/tags/summit-county Summit County en-US Copyright ĚÇĐÄvlog´«Ă˝/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-06-18/summit-county-is-nearing-when-its-snowpack-measuring-sites-hit-0-hows-the-melt-off-this-year-as-a-heat-wave-nears A healthy stream of snowstorms starting in late-October helped build and maintain snowpack levels above the historic average until mid-April, when unseasonably warm weather and a lack of storms caused the snowpack to deplete and drop below normal ahead of the date when levels typically peak. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-06-18/summit-county-is-nearing-when-its-snowpack-measuring-sites-hit-0-hows-the-melt-off-this-year-as-a-heat-wave-nears Staff Report, Summit Daily /news/2025-06-13/unbuilding-the-building-deconstruction-is-catching-on-as-a-climate-solution-in-colorado Deconstruction is a growing approach to building removal that diverts waste from landfills, cuts carbon emissions and creates a circular economy for construction materials. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-06-13/unbuilding-the-building-deconstruction-is-catching-on-as-a-climate-solution-in-colorado Rae Solomon /news/2025-06-10/colorado-counties-towns-step-up-to-fund-forest-service-workers-amid-federal-budget-cuts Eagle, Gunnison, Pitkin and Summit direct local tax dollars toward backcountry rangers who will maintain trails, douse fires and pick up trash amid surging visitation to public lands. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Jason Blevins and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:09:21 GMT /news/2025-06-10/colorado-counties-towns-step-up-to-fund-forest-service-workers-amid-federal-budget-cuts Jason Blevins, The Colorado Sun /news/2025-06-03/summit-county-rescue-group-is-receiving-a-record-number-of-sos-calls-in-the-backcountry The Colorado backcountry rescue organization is reporting 10-15% more calls than a typical year. It’s had at least 75 so far in 2025. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:15:11 GMT /news/2025-06-03/summit-county-rescue-group-is-receiving-a-record-number-of-sos-calls-in-the-backcountry Nikole Robinson Carroll /news/2025-04-23/breckenridge-summit-officials-detail-struggles-meeting-housing-goals-and-difficulties-accessing-federal-funding Local leaders spent time with talking through the matter around a roundtable discussion with Sen. John Hickenlooper as they work to make the Colorado mountains affordable. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-04-23/breckenridge-summit-officials-detail-struggles-meeting-housing-goals-and-difficulties-accessing-federal-funding Kit Geary, Summit Daily News /podcast/inthenoco/2025-04-18/paying-to-sleep-in-a-parking-lot-for-some-summit-county-workers-its-the-best-housing-option The cost of housing in Colorado’s mountain towns is so expensive, many workers can’t afford rent. One program in Frisco offers an unusual solution – a parking lot that allows people to park and sleep in their vehicles. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-04-18/paying-to-sleep-in-a-parking-lot-for-some-summit-county-workers-its-the-best-housing-option In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /news/2025-04-03/flight-for-life-releases-new-helicopter-design-but-colorado-residents-are-petitioning-to-keep-the-orange-color The new pink-purple design will be applied to Flight for Life's ambulances and aircraft, which serve Colorado communities including Summit County and the Front Range. But not everyone is happy with the change. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-04-03/flight-for-life-releases-new-helicopter-design-but-colorado-residents-are-petitioning-to-keep-the-orange-color Ryan Spencer, Summit Daily News /news/2025-03-26/store-owners-worry-as-summit-county-pushes-to-ban-all-flavored-nicotine-products-including-menthol Officials are pushing to have the legislation -- which would only allow for tobacco-flavored nicotine products -- take effect in January 2026. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-26/store-owners-worry-as-summit-county-pushes-to-ban-all-flavored-nicotine-products-including-menthol Kit Geary, Summit Daily News /news/2025-01-31/colorado-administrator-describes-fear-and-preparation-in-response-to-federal-immigration-changes An executive order has ended a policy that prevented federal immigration officials from making arrests at so-called “sensitive” locations like schools and churches. Now, some Colorado schools are working to better protect their students from potential immigration raids. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:28:56 GMT /news/2025-01-31/colorado-administrator-describes-fear-and-preparation-in-response-to-federal-immigration-changes Leigh Paterson, Alex Murphy /news/2025-01-30/colorados-version-of-shop-class-summit-county-students-are-designing-building-and-marketing-skis Summit High School’s Ski Business and Manufacturing class is one of the few classes in the country teaching students to make and sell hand-built skis and snowboards. The other is at Clear Creek High. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:07:01 GMT /news/2025-01-30/colorados-version-of-shop-class-summit-county-students-are-designing-building-and-marketing-skis Lu Snyder, The Colorado Sun