Summit County’s adoptable pets for the week of Oct. 29

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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:  Here

Breckenridge business is the 1st in Summit County to earn a Michelin Star

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Mike Shipley still remembers seeing the email in his business inbox from the Michelin Guide the first week in October. Shipley, like many others, associated the Michelin Guide with restaurants. Wondering why the organization emailed his business, he opened it. 

The email notified Shipley that his Breckenridge-based establishment had been awarded a Michelin Star. 

“Apparently they sent a secret inspector to come out to us and then they sent another inspector to check that we had consistency rather than just being a one-off,” Shipley said. “It was a total shock to us, we did not have a clue.”

Many are familiar with Michelin’s Red Guide, which is reserved for restaurants, but Breckenridge’s Country Boy Mine  received a Michelin Star from the Green Guide, which is specifically for attractions.

The Michelin Guide made its debut in Colorado in 2023 and five restaurants across the state were awarded one star. The star received by Country Boy Mine is the first in Summit County for either of the guides.

Breckenridge Ski Resort announces new terrain park plan ahead of winter season

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As opening day for the winter 2023-24 season quickly approaches at Breckenridge Ski Resort, teams across the mountain have been busy preparing guests for, hopefully, a very snowy season.

One of the things that Breckenridge has been preparing for is the debut of a new terrain park plan spread out between Peak 8 and 9.

The biggest changes will occur to the resort’s large and medium terrain park lines. With the new Five SuperChair upgrade on Peak 8, park skiers and riders will be able to get in more laps and fun in the resort’s large terrain park line, which will move one run over to Freeway this season.

For the first time, Breckenridge’s medium terrain park line will find its home on Lower American on Peak 9 while the resort’s small park will remain on Peak 9’s Eldorado trail. Breckenridge will also unveil a new terrain park color scheme for all its rail and terrain park features.

Unexpected ski area claims a win in the race to be the first resort in North American to open for the season

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Ski Ward in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts is the first ski area in North America to open for the 2023-24 season, according to Unofficial Networks a ski and snowboard blog, and POWDER Magazin.

The ski area officially opened on Sunday, Oct. 22, thanks to its newly acquired all-weather snowmaking technology that is able to make snow when temperatures are as high as 76 degrees Fahrenheit.

With Ski Ward opening, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area was officially beaten out of the honor of being the first ski area to open in North America. A-Basin routinely competes for the first-to-open bragging rights, along with Keystone Resort and Loveland Ski Area, but since Colorado was beat this year, A-Basin COO Alan Henceroff congratulated the East Coast resort when he heard the news.

Using someone else’s ski pass at Vail could soon result in a big fine

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Vail is making changes to its penalty code to not only change the way it deals with code violations but also to create harsher penalties for ski pass deception and violations of the town’s wildlife-related trash regulations. 

At the Tuesday, Oct. 17 Vail Town Council meeting, Vail Police Chief Ryan Kenney asked for council’s support to add a penalty assessment into the town’s current penalty code. Vail Town Council unanimously passed the changes on first reading.

This section would allow for the town to charge fines for code violations, which includes violations of things like failure to control an animal, parking to obstruct traffic, town dismount zones, solicitation and more. Currently, anyone found violating the town code is given a summons to appear in the town court.

On Tuesday, the Town Council also voted to add harsher fines for bear-related trash violations — namely the use of non-approved bear-resistant/proof garbage and recycling containers.

So, on the first reading, council unanimously agreed to have a separate first-time fine of $1,000 for these bear-related trash violations.

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Summit County’s adoptable pets for the week of Oct. 22

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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 Here

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Kindred Resort, on track to open in 2025, expected to bring luxury to ski experience in Keystone

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A luxury hotel and condominium complex at the base of Keystone Resort is on track to be completed in 2025, bringing with it three new restaurants, events space and more.

Kindred Resort — a more than $300 million project consisting of three 52-foot tall towers — will house 95 luxury condominiums and a 107-room hotel, just steps away from the River Run Gondola.

“I’m excited to be part of this project and honored as well to have this right in our base area,” Keystone Resort vice president and chief operating officer Chris Sorensen said. “This luxury complex that is going in is going to change the guest experience here at Keystone.”

Kindred Resort is expected to open in phases, with its west tower condominiums and central tower hotel possibly opening within the first three months of 2025. Following that will be the east tower, which will house the resort’s highest-end units. 

While much of the building will be occupied for private use, developers said they made public, communal space a high priority for the project. Kindred’s centerpiece, a sprawling plaza between two of its three towers, will serve as a public courtyard where residents and visitors alike can enjoy outdoor restaurant seating, fire pits and lawn games — with Keystone’s mountainside serving as the backdrop. 

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In the race to become the first ski area to open in Colorado, warm weather plagues progress. Where does each Summit County resort stand?

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The end of last week was a perfect mix of conditions in terms of snowmaking for ski areas across the state of Colorado. 

With natural flakes falling Wednesday night into Thursday morning, Oct. 12, ski areas were able to make progress toward officially opening for the 2023-24 ski season by stockpiling both natural snowfall and blowing a few inches of man-made snow. 

In the Summit County area, daily highs remained below 50 degrees, with lows below freezing, until Sunday afternoon when a warming trend started to make its way across the Rocky Mountain region. 

In the span of a couple of days, Summit County ski areas made strides towards being able to open for the 2023-24 ski and ride season, but the steady increase in overnight and day temperatures ultimately caused many ski areas to pause their snowmaking for the time being.

A warming trend that popped up this week and is expected to linger into next week is also adding to the challenges ski areas are facing as they race to be the first to open in Colorado.

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Silverthorne considering short-term rental fee to fund workforce housing, other initiatives

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Silverthorne is thinking about the implementation of a short-term rental licensing fee.

Town manager Ryan Hyland said if town council were to elect to implement a fee it would not be for the 2024 renewal cycle of short-term rentals but maybe for 2025 renewals.

Silverthorne Town Council heard a presentation at its Oct. 11 meeting from the same community economic consulting firm that helped Breckenridge implement its fee, Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. Council members raised concerns about what this fee could do to Silverthorne’s reputation as one of the more affordable communities in Summit County. 

Frisco, Breckenridge, and Dillon all have these fees. The annual licensing fees for a two-bedroom unit is $250 in Frisco, $550 in Dillion, and $1,512 in Breckenridge. Breckenridge’s fee jumped from $400 per room in 2022 to $756 per room in 2023.

Will Heeney, Colorado be next?  It wouldn't surprise me as  all our towns seem to think they can tax the goose that layed the golden egg to death yet still enjoy everything we have here.

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Frisco town budget includes increased pay for council members and funds for completion of Slopeside Hall

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The Frisco town budget for the upcoming year includes increased compensation for future town council members, compensation for previously unpaid planning commissioners, and funds for completion of Slopeside Hall at the Frisco Adventure Park.

The Frisco Town Council last Tuesday, Oct. 10, approved the $41,296,533 budget on first reading. Finance Director Leslie Edwards told the council that with $43 million in projected revenues, the town expects to have an end balance of $40.5 million between all funds at the end of 2024.

The town also adopted a mill levy of 0.798 mills. It’s the same as last year’s since it can’t be increased without an election. According to a report from Edwards, the levy is forecast to generate just under $300,000 in property tax revenues.

“This is a relatively small amount compared to the total collections within the town of Frisco,” Edwards noted.

The revenues of most of the town funds, including the general fund and capital fund, are expected to increase slightly in 2024 compared to 2023, Edwards said. The only major fund projected to decrease in revenue is the housing fund due to the financing of the Granite Park workforce housing project in 2023, she said.

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Vail Resorts looking to expand presence in Europe, not commenting on possible Crans Montana deal

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Vail Resorts is not commenting on speculation that the company is pursuing another acquisition in Switzerland, this time at Crans Montana.

The Swiss news outlet Le Temps reported last week that Czech billionaire Radovan Vitek, the owner of Crans Montana Aminona mountain railways, was in talks with Vail Resorts regarding a sale.

It would be Vail Resorts’ second ski area acquisition in Switzerland in the last two seasons, as the company also completed a 55% ownership stake in Andermatt-Sedrun during the run-up to the 2022-23 season. But there are some sticking points in the deal, including one that should be familiar to skiers in Vail’s namesake resort: parking, and the balance between municipal parking services and resort-supplied options.

“What will ultimately decide this deal is whether Vail Resorts wants to take over the Crans Montana parking lots owned by Radovan Vitek,” according to one interpretation of the deal provided by unfficialt networks. “The problem with these parking structures is that some need repairs, while others are unusable. Vail Resorts wants these lots to be taken over by the municipality. If the billionaire doesn’t agree with these terms, the deal could possibly go kaput.”

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Winter Olympic host cities for 2030 and 2034 to be chosen at the same time in July

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Citing concerns about the effects of climate change, the International Olympic Committee said Friday it wants to pick two Winter Olympic host cities in July — putting Salt Lake City quickly into play for the 2034 edition.

IOC president Thomas Bach said the Olympic body aims to confirm hosts for both the 2030 and 2034 Winter Games at its meeting on the eve of next year’s Paris Olympics.   Sweden, Switzerland and France have been working on possible bids for the 2030 edition and Salt Lake City officials have long targeted 2034. That would avoid the United States hosting back-to-back Olympics after the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games.

The IOC has declining options for Winter Games hosts. Bach noted that only 15 countries on three continents currently meet the criteria of having at least 80% of existing venues for snow sports and a “climate-reliable” outlook to host events in future decades.

“We need to address very quickly this dramatic impact of climate change on winter sport,” Bach said in Mumbai. “By 2040, there remain practically just 10 NOCs who could host these snow events.”

A likely longer-term project for the IOC is deciding on a rotation policy of a small pool of regular Winter Games hosts.

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Breckenridge Ski Resort looks to start snowmaking tomorrow

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At the Summit Chamber’s annual Ski Area COO Summit this year, the now-former Chief Operating Officer of Breckenridge Ski Resort, Jody Church, announced the resort plans to start snowmaking on Monday, dependent on weather. The newly appointed chief operating officer, Jon Copeland, further noted that the resort revamped much of its snowmaking system across the resort this year.

Keystone, Vail, and Beaver Creek resorts begin snowmaking

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As the first semblance of a snowstorm swirled over the Gore Range this week, Eagle County ski areas took advantage.

At Keystone Resort, which began snowmaking Wednesday evening, the snow guns have their own weather stations, which allow conditions to be tracked in real time.

Keystone aims to open as soon as possible, while Vail and Breckenridge Ski Resort have Nov. 10 circled on the calendar as Opening Day. Beaver Creek is expected to open later in the month on Nov. 22.

Vail Ski Resort turned on the guns Wednesday night as well, and Beaver Creek was not far behind, hitting the switches Thursday afternoon, according to a release from Vail Resorts.

Mother Nature provided an assist with some natural snow, although that isn’t a requirement. Cold temperatures, however, are a necessity, as well as compressed air and compressed water, according to Vail Resorts.

Vail’s snowmaking fleet has a compressed air capacity that can fill the Goodyear blimp in just 12 minutes.

How to view the partial solar eclipse in Summit County this weekend

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The Frisco Historic Park & Museum will host a public event Saturday, Oct. 14, where attendees can view the partial solar eclipse.

From 9:15 to noon, residents and visitors are invited to gather at the Frisco Historic Park on Main Street for the free astronomy pop-up event with Astro Mark, according to the town website. A limited number of solar-eclipse-viewing glasses will be available, and there will be a solar telescope and an expert who can answer questions.

This year, Summit County will be in a zone where around 80% of the sun will be covered up during the peak of the eclipse, according to the town. Those who have their own solar safety glasses are encouraged to bring them.

One of Colorado’s coolest opening-day ski traditions has nothing to do with skiing

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Arapahoe Basin is usually the first Colorado ski area to open for the season, and when the big day arrives, there’s always a long lift line with a party vibe and plenty of wacky costumes.

It isn’t the only long line filled with antsy skiers and snowboarders, though.

For some A-Basin regulars, their top priority isn’t getting a seat on one of the first chairs up the mountain. It’s snagging a coveted mug, which will hang from the ceiling of the 6th Alley BAr & Grill in the base lodge for the duration of the season.

It’s no easy task getting into the Mug Club. Only 473 mugs are sold each year, the limiting factor being the number of hooks in the ceiling above the horseshoe-shaped bar. There have been times when the line to buy mugs seemed longer than the lift line.

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