Summit County

Fetus = person? District court judges have come to different conclusions

This week's cover story, "The Meaning of Life," tells the story behind a seemingly contradictory legal argument being made by Englewood-based Catholic Health Initiatives: that a fetus is not a person. The court case in which it asserts that claim has now been appealed to the Colorado Supreme Court. ... More >>

Ski season deaths: James Lindenblatt's is among two that won't count toward Colorado total

As we reported last week, calculating ski-area deaths in Colorado is tricky, since Colorado Ski Country USA applies a strict criteria to those included in overall figures. Cases in point: Olathe, Kansas resident Stuart Brownlee and Summit County's James Lindenblatt died while skiing in recent days, ... More >>

Echo Mountain: Denver's closest ski resort up for sale

After one of the mildest winters in recent years, leaving some areas of the parched high country with less than 10 percent of normal snowpack -- not to mention forests ravaged by drought and pine beetles, ready to explode into wildfires like the rapidly expanding High Park blaze -- this may not sou ... More >>

Medical marijuana: Pitkin and Summit Counties (finally) enact MMJ rules

Both Pitkin and Summit County are finally getting around to making laws governing medical marijuana shops. This move comes more than two years after the first medical marijuana centers opened in the counties.

Marijuana: Top five rules of ski-area smoke shack etiquette

While mountain smoke shacks like the ones described in this week's feature, "Secret Stashes," tend to be, well, secret, they are also built on public land and are meant for any herb lover who finds them to stop in and enjoy however they see fit. But there are some basic unwritten guidelines to foll ... More >>

Brandon Foster, exec chef of Vesta Dipping Grill, on Jimmy Buffett Fridays, the yuck of a yam cake and tie-dye

Lori Midson​ Brandon Foster Vesta Dipping Grill 1822 Blake Street 303-296-1970 www.vestagrill.com This is part one of my interview with Brandon Foster, executive chef of Vesta Dipping Grill. Part two of my interview with Foster will run tomorrow. "Sweat Hog." Those are the words inscribed ... More >>

Snow Porn: Poor Boyz Productions brings The Grand Bizarre to Boulder Theater

Poor Boyz Productions' 2011 ski epic The Grand Bizarre got its Colorado premiere over the weekend in Aspen at The Meeting ski and snowboard film festival; it comes to the Boulder Theater, 2032 14th Street, tonight at 7 p.m. with featured skiers Bobby Brown, Nick Martini, Simon Dumont, Matt Walker an ... More >>

At Ale House at Amato's, don't worry, be hoppy

Photos: Brews and Unbeatable Views at Ale House at Amato's

Pine-beetle-killed trees aren't a pretty sight no matter what Texans say

​Driving through Montana last week, I saw worrisome splotches of red in the thick stands of trees on some hillsides -- not the fires of dry summers past, but the first signs that the pine beetles that have plagued Colorado are moving north. Heading south through Wyoming into Colorado, those sp ... More >>

This Weekend in Stoke: Top five reasons to hit the road for Memorial Day weekend

Magic Trip is a featured film this weekend at Mountainfilm in Telluride​Road trip! The 32nd annual Mountainfilm in Telluride film festival gets into full swing today at 9 a.m. with opening remarks from filmmaker Tom Shadyac and a Moving Mountains "Awareness into Action" symposium. The first sc ... More >>

Fresh produce in the mountains? That's the goal of this Summit County project

Summit Prevention AllianceNancy's Community Garden in Frisco.​When Amber Brummer was last in California, where she grew up, she bought a bunch of basil for 25 cents. That same amount would cost her about five dollars in Summit County, where she now lives. Brummer is part of the Leadership Clas ... More >>

Today in Stoke: Rocky, the Denver Nuggets mascot, prospecting at Copper Mountain

​Transcript of chat with the incredulous Denver Nuggets fan sitting next to me on the plane last night on my way home from covering the Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships (where, incidentally, Summit County local Eric Willett took first place in the men's slopestyle competition):

Today In Stoke: Last chance for Copper Mountain's cheap Snow Day Pass

Photo by Forrest Miller, January 10, courtesy Copper Mountain"Do you have any idea what the street value of this mountain is?"​If you'd bought Copper Mountain's Snow Day pass back when we first told you about it, you could have already had 15 powder days for the price of a single day lift tick ... More >>

Today In Stoke: Icelantic's Bangers and Mash Episode 3

How bangers and mash is made.​Rather than saving it all up for one big year-end video, the ski crew at Denver-based Icelantic Boards has been dribbling out the goods all season with its Bangers and Mash One Degree TV series directed by Nick Hickling. Episode 3, nearly a half hour long, feature ... More >>

Today In Stoke: Shaun White shreds Woodward at Copper during trip to Colorado

​Apparently a full day in the powder up in Summit County wasn't enough for Shaun White: On Sunday he popped in to skate the bowl at Woodward at Copper. Looks pretty fun, right? Skateboard sessions in "The Barn" start at $4.99 for two hours or $9.99 for a full day pass. See the video below.

This Weekend In Stoke: Top five reasons to load your ski gear and head for the hills

​Why should you get out of Denver and head for the hills this weekend? Let me count the ways.

Sugar Lips Mini Donuts Copper Mountain storefront opening pushed back until Christmas week

​Back in October, we reported that Sugar Lips Mini Donuts, the turquoise mobile wagon that served up tiny fried treats all summer, had landed a lease on a Copper Mountain storefront and was anticipating a Thanksgiving week opening. The shop didn't make it, though, and it's pushed back its ope ... More >>

True Colors

Coroner race in Park County gets messy: Who's dead wrong for the job?

Tammy Davis​Who wants to be a coroner? More people than you think, now that CSI and its ilk have made death investigation seem like a hip and even lively career choice. In Colorado practically anyone can apply for the job, which has made for some intriguing races this year. Especially in Par ... More >>

Stake a Claim at the Frisco Gold Rush

Marijuana is still illegal at Breckenridge Ski Resort, dudes

Have these guys heard it's still illegal to toke at Breckenridge Ski Resort? Doubt it.​In November, voters in Breckenridge approved the decriminalization of marijuana in the community -- and the town council has now approved regulations relating to the measure. As of January 1, 21-and-older ad ... More >>

Loveland opening: "Leave your rock skis at home"

There's a lot of love in that land -- from skiers, especially.​ Loveland Ski Area wins this year's race to become the first to open in Colorado. But given how early the starting bell rang -- Loveland hasn't gotten started so soon in forty years -- should zealots leave their top-shelf equipment ... More >>

Former "King of Torts" David Moskal dies

David John Moskal, 1955-2009. ​Disbarred attorney David John Moskal, who became embroiled in legal controversies in Colorado while on supervised release from federal prison for stealing millions from clients in Minnesota, died August 3 in Summit County. No cause of death has been released. An ... More >>

A mountain of food fun this weekend

If you're heading to the hills Memorial Day weekend, sustainability advocate Bill McKibben will be the keynote speaker at the Moving Mountains Symposium in Telluride today. It kicks off this weekend's Mountainfilm festival. For details, go to http://mountainfilm.org. From 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Ma ... More >>

Something's cooking in Summit County

Imagine being in an endless meadow high in the mountains, the shadows of a few clouds dancing with the deep green of the ground. You reach into your quaint napsack for a bite (you MUST keep up those energy levels on wildflower hikes, lest you miss the Asteraceae on your right) and out comes a...PB ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 5 edition

Potential is flowering. Today in Cafe Society: • Something's cooking in Summit County. • Cinco or swim today. • Drinking Goat at the Goat. • Frasca finally opens for lunch -- for two days only. • Denver's best female chefs wowed at Women Cook! Today in Backbeat Online: • Black Market ... More >>

Taste the Rockies

The Breckenridge Massive Beer Festival makes people smile.

Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario: Spring break in Summit County, part 3

LOL! Have a great spring break in sunny Summit County...

Kenny Be's Worst Case Scenario: Spring Break in Summit County, part 2

Are U.S. State Department warnings about the dangers of traveling in Mexico harshing your buzz? Keep it local this year! Help create the party that transforms Summit County into the "Cancun of the Colorado Rocky Mountains..."

Snow Blast

Free Chipotle in Silverthorne today

Red Mountain Grill

Throwing mud.

Slopes and Suds

Celebrate Memorial Day with hot skiing and cold brewskis.

Backcountry Brewery

It's all downhill at this Frisco brewpub.

Strange but True

A year of dysfunctional family values -- and missing panties.

Breckenridge Brewery and BBQ

Celebrate with beer and all the trimmings.

Best Skiing Getaway

Sunlight Mountain Resort

Drunk of the Week

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant and Market

Boys Gone Wild

Breckenridge has a bad-boy image, but is there truth in advertising?

Murderer's Row

Two years ago, a deadlocked jury saved Thomas luther from the death penalty. But the legacy of his crimes continues.

Strange but True

Unpainting the Town

A tourist-hating vandal with a grudge the size of Texas makes a splash in Breckenridge.

Dam Straight

Mouthing Off

FACING THE MONSTER

FACING THE MONSTER

FACING THE MONSTER

THREE ACRES AND A DUELWILL THE STATE LOSE OUT ON A PRIME REAL ESTATE DEAL IN SUMMIT COUNTY?