We sit down with Commissioner Ed Raegner to trace how a one-season trial in 1994 became a 30-year commitment to Grand County. We talk skiing, small business, water policy, and a town-by-town tour of what makes this place feel like home.• moving from Denver to Grand County in 1994• early jobs at Silver Creek and a local real estate office• school board service leading to county commissioner• why water policy is complex at the Colorado River headwaters• favorite seasons, sports, and getting farther into the backcountry• hidden gem case for Granby Ranch as a learning hill• balanced view on growth, investment, and small business vitality• snapshots of Winter Park, Fraser, Granby, Grand Lake, Hot Sulphur Springs, and Kremmling• the landscape diversity from the divide to the river bluffs