Outdoors

Triumph or Tragedy: A Day On Colorado's Most-Crowded Fourteener

What’s to be done about the perennial mob of peak-baggers overwhelming Summit County's beloved fourteener?

07/07/2020 By Devon O'Neil Photography by Ryan Dearth

Dine

Where to Find a Dining Room on the Continental Divide

A-Basin’s new mountaintop chalet, dubbed the highest restaurant in North America, channels the cuisine and vibe of a ski trip to the Italian Dolomites

12/16/2019 By Devon O'Neil

Feature Story

Two Breck-Based Masters of Human Endurance

These two local human endurance gurus—one, a three-time Olympian who trained Kikkan Randall, the other who coaches the US Ski Mountaineering Team—share a singular goal: minting the fastest mountain athletes on the planet.

12/16/2019 By Devon O'Neil

Outdoors

Summit County's Haute Hut

The triumph, amid tragedy, of the Sisters Cabin, the latest and most luxurious addition to the county’s much-loved network of wilderness oases.

12/10/2018 By Devon O'Neil Photography by Ryan Dearth

Person of Interest

A Changing of the Guard at A-Café

Dillon’s landmark Arapahoe Café has a new owner but the same DNA.

12/10/2018 By Devon O'Neil

Dine

A Guide to Breckenridge's Dining Boom

Recent mouthwatering additions to Breck’s culinary core.

12/10/2018 By Colorado Summit Staff

Dine

A Steamboat Springs Standout Stakes a Claim off Breck’s Restaurant Row

Aurum makes its Breckenridge debut.

12/10/2018 By Devon O'Neil Photography by Ryan Dearth

Eat & Drink

Summit County's Best Bars

23 quintessentially local ski bars where you can bask in the afterglow of a perfect Summit day.

12/10/2018 By Devon O'Neil Photography by Ryan Dearth

Panorama

A Gold Anniversary for Breckenridge Nordic Center

Breckenridge Nordic Center celebrates a half century of gravity-unassisted days on the mountain.

12/10/2018 By Devon O'Neil

Dine

Munich Meets Main Street at Frisco’s Newest Craft Brewery

What can make our corner of paradise even more paradisial? A ninth brewpub, which opened in May.

06/25/2018 By Devon O'Neil

Vibe

Inside One of the State's Most Highly Anticipated Performing Arts Centers

A peek inside a 6,000-square-foot concert hall in Frisco some say will rival the best performance space in Denver.

06/25/2018 By Devon O'Neil

Features

A Family Reunion Comes Full Circle in Summit County

Nearly 30 years ago, Tina Zimmermann gave her baby girl up for adoption; now reunited with her daughter, she’s also found a friend in the woman who became her child’s mother.

06/25/2018 By Devon O'Neil

Panorama

A New and Improved Trail Network Takes Root in Frisco

Frisco plans a major upgrade for one of the county’s least-developed, and most-anticipated, networks of summer trails.

06/25/2018 By Devon O'Neil

Hot Spots

A Trio of New Openings Adds Fire to Copper's Après Ski Scene

Copper unveils its makeover at the culinary heart of the mountain.

12/07/2017 By Devon O'Neil

Restaurants

Breck’s Must-Try Main Street Eatery

Modern American cuisine, by way of Czechoslovakia, and an 1898 Victorian.

12/07/2017 By Devon O'Neil

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

Dine

New Blue Review

A saucy new arrival stirs up Summit’s Italian dining scene.

12/19/2016 By Devon O'Neil

Person of Interest

Stroke of Genius

Tai eats, breathes, and sleeps art—literally.

12/19/2016 By Reilly Capps

Person of Interest

Cold Warrior

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

12/19/2016 By Devon O'Neil

Panorama

Brewskis

Customer service at RMU’s new Breck ski shop includes 15 beers on tap.

12/17/2016 By Tom Winter