Posted inBusiness, Climate, Economy, Environment, News, Outdoors, Water

Climate change is eroding work to clean up the Snake River. Is Summit County snowmaking making it worse?

KEYSTONE – The Snake River wends through this resort village, rushing streamside condos, beckoning anglers to cast after rainbow trout and, at some point in the year, funneling into equipment Keystone ski area uses to make snow.  But a few miles upstream, the river is a braid of smaller streams that scour a mineral-rich basin […]

Posted inNews, Outdoors

The reason you aren’t allowed to swim in Dillon Reservoir may surprise you

By Lindsey Toomer, The Summit Daily Water-contact sports, such as swimming, scuba diving, water skiing and wakeboarding, are all prohibited in Dillon Reservoir — but why? Basically, because the water is too cold, making it dangerous for recreationists. The reservoir is owned and managed by Denver Water, which means all decisions relating to the body […]

Posted inEnvironment, Growth, News, Water

Controversy over Denver Water’s Gross Reservoir expansion offers a glimpse into water woes in the West

Tucked out of view in the foothills southwest of Boulder, Gross Reservoir is a mountain oasis surrounded by pine trees, alpine flora and chattering wildlife. On a typical summer day, hikers, campers and kayakers leisurely come and go, lured by the landscape’s beauty. Residents who live on the north shore of the reservoir take their […]

Posted inNews, Politics and Government, Transportation

Hazmat tankers want off “sketchy” Loveland Pass and into tunnels. Years of debate could be decided once and for all.

In a snowstorm, it can be an unsettling site: a tractor-trailer pulling a massive tanker filled with hazardous materials up the switchbacks on Loveland Pass. Impatient ski traffic weaves around the vehicle while, on both sides of slick, two-lane U.S. 6, there are steep drop-offs that mostly lack guardrails. That’s not to mention the crowded […]