Breckenridge: Resort economy rebounding from recession

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Lodging occupancy rates, tax revenues climb for the first time in two years By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Breckenridge saw a 7 percent increase in lodging occupancy during 2010, according toJan. 31 ski season half-time report from the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP). Additionally, the Town of Breckenridge reported a 6.8 percent increase in [...]

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RockResorts expands in the Bahamas

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Vail Resorts-owned  company to take over management of existing resort on North Bimini Island By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Vail Resorts has added another warm-weather property to its array of lodges and resorts by taking over management of the 350-unit Bimini Bay Resort and Marina, including restaurants and the largest deep-water marina in The [...]

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Stocking up at the global seed vault

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Latest shipment includes Navajo-blessed desert legumes from Arizona By Summit Voice The Svalbard Global Seed Vault celebrated its third anniversary with the arrival of seeds for rare lima beans, blight-resistant cantaloupe, and progenitors of antioxidant-rich red tomatoes from Peru and the Galapagos Islands. The arrival of these collections, including many drought- and flood-resistant varieties, comes [...]

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Regional cooperation needed to protect marine areas

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Reefs must be linked to maintain genetic diversity By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Effective preservation of marine ecosystems like coral reefs requires international cooperation at the regional level, according to recent studies in the South China Sea, the West Pacific and the Coral Triangle. The diversity and resilience of the Coral Triangle — between [...]

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Weatherblog: Quiet days ahead, snowpack looking good

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Next storm expected Wednesday night By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Quiet weather is expected for most of the coming week, but the late February storm that exited the area Sunday helped boost the snowpack across the state, with all the major river basins reporting near to above-normal readings. In the San Juans, the snowpack [...]

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Morning photo: AK heliski

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Powder daze in the Great White North … Editor’s note: Former Summit County resident and journalist Kim Marquis spent the last three years living in Alaska. You can contact Kim via email: kim.marquis@me.com. By Kim Marquis I moved to Juneau from Frisco in 2007 and spent three years living there. Earlier this month, I got [...]

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BLM issues wilderness planning guidance

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

New rules outline the role of public comment, cooperation with state, tribes By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY —After reinstating a wilderness policy that languished under the Bush administration, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) last week issued guidance to its field managers describing how the agency will use its land use planning process to enable [...]

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Colorado: Pro cycling race gets $10 million boost

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Final mountain stage of Quiznos Pro Challenge to finish on Main Street, Breckenridge; local organizers gearing up for all-out volunteer effort By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — The Quiznos Pro Challenge cycling race got a big financial boost last week, as co-chairman Rick Schaden announced the investment of an initial $10 million to support the [...]

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Colorado: New backcountry access at Breckenridge

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Ski patrol, Forest Service place new access points in areas where rope-cutting was common By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Working together with Breckenridge ski patrollers, the U.S. Forest Service has permitted a couple of new backcountry access points where skiers and snowboarders can leave the resort and enter public national forest lands. One of [...]

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Most viewed stories & week in review

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

See what other people are reading … By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY —An op-ed on ski industry stats was the most-read story at Summit Voice the past week, with a story on an unusual skier death at Arapahoe Basin close behind. Other top stories included continuing coverage of global warming, with a pair of stories [...]

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