A condominium and hotel project under construction at the base area of Keystone Resort in Summit County, Colo., is the first major project at the resort in 20 years.
Much-anticipated project will eliminate the notorious bottleneck at Floyd Hill, the gateway to
Colorado’s mountains and a critical economic and tourism route.
The reliability of water supplies in the arid and semi-arid Mountain States is a growing concern for the public and the engineering community in the wake of persistent drought and a multiyear downward trend in Colorado River flow and storage. Robust snowpack in early 2023 brought a welcome reprieve, but one good year cannot overcome decades of drought.