Breckenridge: You’ve got mail — but you can’t have it

The City Market satellite post office closed Friday, but the new French Street satellite office is not yet ready for business. By Jenney Coberly BRECKENRIDGE — Residents with post office boxes at the old satellite post office located at 410 North Park Avenue next to City Market will have to wait a few more days [...]

Breckenridge ‘cowboy’ reported as missing

Recently installed artwork reported as stolen from Riverwalk Center By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — A Breckenridge cowboy has been reported as missing, and authorities are pretty sure that he’s not out herding dogies on the range. The Breckenridge Police Department says the five-foot tall wooden statue was stolen from the spot where it was [...]

Summit County: Copper plans small zip line at West Lake

Feasibility study also explores potential for a bigger zip line on the mountain, as well as a ropes-style challenge course in the forest By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Zip lines fans may soon be able to get their fix locally instead of driving down Glenwood Canyon. The Village at Copper is looking to build a [...]

Summit County eyes library expansion in Breckenridge

Recently solicited bids will help provide information for fund-raising  By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — The long-range goal of expanding the South Branch library in Breckenridge may be just a bit closer. Summit County recently solicited bids for a library expansion, not because construction is imminent, but because the information from the bids could help the [...]

Antarctic current seen as key player in global climate

Major global climate change from tropical Eocene conditions to cooler, modern climate linked to formation of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — In trying to understand current global climate changes, researchers often reach far back into the planet’s history to try and understand what caused past shifts. One of the most significant [...]

Research pinpoints historic Greenland climate changes

New evidence shows Norse abandoned settlements when the weather got colder By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Based on archaeological evidence, researchers have long speculated that the Norse settlements on Greenland disappeared when the climate turned much colder in the North Atlantic. Now, paleo-climatologists have reconstructed a 5,600-year temperature record from lake sediments that gives [...]

Morning photo: Still skiing …

Colorado backcountry SUMMIT COUNTY — Our lead picture today is from contributor Stan Wagon, who reported good backcountry skiing from the Mosquito Range, near Leadville, where he and ski partner Rob Steinmetz skied nice north-facing lines on West Sheridan and West Dyer. After a snowy start to the month, the last few days of May [...]

Weatherblog: Hang on to your hat!

Windy, but warm weather ahead By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Sunday’s fine spring weather was a teaser, as a chance of snow showers is back in the forecast for Monday afternoon as a cold front moves through the area. The National Weather Service forecasters in Grand Junction reported scattered to numerous showers developing behind [...]

Colorado: Groups seek endangered status for boreal toads

Disappearing Rocky Mountain toad populations are part of a global wave of amphibian extinctions By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — New genetic studies have prompted environmental groups to once again seek Endangered Species Act protection for boreal toads. The amphibians were once common throughout the Rockies, but their populations have dwindled as the deadly chytrid [...]

Environment: Abalone threatened by climate change

New research give direct evidence that global warming threatens an endangered species By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Already under pressure from poachers, the northern abalone could be pushed to the brink of extinction by rising levels of ocean carbon dioxide, according to a new report from the University of British Columbia. Northern abalone are [...]

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