Summit Daily News

The Summit Daily News was established by Jim Pavelich in August 1989 and was acquired by Swift Newspapers in 1993. Initially, the SDN was published five days a week. It expanded to six issues during the summer of 1992 and then added a seventh issue by December 1994, officially becoming a daily publication.

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‘I don’t see it getting better’: Summit officials get candid with Sen. Hickenlooper about affordability issues for the workforce

6 days ago | summitdaily.com | Kit Geary

U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper hit stops in Colorado’s High Country on Tuesday, April 15, for what he said was in part an effort to collect stories from his constituents to help refine his understanding of the area he represents. His Breckenridge stop was paired with a tour of an upcoming nonprofit hub, and the story he got from local officials lifted the veil covering the historic mountain town with an affluent appearance to show the local workforce’s .
Summit County’s Head Start office acknowledges “looming threats” but says there’s no reason to panic yet

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Kit Geary

Summit County Head Start employees say they remain hopeful as their regional office still stands amid federally mandated closure of regional offices across the country serving areas around Boston, Seattle and Chicago. Locals running the program in Summit County say there’s been no indication thus far that the regional office it falls under will be closing, but if it does, there’s local safety nets other communities lack to ensure support doesn’t entirely disappear.
Tigers track team competes at Don Osse Lakewood Tiger Invitational

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Cody Jones

Back in Colorado, the rest of the Summit High School track and field team competed at two meets. Most notably, Summit traveled to Lakewood on Thursday, April 10, to compete at the Don Osse Lakewood Tiger Invitational. The Summit girls were able to place second overall at the meet with 70 total points while the boys placed 10th with 36 points. Freshman Paige Ratliff and freshman Sophie Dinse were both able to score several points for the team in the girls 1600-meter run.
Summit Telemark Festival taking place at A-Basin on April 20

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Cody Jones

On Sunday, April 20, Summit Telemark will host its inaugural Summit Telemark Festival at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area. Being held in conjunction with A-Basin’s Save Our Snow Sustainability Party, a fundraiser for High Country Conservation Center. The event will include telemark demos, a silent auction, group skiing and apres skiing. Demos will be available from AMR and Bishop Telemark. The demo village costs $10 for unlimited demos.
Numerous school records fall as the Summit track and field team nears state meet

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Cody Jones

As distance runners continued to clump together on the track, Summit High School senior Josh Shriver knew he needed to make a move if he wanted to achieve his goal of running a fast time. After traveling to Southern California for his first and last Arcadia Invitational, Shriver was not going to let himself grow complacent. Instead, Shriver decided to put it all on the line while racing in the men’s 3200-meter run on Friday, April 11.
Lawmakers approve bill allowing Colorado county voters to triple lodging taxes from 2% to 6%

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Robert Tann

A bipartisan bill to raise the lodging tax cap for Colorado counties cleared the statehouse and is on its way to Gov. Jared Polis’s desk. Currently, counties cannot ask voters to approve more than a 2% lodging tax in unincorporated areas, while towns and cities can ask for as much as 6%. Under House Bill 1247, counties would be able to seek up to 6% and be given more latitude for how to spend that revenue.
No gun found after law enforcement officers detain driver at gunpoint on I-70 in Summit County

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Ryan Spencer

Law enforcement officers performed a “high-risk stop” with guns drawn on Interstate 70 on Friday, April 11, according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office. Summit County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Mike Schilling said that deputies along with other law enforcement officers from the Colorado State Patrol and the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office responded a little after 5 p.m. to a report of a reckless driver cutting off cars and waving a handgun.
Federal data shows a 9% jump in Summit County’s area median income. Officials say it will impact some local workers’ rent.

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Kit Geary

New figures from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development show a record-high area median income for Summit County. According to the new analysis, the median income for a local family of four is $139,600. This is a 9% increase from last year’s median, which was $128,200 and a 30% increase over the last three years. Summit County’s area median income this year is now higher than Pitkin County’s, which is $138,500 as of April 2025.
Summit Stage announces summer schedule with new bus line connecting Breckenridge and Frisco to Keystone and A-Basin

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Ryan Spencer

The Summit Stage, Summit County’s free bus system, will add a new line with two additional routes to its summer schedule, according to a news release from the county government. The X Flyer bus line will add two transit routes, both stopping at Sapphire Point, where a new bus stop will be added, on Swan Mountain Road, the release states.
Breckenridge officials say parts of $150 million housing project could be in limbo due to shifting economy

1 week ago | summitdaily.com | Kit Geary

Financial weariness has painted some of the plans for one of Breckenridge’s largest investments in workforce housing with a bit of doubt as officials now have to consider potential ways to shrink the project’s scope. Breckenridge officials were meant to vote on a development agreement for its Runway Neighborhood slated for Airport Road at an April 8 meeting, but the vote was postponed at the start of the meeting.