Getting Out & About - March 2009

10/06/11

Wine in the Pines

Winemakers Dinner

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10/05/11

Still on the Hill

Breckenridge Craft Spirits Festival

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09/12/11

The 17th Annual Summit County house tour is scheduled for the final two weekends of September. A benefit for The Summit Foundation, this year’s Parade features residences located throughout Summit County. Sales prices for the homes range from $670,000 to $4 million. This much anticipated home tour features single and multi-family luxury homes built by over a dozen builders.

This Summit County event has become one of the state’s premier home tours and kicks off on September 17th & 18th and will open again September 24th & 25th. Each day, the homes are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The $10 admission fee is valid for all four days, and children eight and under are free. See the newest trends in...

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06/21/11

A-Basin WILL be open for skiing through July 4th!

A fine end to an amazing ski season

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06/14/11

A-Basin to decide Saturday how long to stay open

KEYSTONE (AP) — Arapahoe Basin officials say they will decide Saturday whether to keep the ski resort open until July 4.

The ski area on the Continental Divide has been running its lifts Friday through Sunday since ending daily ski operations June 5.

A-Basin has said it would consider offering weekend skiing through July 4 if the snow was still good. The resort hasn't had any new snow in the last three days, but it still had a 62-inch base Monday.

Arapahoe Basin has offered skiing on July 4 four times, most recently in 1997.

Elsewhere, Snowbird in Utah and Mammoth, Alpine Meadows, Squaw Valley and Sugar Bowl in California are among ski areas offering skiing on the July 4 weekend. Timberline...

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06/09/11

Skico skier visits up 1.7 percent; Colorado resorts up 2.6 percent

Season pass-holders' passion for powder helped Aspen Skiing Co. turn in a respectable performance in 2010-11, company officials said Wednesday as Colorado ski industry officials gathered in Aspen for an annual conference.

Skico posted a 1.7 percent increase in skier and rider visits compared to the prior season, company spokesman Jeff Hanle said. “Most of that increase was pass usage,” he said.

Destination business from travelers taking an overnight vacation was flat, according to Hanle.

Lots of early-season snow motivated Roaring Fork Valley residents to hit the slopes. While conditions were somewhat dry in the valley floor for much of the season, the snowpack above 8,000 feet hit near-record levels. When it snows more, locals...

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05/12/11

U.S. skier visits climb to 2d-best total on record

Trade group says solid snowfall helped boost totals in most regions

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04/07/11

Breckenridge Ski Resort Voted "Favorite Nightlife" by OnTheSnow.com Visitors

The data period for voting was January 2011 when a Nielsen audit showed 3.4 million unique browsers logged in to the world's most visited snow sports Web platform. OnTheSnow.com is published by Mountain News Corp.

....And in the Overall Ratings....#5 in Colorado!

Visitors also honored Jackson Hole, Wyo., as their "Favorite Downhill Terrain;" Winter Park, Colo., as "Favorite Family-Friendly Resort; Park City Mountain...

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03/17/11

Catch Spring Fever!

Breckenridge Ski Resort is proud to present our 2011 Spring Fever festival, presented by Cadillac, taking place April 1-24, 2011! Spring Fever will feature a brand new series of events taking place from April 1-24, both on the mountain and in town.

Spring Fever will take place at Breckenridge Ski Resort as the town and mountain welcome visitors to one of the best times of the year for skiing and riding. Spring in Breck is widely known for having the best snow in Colorado, along with sunny bluebird days, special events, and great deals for guests from around the state and the world. There’s no better way to send off this year’s incredible ski season than with Breck Spring Fever!

Spring Fever is based on embracing the biological...

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01/31/11

Summit County Citizens Voice

Breckenridge: Fantastic colors and forms in snow
The snow sculptures are fantastic in the daytime, but they reach otherworldly heights at night, contrasting against the dark sky.
The multicolored lights of the eco-friendly LED lighting system are constantly shifting, lending a mesmerizing quality to the sculptures. In spite of the warm weather and melting over the weekend, the sculptures remained a visual feast Sunday...

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March 2009