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Summit Tigers Nordic skier Kai Oppito skis out of the start area just east of Loveland Ski Area en route to a fourth-place finish in the 7.5-kilometer skate race on the recpath to Bakerville earlier this month. On Friday, Oppito was Summit’s top racer in fourth place at the Steamboat Springs skate. The Summit High School Nordic ski team raced to a runner-up performance at Friday’s 5.7-kilometer skate race at the Steamboat Ski Touring Center despite being without one of its best skiers. Tigers head coach Eva Hagen said Jonah Mocatta suffered a wrist injury while Alpine skiing Thursday that sidelined him from Friday’s race and could force him out of next weekend’s state championships at Gold Run Nordic Center in Breckenridge. ....
were all sold out, due in large part to capacity limits. Still, for those looking to get out of the house over the weekend, there are a few options available. The Gold Run Nordic Center in Breckenridge has spots available for its new moon snowshoe tour Friday night. The two-hour guided snowshoe tour under the stars includes information about local history and wildlife. The center is also hosting daytime snowshoe tours throughout the weekend, said Annette Kubek, the marketing coordinator for the Breckenridge Recreation Department. While the recreation department is not doing a special couples’ skate this year, Kubek said there is availability for indoor and outdoor skating at the Stephen C. West Ice Arena, though advanced registration is required ....
Photo by Elaine Collins With snow scarce in Summit County, the one winter sport that has benefited from the conditions is fat biking. At the heart of fat biking this winter has been the town of Breckenridge’s Gold Run race series, which just wrapped up its third of four races this winter. The series, operated by Jeff Westcott of Maverick Sports Promotions, has attracted more than 40 people to race in a virtual format, where racers record their course times on the Strava application. The first races of the season were Dec. 12 and 19 before racing returned Saturday, Jan. 23. The final race will be Saturday, Jan. 30. ....
Photo by Liz Copan / Summit Daily archives Thanks to a state variance, the official start of the winter sports season is less than a week away for Summit High School teams. The Colorado Department of Public Health and other state officials granted a variance to the Colorado High School Activities Association that allows the governing body to provide statewide regulations for practices and competition despite differences in local health regulations. Even coaches of indoor teams are much more optimistic that the season will happen than they were a month ago. “I’m feeling better about it,” boys basketball head coach Jordan Buller said. “Just being in the gym last week with the guys is a big step forward for me in terms of a positive outlook on things. CHSAA has done a pretty good job for us to have a semblance of a season. The boys and those in the program, we have an awareness of what’s to come, to be safe and keep our social circles small. In these challen ....