Tag: Breckenridge
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Nighttime rescue on ‘easy’ 14er highlights basic hiking mistakes that can turn deadly
In recent days, two siblings found themselves in a sticky situation on Summit County’s 14,272-foot Quandary Peak – often considered one of the state’s ‘easier’ fourteener climbs, but still a mountain that comes with deadly risks. According to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, the brother and sister duo were attempting to reach the summit of…
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Iconic winter festival set to celebrate Norse god of snow in Colorado
It’s nearly time to welcome winter and hope for snow at Breckenridge’s annual Ullr Fest – an iconic celebration to kick off the season. Ullr Fest is held to “praise Ullr, the Norse god of snow, in hopes of a powder-filled ski season.” Breckenridge Ullr Fest will be on Dec. 18-20 this year. The event…
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Baby moose stuck in skate park bowl in Colorado mountain town
UPDATE: The moose has been rescued. The moose was sedated and pulled out of the bowl with a winch. Authorities stuck around until sedation wore off and he was able to stand on his own, also keeping an eye on “the little skater moose” until he was reunited with his mother. –––– Original piece below…
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Ski resort markets show signs of life as first snows arrive
As the first real snow of the season arrives in Colorado’s mountain resorts, real estate agents in ski towns are reporting a better market this fall than the one that brokers down the hill along the Front Range are seeing. “There is healthy activity as both buyers and sellers adjust to new price realities,” said…
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Rockstar Energy to bring snowboarding event to Summit County ski resort in December
Rockstar Energy is bringing a brand new event to Colorado’s Summit County in December in form of the Rockstar Energy Open, according to the website theplatfrm.com and Rockstar Energy. The three-day festival taking place from Dec. 19-21 will be held at Colorado’s freestyle-snowboarding mecca Breckenridge. According to event organizers, the three-day festival is free and open…
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Vail Resorts announces target opening dates for Colorado ski resorts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Vail Resorts on Wednesday announced target dates for opening some of Colorado’s premier ski destinations. That includes Keystone Resort, one of the state’s first ski areas to open. Mid-October is the aim for the owning…
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Coloradans are flocking to ‘America’s highest fried chicken’ | Craving Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ALMA • The bearded, long-haired, tattooed man behind America’s proclaimed highest fried chicken in terms of altitude — and also maybe Colorado’s hottest in terms of recent popularity — is wearing a baggy shirt and sweats and sandals as he dashes up the road to…
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Top Colorado destination launches ‘Wildflower Watch’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Planning your next trip for Colorado wildflowers? The tourism office at one of the state’s top destinations is here to help. In partnership with local naturalists, Breckenridge Tourism Office this season launched Breckenridge Wildflower Watch. Take it from one of those naturalists, who speaks in…
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Breckenridge resort developer runs into homeowners’ lawsuit
A campaign by homeowners to block a luxury resort hotel headed for the base of Breckenridge’s Peak 8 has fused into a lawsuit that threatens to upend plans for one of the resort town’s last remaining developable sites. Developers associated with Breckenridge Grand Vacations have been moving ahead with a project they branded as Finale,…
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Breckenridge’s final development? $500M ‘Finale’ plan to include ski-in/ski-out homes
At a moment when the luxury real estate market may be softening even in Colorado’s ski towns, a resort developer has put together seven land parcels in Breckenridge that could be combined into a half-billion-dollar master plan of homes, townhomes, “chalets,” and a hotel. Developer Breckenridge Grand Vacations is calling the venture Finale, presented as…