Tag: Breckenridge Center
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Celebrate the beginnings of Summit’s four resorts
CMC’s second annual Pioneer on Planks shares ski history this Friday This article was published in the Summit Daily News. By Kimberly Nicoletti. It was a time of bear-trap bindings, bamboo poles and lace-up leather boots — or at least visions thereof. Friday, representatives from Summit County’s four ski areas will talk about the years between…
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Sustainability student turns recycling passion into business
Erick Becerril wants to get his hands on your garbage. If that seems odd and unsavory, consider the context. Becerril, at age 23, is the enthusiastic founder of a Summit County waste diversion business called Faction and Company. His business takes care of waste from residential and small commercial clients by ensuring that separated compostable…
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Sarah Sent Snow!
A CMC student pays tribute to friend Sarah Burke This article first appeared in CMC student Ali Gingras’ blog See What I See. The evening of Sarah’s death I had a friend of a friend print out some die-cuts I designed to put on my helmet. Me and my boyfriend had planned on going to…
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Student combines CMC studies with pro snowboard career
Jake Black finds resonance with CMC’s Sustainability Studies degree Jake Black was born and raised in Summit County, making him that rarest of things: a true Local. And true to the culture of his ski town home, his parents had him and his two brothers on skis as soon as they were walking. It was…
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Like Chili? Enter yours at Ullr Fest!
Breckenridge Rotary club Ullr Chili competition raises funds for Colorado Mountain College scholarships If you have a taste for chili, consider being a judge in the Fifth Annual Chilly Chili Cook-off Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Riverwalk Center, as part of Ullr Fest. The event, sponsored by the Breckenridge Mountain Rotary Club, draws chili cooks…
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CMC gift honors life of Norma Sundin
New endowed scholarship will support Summit County students When Norma Sundin died suddenly in 2010, her father Hal wanted to do something to commemorate her life and benefit the community she had called home for more than 20 years. The result is the Norma Sundin Endowed Scholarship for CMC in Summit County. Norma Sundin, who…
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You Know You’re A Coloradan When…
50 thoughts on how life looks different through a ski town lens This article was originally published in See What I See, the blog of CMC BSBA student Ali Gringras. We’re sharing the piece during finals week with the hope it will bring a smile of recognition to many! You know you’re a true Coloradan…
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Breckenridge: A-Basin lift tower frames CMC outdoor classroom
Campus to open amphitheater in spring This article was first printed in the Summit Daily News. By Janice Kurbjun. There’s a new sight to see along Highway 9 heading into Breckenridge: A chairlift tower standing singularly outside of the Colorado Mountain College campus. The tower is phase one of a project to create an outdoor…
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Warren Miller: On Tour
“Like There’s no Tomorrow” to screen at CMC Breck What better way to get pumped for the upcoming season than watching Lynsey Dyer, Chris Davenport, Daron Rahlves, Seth Westcott and JT Holmes drop gracefully into unbelievably big lines while garnering grin-inducing face shots?! Warren Miller Entertainment is returning to the Colorado high country this weekend,…
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Breckenridge: The broad picture of bark beetles
Colorado Bark Beetle Cooperative comes to Breck for Friday meeting This article first appeared in the Oct. 24, 2011 Summit Daily News. By Janice Kurbjun On Friday, the Colorado Bark Beetle Cooperative — a coalition of officials from agencies, organizations, educational institutions and more who are working to address the ecology of lodgepole pine forests…