🌱 How did a Keystone lift malfunction become one of Colorado’s worst?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did a Keystone lift malfunction become one of Colorado’s worst?

Also on today's calendar: Winter Comedy Series and 1 more event.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Strong winds developing, with a high of 47 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Thursday: Colder; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 34, low: 26.
• Friday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 47 and low of 36 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Colorado Ski Tragedies: Inside the Chairlift Accidents That Shocked Vail and Keystone (95rockfm.com) — Keystone residents are reminded of the resort’s most tragic day on December 14, 1985, when a Teller lift malfunction killed two people and injured dozens more. The article recounts that disaster alongside a 1976 Vail gondola crash, highlighting how rare but devastating chairlift failures can be.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Keystone

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Winter Comedy Series: Leah Rudick
  Warren Station Center for the Arts at Keystone, 164 Ida Belle Dr, Keystone
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Winter Comedy Series
  Warren Station Center for the Arts at Keystone , 164 Ida Belle Dr , Keystone
  7:30 pm
• The GOAT Christmas Party
  Goat Soup & Whiskey Tavern , 22954 US-6 , Keystone
  9:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Mystic Solstice | Winter Solstice Celebration
  Warren Station Center for the Arts at Keystone , 164 Ida Belle Dr , Keystone
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Hotel Frisco Happy Hour — Hotel Frisco Colorado
  Hotel Frisco Colorado , 308 E Main St , Frisco
  4:00 pm
• Trivia Night @ Highside Frisco
  Highside Brewing & BBQ - Frisco , 720 Main St , Frisco
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Ullr Fest — Carriage House
  Carriage House , 890 Airport Rd , Breckenridge
  10:30 am
• 6 Million Dollar Band: Breckenridge Ullr Fest
  Riverwalk Center at Breckenridge , 150 W Adams Ave , Breckenridge
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• "Everyone's a Local" Night at the Vue Rooftop and Bar
  Vue Rooftop - Dillon , 122 Lake Dillon Drive , Dillon
  3:00 pm
• Local’s Night
  Bluebird Market , 325 Blue River Pkwy Suite #110 , Silverthorne
  5:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Hobo Village
  Angry James Brewery , 421 Adams Ave , Silverthorne
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Queer Climbing Night Silverthorne December
  Summit Climbing Gym , 1291 Blue River Pkwy , Silverthorne
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Frisco

• Vail Resorts names Frisco's Outer Range Brewing Co. as official beer partner (vaildaily.com)
• Jammy Buffet Announces 2026 Changes in Altitudes Tour (gratefulweb.com)
• US Forest Service plans more pile burnings near Blue River (summitdaily.com)

Breckenridge

• Gypsum, Breckenridge pledge funding for Colorado River District's $99 million purchase of Shoshone water rights (aspentimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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