Copper Mountain Resort announced the continuation of its lift-ticket giving program into a third winter as part of the resort’s Play Forever Thursdays commitment to protect not only the environment but also support local communities..
The Summit County Rescue Group is asking hikers to consider their dogs limitations after a pair of pups had to be rescued from Quandary Peak last week. This Great Pyrenees summited the peak but couldn’t continue down due to exhaustion and torn pads on its paws.
Photo from Summit County Rescue Group
Dogs serve as valuable companions for many rescue workers in Summit County, responding to dangerous slides with the Colorado Rapid Avalanche Deployment team and helping to sniff out lost hikers in the backcountry.
But sometimes it’s the dogs that need rescuing, as was the case last week when Summit County Rescue Group volunteers helped a pair of exhausted pups off Quandary Peak.
Photo from Copper Mountain Resort
Philanthropy is running high in Summit County.
Copper Mountain Resort’s Play It Forward Wednesdays program ended this month, raising $67,640 in the span of 13 weeks for 13 nonprofits. Each nonprofit received $5 per online lift ticket purchased on select Wednesdays.
Though it raised less than the inaugural Play Forever Fridays last season, which brought in more than $69,000, Copper considers it a success.
“We are really happy with that number,” Copper spokesperson Olivia Butrymovich said. “We didn’t know what to expect going in. We moved the day to Wednesdays and were very productive with those sales.”
Play Forever Fridays got cut short last season due to the pandemic, and the program was rebranded to Play it Forward over the summer and expanded to aid pandemic relief on top of assisting environment- and sports-focused nonprofits. Because Friday was a popular skiing day, Copper moved the fundraising dates to Wednesdays to drive midwee
On February 16, a fatal avalanche occurred near Rand, Colorado, involving a group of six snowmobilers. It buried two and killed one while running 350 feet downhill with enough force