Altitude Adjustment

From Ski Mountaineering to Law Enforcement

Just shy of 40, big-line skier Mike Schilling made his riskiest move: trading a high-paying desk job for a badge and gun.

12/07/2017 By Devon O'Neil

Early Birds

Summit County's Olympic Training Ground

Can’t afford tickets to PyeongChang? Through December, your local chairlift—and superpipe—offer a free Winter Olympics preview.

12/07/2017 By Devon O'Neil

Swan River Song

Resurrecting the Swan River Valley's Signature Waterway

More than a century after dredge boats ripped the bottom, and life, out of Breck's most pristine waterway, the county rights an egregious environmental wrong.

07/01/2017 By Devon O'Neil Photography by Zach Mahone

Panorama

Will Dillon’s $600,000 Gamble on REI Pay Dividends?

An outdoor retail giant takes up residence in Dillon.

07/01/2017 By Devon O'Neil

Panorama

Fighting for Frisco's Fallen Hero

To honor her late husband and prevent future tragedy, a former air ambulance flight nurse takes a personal crusade for helicopter safety to Congress.

07/01/2017 By Devon O'Neil

Person of Interest

Cold Warrior

Ski mountaineering and life lessons from a Soviet-era Special Forces veteran

12/19/2016 By Devon O'Neil

Profile

Hive Mind

A couple's quixotic quest to nurture a colony of high country bees

06/01/2016 By Devon O'Neil

Food News

Spirited Cuisine

Breck Distillery hopes to make B-town an A-list culinary destination with a small-plates restaurant helmed by a celebrity chef.

06/01/2016 By Devon O'Neil

Arts & Culture

Relief Worker

Amid the political din of building walls and tearing them down, a sculptor carves a niche by animating them.

06/01/2016 By Reilly Capps

Profile

Fly Guy

A local angler’s guide to living the good life in Summit County

06/01/2016 By Devon O'Neil

Health & Wellness

Home Remedy

For the price of a Maserati, how about a bedroom suite where the engineered air is almost as rich as it is at sea level?

06/01/2016 By Ted Katauskas

Editor's Note

MVP

A welcome from our editor

06/01/2016 By Ted Katauskas

Person of Interest

Market Driven

Breck's pied piper lures tourists to town to the tune of $5 million.

01/01/2016 By Devon O'Neil Photography by Liam Doran

Ski Hi

Trading Places

A local U.S. Ski Team coach travels to Inner Mongolia to train Chinese moguls skiers to conquer the world.

01/01/2016 By Devon O'Neil

Living the Life

Working It

Sure, you've dreamed about moving to the mountains. But what would you do for work? We profile nine Summit County locals who are living the life -- and making a living.

01/01/2016 Photography by Liam Doran and Brad Torchia By Devon O'Neil