4th of July in Breckenridge!

I love living in Breckenridge! One of my favorite holidays is 4th of July and Breckenridge has a great celebration. We had a parade that last for about an hour and a half with everything from the Budweiser Clydesdale horses, soldiers, firemen, policeman and enough candy to fill the bag of a child with more candy than they get on halloween. We have the Firecracker 50 bike race. After the parade it was fun to go down by the river walk and enjoy some food and drinks while the kids played in the bouncy houses, obstacle courses and got their face painted. It took my breath away when sitting by the river and looking at the mountains with snow still on them. I sometimes take for granted of the beautiful place I live.
After all that fun we went to a friends and had a cookout and later watched one of the best firework shows Breckenridge has ever hosted. We have so much fun stuff to do and explore for this summer. Email Lilly@snowventures.com if you would like to come see Breckenridge this summer or if you are already excited about skiing I can help with that as well. I hope to see everyone in Breckenridge.

Families love Keystone Resort ~ Free Activities for the Kids!

If you are looking to head to the mountains for the summer, Keystone is a great place for families. Keystone has free family activities all summer. Tuesday 11a.m.-1p.m. they have free programs such as Denver Zoo, music, jugglers along with face painting and balloon making. Wednesday nights in July are free and include many activities. July 1st I took my son and a friend. They enjoyed camel rides, bouncy house and carnival games all for free. They then got to watch a dance performance of belly dancers following a performance by the Magic Genie. Here's a schedule for the rest of July. If you would like to come stay the night in Keystone send me and email at lilly@snowventures.com

Tuesdays 11 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

July 7-Wee Notable Music and Dance

July 14-Michael Stanward Music

July 21-Puppet/Bruiser the Dog

July 28-Jim Jackson the Juggler

Aug 4-Land of what if: Kid's Theater

August 11-Denver Zoo Assembly Animals.

Wednesday Nights 4p.m.-7p.m.

July 8-Hoop Dancers and Magic Wizard

July 15-Stomp Like Dance and Mr. Noise

July 22-Polynesian Dancers and The Many Islands Theater

July 29-Break Dancing and The North American Assembly Animals

What a great time at summer solstice in Breckenridge! Watermelon eating, seed spitting, pie eating, tug o war (girls versus boys, chicks win!), miniature golf, and fire engine parade made for lots of fun. Breckenridge in full on Summer rocks!!

Ski Training During The Summer With Mountain Biking

Keeping fit for ski season during the summer is easy with mountain biking. The balance you need to navigate down the mountain is similar to the balance needed to ski. And its a great way to enjoy the beauty of the mountains. I thought I was done with mountain biking after taking a nasty head over handle bars fall last summer while vacationing at
Sun Valley. But now that it is summer again in the mountains I can't wait to get my bike ready for some trail riding.

If you are looking for a great bike shop in Breckenridge, Colorado try Great Adventure Sports and join us in the help to build the Swan Mountain Recpath around Lake Dillon.


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Beat the Heat with Summer Snow Tubing in Keystone

Enjoy some winter tubing this 4th of July at Keystone Resort!

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Aspen Food and Wine Classic - Fun Photos

Fun photos from Fiji Water at the Aspen Classic.

Aspen Food and Wine 2009

Last week I attended the Aspen Food & Wine Classic. Aspen has been home to the nation's most prestigious food and wine festival in the country for the past 27 years. Celebrity chefs and over 300 wineries come to Aspen every June to share their passion for incredible food and delicious wine. If you love culinary delights and wine pairings, the Aspen Food & Wine Classic is not to be missed.

A Bear In Downtown Breckenridge!

Last Thursday while driving home from the office, I noticed a large crowd in front of the Barney Ford Museum in downtown Breck. People were pointing and taking pictures, so of course I had to stop and see what the commotion was all about. It was a small black bear that wondered into town looking for food. He was chased down Main Street and found refuge in a tree. Living in the mountains, locals are used to seeing bears but not on Main Street!

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Count Down to Opening Day

Less than a week and counting! Is anyone skiing on opening day?

Best Restaurant in Breckenridge

Last night while High Street in Breckenridge was blocked off for the annual Halloween trick our treat party we went to the recently re-opened restaurant, Le Petite Paris. They are running a special 3 course meal for $30. It was incredible! If you visit Breckenridge please do not miss this restaurant located at 161 Adams Street, Breckenridge, Colorado. Call for reservations 970-547-5335

Devotchka in Keystone for a free show!

If you haven't heard of DeVotchKa yet, well where have you been? (j/k)
Friends of mine saw them at Bonnaroo a couple of years ago and since then they've been gaining buzz, most notably a Grammy nomination for the Little Miss Sunshine score.
Anyway, they are playing a FREE show at Keystone, Friday 11/28! Just one more reason to make that trip to Summit County, Colorado for a Thanksgiving ski trip...

Breckenridge Announces Opening Day plans

Breckenridge Ski Resort announced the opening day plan for the upcoming winter season. Breckenridge is scheduled to open Friday, November 7, with terrain, lifts and services on Peak 8. The resort is preparing to offer top to bottom skiing and riding via the Colorado Superchair. The BreckConnect Gondola will be open to provide the only access from the skier parking lots in town to the base of Peak 8. There will be no parking on Peak 8 due to construction.
If you're planning to stay at a Peak 9 property in the first few weeks of the season, plan to walk or take the free shuttle over to the Gondola. With continued cold temps and a good storm cycle or two, Breckenridge hopes to have Peak 9 terrain open around Thanksgiving.

This pic was taken at the base of Peak 8 yesterday afternoon--amongst the snow balls falling from the sky is the gondola terminal in the foreground and behind that, you might be able to make out the retaining wall for the new property under construction now.

Keep thinking snow...it's working!

It is not yet Labor Day, yet we received our first snowfall of the season. It is that time of year again to start thinking of putting away the mountain bikes and grabbing the skis. The summer is going by so fast but not without some amazing events. The Aspen Food and Wine Festival is held every June and is the biggest festival of its kind in the country. If mouthwatering recipes designed by celebrity chefs and wines from across the globe are of interest to you, then attending this festival is a must. Another great time for the more athletically adventurous is the wildflower hike from Aspen to Crested Butte. Noted as the most hiked trail the West Maroon Bells pass to Crested Butte offers the most beautiful wildflowers in the state. It is best to go at the peak of the wildflower season between the last week in July and the first week in August.

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A few pix of the recent snow here in Colorado...it may not look like a lot right now but with temps in the 20s at night, snowmaking operations are ramping up across the state. Word on the street is that Breckenridge started making snow last night!

Snowmass on 10.11.08

2010 Olympic Games

SO, I've had the 2010 Olympics schedule printed and on the wall for more than a year now. With venues in two of my favorite locales, Vancouver and Whistler, this is sure to be a beautiful and memorable Games and I WANT TO GO!
With a flip of the calendar page to October today, I realized that Phase 1 of Olympic ticketing begins this Friday, 10/3!
Phase 1 is the BEST chance to get tickets, but you need to put some thought into your itinerary and requests. A couple of planning tips I've tried to keep in mind (I'm on ticket request matrix v.5 now) is to allow for travel time between venues in Vancouver/Richmond, Grouse Mountain and Whistler & to prioritize those events that I *really* want to see since there is a maximum request of 48 tickets-across all events.
The ticketing timeline looks like this:

• Friday, October 3 - Friday, November 7, 2008: During this time frame, ticket requests can be submitted at www.cosport.com.
• Mid-December: Ticket Allocation, Confirmations sent and Payments processing

Let us know what your request matrix looks like--I'm still tweaking mine. ;o)

Sometimes you just gotta laugh!

Captured these pictures today June 6, 2008. It's a gorgeous day in the mountains. I just thought you would like to see what it looks like when it's almost Summer.

Summer Skiing in Valle Nevado, Chile!

We've been hearing from our friends down in Chile that their season is about to kick off (june 13) to a great start. Last week brought a 6 foot storm, evidenced here:

We've also gotten a couple of new Deals and Discounts from Valle Nevado, like 50% off the second person in a double or triple occupancy room. Give us a call for the 411--not all of the deals price out on the website and we'd love to chat more!

Happy May!!

Well, Happy May 1st to you too!! When you think of Springtime in the Rockies, is this the image that pops into your head? Our crew here @ SnowVentures is a hearty bunch and nothing get's the boys and girls more pumped up to get into the office than a nice May dump. I guess it's time to crank up the heat and some Jimmy Buffet!