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Opening day at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. (Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan) Editor’s note: Stories in this list received the most page views on SummitDaily.com for the past week. More than halfway through ski season, and in anticipation of a busy spring break period, ski industry leaders are sticking with the “know before you go” message. While tweaks have been made to manage crowds and adjust to the state’s new COVID-19 dial, ski areas continue to be focused on communication around wearing masks, keeping 6 feet of distance and planning ahead. “Skiing and sn...

The county will be using a list of eligible people collected via CoMassVax.org to make vaccine appointments, Public Health Director Amy Wineland said at a Board of Health meeting Thursday, Feb. 18. The previous system of sending out a registration link when appointments become available no longer will be used locally. The preregistration link will be used only by the county’s public health department. Other providers such as Centura Health, the Summit Community Care Clinic, City Market and Safeway will continue to use separate registration links, which still can be found at SummitCountyCO....

Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan Providers across Summit County received just over 300 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to administer this week, Public Health Director Amy Wineland said at a Board of Health meeting Tuesday, Feb. 16. The allocation is “bleak and disappointing,” Wineland said. Summit County Public Health itself asked for 2,000 doses this week and received only 100. Initially, the county was expecting to receive even fewer vaccines. Wineland said officials were informed Thursday, Feb. 11, that the county would receive no doses. However, the county’s board of commissioners ad...

On Saturday, Feb. 13, around 200 educators and child care workers received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-thru event at the county’s bus barn in Frisco. It marked the first time that workers, other than those in health care and first responders, were vaccinated in the county. Of the 200, 132 doses were available for Summit School District employees, including teachers, coaches, custodians, bus drivers and more. “When we started this wild ride of the pandemic, we were talking about different entrances, hand sanitizer, masks and I just couldn’t wait until the part whe...

Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan After many were left frustrated and confused when just 60 available vaccine appointments rapidly filled Tuesday, Feb. 9, Summit County commissioners are pushing for more transparency in the vaccine distribution process. At a Summit County Board of Health meeting Thursday, Feb. 11, commissioners asked public health officials to provide more clarity and details when it comes to distribution. It took just eight minutes for appointments to fill Tuesday, causing many questions and concerns about vaccine availability from the public. “I know we’re saying ’app...