Colorado Parks and Wildlife captured one of the pups from the King Mountain Pack in Routt County on a trail camera outside of the pack’s den on June 22, 2025. The pack is one of four wolf packs in Colorado.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife/Courtesy Photo
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1. Colorado State Patrol identifies plow truck driver involved in I-70 crash
Colorado State Patrol has identified the driver of a CDOT plow truck involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 70 on Thursday, Jan. 29. Troopers responded to the fatal crash around 8:53 a.m. on the snow-covered surface of eastbound Interstate 70 at mile point 218 near Herman Gulch and east of the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels. The crash involved a snow plow, a Ford Transit van carrying a hockey team from California and two additional passenger vehicles.
Preliminary information from a Colorado State Patrol investigation shows that the CDOT plow truck was traveling westbound on Interstate 70 when the driver lost control. The plow truck traveled through the median, breaking through the cable rail and into the eastbound lanes. It then collided with a Toyota Tacoma that was traveling in the eastbound lanes.
— Summit Daily News staff
2. King Mountain wolf pack patriarch dies during collar operations in Routt County
The patriarch of the King Mountain wolf pack died during a collaring operation in Routt County on Jan. 28, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced on Feb. 3.
The male wolf, tagged 2305, was around 3 years old and among those translocated from Oregon in December 2023. The wolf’s death marks the second this year and the 12th of the 25 wolves Colorado has translocated as part of its gray wolf reintroduction effort.
Parks and Wildlife reported that the death occurred during “routine collaring operations” to replace the batteries of the GPS collars on the King Mountain Pack’s breeding adults.
— Ali Longwell
3. Breckenridge police looking for information after man found unresponsive, later pronounced deceased
The Breckenridge Police Department is seeking information from the public after a man was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead Sunday morning, Feb. 1.
A Breckenridge Police Department officer responded to a report of an unresponsive man around 7 a.m. Sunday morning on the recreational bike path behind City Market, 400 N. Park St., according to a department news release.
A bystander and a responding Breckenridge officer began lifesaving efforts, and the efforts continued with the arrival of Red, White and Blue Fire Protection District and subsequent transport to St. Anthony’s Summit Hospital. Despite the extensive efforts of first responders and emergency room staff, the man was declared dead, according to the release.
— Staff report
Both Breckenridge and Silverthorne officials reviewed and discussed electric bike, or e-bike, regulations at their meetings last week.
Breckenridge considered updating its policy for recreation disability accommodations by including the use of Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes on certain non-motorized natural surface trails while Silverthorne showed support for Summit County Mountain Bike Alliance’s initiative to change electric bike regulations across the county.
Officials from both towns expressed a want to increase access to recreation as they fielded proposals to change regulation or support efforts that would change regulations.
Class 1 e-bikes use a pedal-assist technology, and advocates said they can allow those with limited mobility who may be aging or living with a disability to bike. Class 2 e-bikes have both pedal-assist technology and a throttle. Neither surpass 20 miles per hour.
The conversations follow the Summit County Mountain Bike Alliance releasing a firm statement this summer advocating for the use of Class 1 e-bikes on trails in Summit County. The alliance backed its statement with studies conducted by various districts of the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the International Mountain Biking Association and the University of Vermont. Each study examined common complaints about e-bikes, with focuses on the environment, the trails and trail user’s experience and safety.
— Kit Geary
5. Dillon Town Council chooses new tiki bar operator for 2027
Five finalists gave presentations to the Dillon Town Council about their proposals for running the Dillon Marina’s tiki bar at the council’s Feb. 3 work session. After hearing the presentations and asking questions, the council chose the next tiki bar operator.
The Keystone Coffee Co., which operates several restaurants in Keystone and Breckenridge, won the contract. Council members were especially impressed by owners Justin and Elissa Slezak’s proposal to serve breakfast, lunch and dinner at the tiki bar.
“It’s a really hard decision to make, to narrow it down to just one,” council member Rachel Tuyn said. “What really stands out to me is the breakfast, lunch and dinner. That’s what really sets Keystone Coffee Company apart from the rest.”
— Kyle McCabe