Posts Tagged ‘breckenridge’
Record Setting Revenue-Based Rent
The 2015-16 ski season was another banner year for Colorado ski resorts. For the fourth season in-a-row, 23 Colorado ski resorts that operate on public land sent record-setting rent checks to Washington. The U.S. Forest Service and...
All Time High Tax Collections
Visitors and locals are spending record amounts in Colorado’s mountain communities. Sales tax collections are again reaching all-time highs in 2016. For the fourth year in a row, sales in the high country smashed tax collection records...
Population Boom in Colorado
In the 1820’s Breckenridge was first populated by fur trappers, in which people trapped everything from Otters to Bison. With a relatively small population, it wasn’t until the late 1850’s that Breckenridge saw a real increase.&n...
Colorado Classic Coming to Breckenridge
The newest professional bike race, the Colorado Classic will be rolling through Breckenridge on August 11th. The Colorado Classic, a brand-new, pro-level cycling race starts in Colorado Springs, moves to Breckenridge and ends in Denver this ...
Record Snowfall Graces The Rockies
Record snowfall has graced the rockies for the past two months which is creating talk of extending local ski area closing dates. Keystone Resort announced last week they are extending their season through Easter Sunday, April 16. That�...
Pioneer Crossing Restaurant
NEW RESTAURANT ON PEAK 7 The brand-new restaurant, Pioneer Crossing just opened on Peak 7 in Breckenridge. This new on-mountain establishment can seat 490 people and is located just a few steps from the top of the Independence SuperChair...
Summer Tourism Increases in Colorado
As our summer season in the mountains is quickly coming to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on what a wonderful season it was! According to data collected by Denver-based DestiMetrics whom measured lodging statistics in the summer ...
Harvest Dinner Benefit
The High Country Conservation Center (HC3) is hosting its eighth annual Harvest Dinner benefit Wednesday, September 21st. The evening is a four-course celebration of local and seasonal food. This year, the event will feature food grown at H...
