I did some research into the Breckenridge Brewery and how it helped kick-off the craft beer scene in Colorado here over 20 years ago. It turns out the lifestyle and attitude in Breck is very much reflective in the ever-growing brewery and restaurant business. Read what I learned over at Breck Connection.
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It’s a busy President’s Day weekend in the mountains, where will you be spending it?
Great news! It was only just a few years ago when Google first started equipping snowmobiles with their “Street View” cameras and mapping various resorts. Now a new mountain-based effort has launched and ski resort maps are now on Google Maps. Just pull up the Google Maps app on your smartphone and you’ll see all…
Universal Sports Network has launched a new series called Universal Access. It’s a weekly half-hour sports travel series that showcases some of America’s best ski resorts including some of our favorites here right in Colorado. The schedule looks like this: Feb. 5 10:30 AM Episode 1: Universal Access – Copper Mountain Feb. 11 11:30 AM…
Great news from Breckenridge: all the new snow means Imperial Lift will open today!
If you’ve never seen the Snow Sculpture Championships, they’re a world-class event happening every year in Breckenridge. They all start with a week of volunteers stomping snow into large blocks that are frozen and used as the ice blocks to be shaped the following week. You can see more photos on the Breckenridge Blog: The…
If you plan to visit Breckenridge soon, I’d suggest checking out the new Breckenridge Blog. Rachel Walker has a great round-up of the various options available to learn to ski and snowboard at Breck.
There hasn’t been new snow in Summit County in quite a while so our expectations were low on Sunday. What we found at Breckenridge was what we’d expect anywhere: so-so conditions with some crowds. We started around 10:30 at Peak 7 which had a bunch of folks in line. Luckily the 6-seater is pretty speedy.…