Dangers abound on Memorial Day weekend in the snow-covered High Country, rescue group members warn summitdaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from summitdaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
On a cold, snowy night in December 1972, a few dozen Summit County residents gathered at Swan’s Nest, the historic home of Ben Stanley Revett, the Gold Dredge King, at Tiger Run north of Breckenridge..
The number of people climbing Colorado’s 14ers fell by 8% last year to about 279,000 hiker days, according to a report released last week by the Colorado Fourteener Initiative. That is the second lowest level.
Summit County Rescue Group responded to Quandary Peak on Friday, June 30, after lightning struck the mountaintop before 9 a.m., according to member and spokesperson Anna DeBattiste. The lightning strike, which didn’t injure or kill.
As Summit County Rescue Group heads into the busy 4th of July weekend, the group is warning residents and visitors that there is more snow in the mountains this year than many years. Last Sunday,.