February 2005 |
| Breckenridge
News The head of the Dillon Ranger District has given preliminary approval to Breckenridge's proposed Summit Lift to the top of Peak 8. There is now a 45-day appeals period. Barring anything out of the ordinary, such as likely lawsuits, construction will begin this summer. Also on the drawing board is replacing the old double chair #6 with a high-speed quad. This also has preliminary approval but no word yet on when construction might begin. Beacon
Basin is now open on Peak 8. Located above the Vista Haus restaurant it
is an area about 10,000 square feet set aside for people to practice using
their avalanche beacons for search and rescue. Every morning the ski patrol
will bury a number of transceivers. People must bring their own beacons
to practice finding them as if they were people buried in an avalanche.
A local ski patroller made the point, “You can have the best equipment
in the world, but if you don’t know how to use it’s worthless.”
Call the ski patrol for more information at; 970-496-7294. |
| WHY
I LIVE HERE… Our western forests our not healthy. There are hundreds of thousands of dead trees due to disease and insect infestation. The National Forest Service is increasing its active management by increased cutting and hauling of standing dead and down trees. Summit County is studying the possible use of the waste as a heat source for its |