — Eagle County is part of the birthplace of the Colorado River. Any agreement to allocate that river’s water is likely to affect residents. A century-old agreement to divide the Colorado’s water is no longer sufficient to govern the river’s use. After years of work to divide up a diminishing resource, officials Monday announced that six of the seven states governed by the compact had created a model for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to possibly incorporate into its own management plan.

Dogs have been known as man’s best friends in households for centuries. Whether dogs are providing companionship, friendship or displaying their fiercely loyal traits, there is no mystery as to why humans are so drawn to dogs. Ski patrol specialist Preston Burns, of Keystone Ski Resort, recognized the loyalty...

PITKIN COUNTY — As Pitkin County Open Space and Trails moves closer to approval for the development of a seven-mile trail from Redstone to McClure Pass, some Crystal Valley residents are crying foul over wildlife impacts and potential for further development. On Friday, the White River National Forest issued...

I am responding to the front-page article regarding the U.S. Post Office issues in Summit County. I completely relate to the comment by the Dillion resident in the article about the post office when she stated, “My mail is being held hostage.”. Let me explain: As a Frisco resident,...

Dillon’s Chase Blackwell has done it again. After making the final in the Laax Open World Cup last month, Blackwell successfully punched his ticket into the men’s snowboard halfpipe final at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain in California. In the men’s halfpipe qualifiers on Thursday,...

Jeff Rank realized something concerning in the early hours of Nov. 27. His toilet would not flush. Frustrated at what he said was the latest in a string of water issues for his Summit County mobile home, Rank filed a complaint the next day with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs’ (DOLA) Mobile Home Park Oversight Program — an agency still in its infancy.

Ozlee Allen Gray was born Jan. 1 to Jade Stawniak and Cody Gray of Silverthorne. Amara Celestine Montalbo was born Jan. 1 to Jan Alex Montalbo and Monica Dasmarinas of Breckenridge. Beck Marcella Sargent was born Jan. 7 to Kristina Sargent of Leadville. Zoey Jean Luberto was born Jan. 12...

I fully appreciate that you believe you are doing the right thing by increasing regulations on the villain of the moment: short term rental owners. However, I have issue with you creating different classes of citizens based on current and past work histories and age. Too bad for young people with no work history in Summit County — sorry, you don’t make the cut.

I heard your comment on TV about golfers and wanted to correct you. You said golfers take their gas guzzling Suburbans to the golf course. I’m sorry, I drive a Cadillac, which is made in the good old USA, unlike your electric bicycle, which I am sure is made in China.

The former Lake County coroner — who once ran a Silverthorne funeral home — received a 6-month jail sentence Thursday, Feb. 2, in a case stemming from the cremation of a still-born baby that became mixed with other human remains. Lake County Judge Catherine Cheroutes sentenced Shannon Kent,...

The following animals are available for adoption at the Summit County Animal Shelter. Call the shelter at 970-668-3230 with questions. The most recent list of animals available for adoption can be found on the shelter’s website. Arabella, 3 years, domestic longhair, black, spayed female. Ballou, 3 years, domestic shorthair,...

In high school athletics, there is something special about an athlete committing to further their academic and athletic career at the collegiate level. After early morning practices, setbacks, wins, losses, sacrifices and dedication to the process, all the hard work becomes worth it when an athlete realizes their dream of playing their sport at the next level.

I teach my students to seek first to understand and then to be understood. I implore our community to seek the same advice. In the recent demonstrations of hatred and misunderstanding, it’s becoming apparent that the Summit School District board policy on a just and equitable education is becoming misconstrued and misunderstood.