The trailhead sign for Quandary Peak is pictured May 21. The 14,265-foot peak is one of the most popular 14ers in Colorado, attracting hikers, climbers and skiers year-round, which has led to the two trailhead parking lots overflowing on busy days and creating traffic issues for nearby residents.
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At the Summit Board of County Commissioners meeting Tuesday, June 29, county staff laid out potential short-term solutions to the board and to officials from the town of Breckenridge to help mitigate some of the overcrowding and parking issues at Quandary Peak and surrounding trailheads. Some of the solutions won’t be implemented until later in the summer or even after Labor Day, frustrating a couple of the commissioners.
The Summit Board of County Commissioners met Friday, June 11, for a short work session meeting to discuss what it should do with the funding it received from the American Rescue Plan. During the meeting,.
In early May, Summit County homeowners should have received a notice of valuation from Summit County stating what their homes were valued at for the latest reappraisal cycle. Some homeowners might have been shocked to.
The days are getting warmer, vaccines are readily available and communities across the state are reopening with looser restrictions. As life returns to this new normal, community leaders and members alike will begin to dig.
Brielle Quigley, a graduating senior of The Peak School, holds onto to her graduation cap as she rides up the Super Bee chairlift with family members Thursday, May 27, at Copper Mountain Resort to receive her diploma. This is the second year The Peak School hosted its graduation ceremony at Copper.
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Eleven graduates were celebrated Thursday, May 27, during The Peak School’s graduation ceremony at Copper Mountain Resort. Last year, the school held its graduation at the resort as a creative way to celebrate during the pandemic, and the tradition lived on this year.