SUMMIT COUNTY — State Rep. Christine Scanlan received strong congressional support this week dur­ing a trip to Washington D.C. for more federal fund­ing to help fight the pine-beetle epidemic.
  “I came out here to raise the profile of this issue and get the resources we need to address the bark-beetle crisis head-on,” Scanlan said. “If […]

 COPPER MOUNTAIN — A new solar-power system, “green” construction of a new sports facility and an initiative to get employees involved in energy conser­vation are among the environmental highlights touted by Copper Mountain in an annual report released this week.
  “This year our focus was really on how individuals can make a difference in their […]

Stewardship — Taking good care of our resources, being responsible to future generations for their condition. This monthly column fea­tures organizations dedicated to natural-resource manage­ment that provide steward­ship opportunities in Summit County. These organizations and volunteer opportunities are part of the “Summit Stew­ards — Fourth Annual Sum­mit County Summer 2008 Volunteer Calendar,” pub­lished by Friends […]

  STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Still whooping with exuberance a year ago, the real-estate market in Steamboat Springs and Routt County this year is slumbering.
  The Steamboat Pilot & Today reports $501 million in sales through July, compared with $1 billion during the same time period in 2006.
 

SILVERTHORNE — After eight years as part of Intrawest’s chain of upscale golf courses, the Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks has been bought by a division of a Front Range imported car dealership.
  Escalante Golf, described in a company press release as the “leisure real estate division” of Littleton’s McDonald Automo­tive Group, paid $4 […]

 SUMMIT COUNTY — The quest for affordable housing may require some changes to local master plans, county planning director Jim Curnutte said during a county commissioner work session on Tuesday.
  Some parcels of county land that potentially could be used for housing projects is currently designated as open space. Under that zoning, devel­opment proposals may […]

SUMMIT COUNTY — The most recent survey, conducted during the first two weeks of August, showed local business conditions have improved and future expectations remain high. The Summit County Business Barometer is a quarterly survey that attempts to monitor local economic activity and compare it to state and national trends.
  The current activity component of […]

KEYSTONE — Beginning today, visitors will be able to travel to Keystone without ever leaving their desks by tapping into a website that provides a virtual tour — including interiors of buildings.
Massachusetts-based EveryScape offers visitors a chance to “walk” through the town’s public areas through a video game-like control, similar to ground-level images provided by […]

Economic activity and travel news during July remained negative on most fronts but includes the first positive note in some time.
• Energy: Oil, having approached $150 per barrel, has fallen back significantly from its July 3 peak. While oil prices are still up significantly this year, the decline has been swift and vicious enough to […]

KEYSTONE — State Rep. Christine Scanlan is headed to Washington, D.C., this week to meet with members of Congress and the U.S. Forest Service about getting more help to battle the state’s bark beetle epidemic.
The Democrat from Dillon is vice chairwoman of the state interim committee on wildfires. Forest and community officials fear the huge […]