Located 70 miles west of Denver in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Summit County hosts four World Class Ski Resorts; Keystone, Breckenridge, Arapahoe Basin, and Copper Mountain, all within a twenty minute drive of each other. You can enjoy everything from skiing to snowboarding, snowmobiling to snowshoeing or even sleigh riding in the winter months.

Besides being a skier‚s paradise, Summit County is also a summer sports destinations with activities including hiking, biking, fly-fishing, horseback riding, golfing, river rafting, kayaking, live music, wildlife watching, and countless festivals.

When you tire of all the activities available, Summit County boasts fabulous restaurants and scores of shopping along with close proximity to one of the nation's fastest growing and most popular cities, Denver. There truly is something for everyone in Summit County!

Breckenridge is a quaint, Victorian mining town founded in 1895. One of Colorado's oldest mountain communities, Breckenridge includes one of the state's largest historical districts with 254 registered buildings.

In addition to world class skiing at the Breckenridge Ski Resort, the Breckenridge area offers a variety of activities to please most tastes.

Golf, tennis, biking on over 200 miles of backcountry trails and bike paths, river rafting and sailing on the nearby Lake Dillon are but a few of the options awaiting you. There are also over 400 shops and restaurants that cater to a variety of tastes and budgets.

In the summer, the Breckenridge Music Institute presents two months of classical and chamber music in the Riverwalk Performing Arts Center. The fall brings the Breckenridge Film Festival to the screen.

In the winter, the Breckenridge Ski Resort takes center stage with over 2,000 skiable acres on 4 interconnected mountains. As part of Vail Resorts, the Breckenridge Ski Area has been ranked #2 in the nation for skier visits in the nation for the past 3 years.

Keystone, Colorado

Under the same ownership as Breckenridge and Vail, Keystone is usually one of the first resorts in Colorado to open each autumn and one of the last to close. Keystone has the largest night-skiing operation in Colorado, running daily until 9 or 10 pm. It is also home to North America's biggest ice skating rink (5 acres).

The three Ski Mountains at Keystone are stacked up one behind the other moving away from the base - an unusual and interesting layout. The resort has sprawled around the base of the ski area with slope side condos the best place to be for ski in/ski out access. There are about three dozen restaurants and non-ski activities including ice-skating and hockey on the mega rink, night skiing and snowboarding, snowmobiling, and snowshoeing and indoor tennis.

Great New Development: The goal is to transform Keystone into a world-class, year-round mountain community complete with cultural facilities, a second golf course and expanded recreational opportunities. At full development there will be an estimated 4,560 residential homes and lodge rooms. The focal point of the program is River Run, a slope side community that upon completion will have 620 lodging units and 180,000 square feet of retail space.

The "renaissance" of Copper Mountain began in 1997 when the resort was acquired by Intrawest, a Canadian ski resort developer and operator with an impressive list of resort holdings, including Mt. Trembleau, Quebec, Whistler, Blackcomb, British Columbia, and Mammoth, California. Long known as a favorite of local and front range skiers, Copper Mountain was equally known for its mundane nightlife and bland village.

Enter Intrawest, and a $500 million commitment not only to a vibrant and new village but also to continued mountain expansion and improvements. And the commitment hasn't been just talk. Colorado's first six passenger chair lift, the Super B, was installed in 1998 and reduced bottom to top travel time on the east side of the mountain from nearly 30 minutes to about 8.

New snowmaking was also added below the new lift from top to bottom. And the demand for new, modern real estate was answered by the extraordinary success of five new condo buildings in the village, a total of 348 units, where marketing success was not measured in months, weeks or days, but in hours.

The Intrawest magic indeed seems to be working at Copper Mountain, where fabulous skiing is just getting better and a new village is being created to enhance the quality of the mountain .

Next on the agenda at Copper Mountain is the new Trails End Development located on the Ten Mile River in the west end of Copper. Trails End will include 240 condominiums and 30 townhomes.

Like many mountain towns, Frisco began as a mining camp for high country pioneers seeking their individual fortunes in gold and silver.

Today, Frisco prides itself as a family-oriented, mountain community with an economically vibrant environment. Amenities include the Frisco Nordic Center, Frisco Bay Marina, Summit Medical Center, Frisco Historic Park, the Peninsula Recreation Area, schools, and the mountain peaks that lurk over Historic Main Street.

Geographically located in the heart of Summit County, Frisco has become a favorite place to stay for skiers and visitors to Breckenridge (9 miles), Copper Mountain (8 miles), Vail (25 miles), Keystone (12 miles), and A-Basin (15 miles).

To learn more about Frisco visit www.townoffrisco.com.

Silverthorne, Colorado

Silverthorne is the first Summit County town to greet west bound travelers from Denver and is known as "The Gateway to Summit County". Silverthorne is also the gateway to the agriculturally rich Blue River Valley, and it's not uncommon to rub elbows with an authentic ranch hand at a local watering hole.

The scenery is spectacular with views to various major peaks surrounding the Valley, and the climate maybe the most temperate in Summit County. As the name suggests Silverthorne is a historic silver mining town. A centralized location allows easy access to all four of Summit County's major ski areas. Today, Silverthorne has a world-class resort community reputation, with abundant recreational opportunities.

The gold medal rated Blue River gets it's start in Dillon Reservoir and flows through the heart of town making Silverthorne the natural headquarters for fly fishing enthusiasts, kayakers, and rafters alike. Silverthorne's elevation is 8,800 feet and hikers can quickly add to their elevation if desired as easy access is offered to the Eagle's Nest and Ptarmigan Wilderness areas.

Golfers enjoy the championship course at Eagle's Nest. Silverthorne is also the home of a huge, indoor recreation facility for many indoor activities including swimming, basketball, racquetball, climbing, weights, tennis, and in the summer an outdoor skateboard park.

In recent years Silverthorne has become somewhat of a shopping destination to visitors as 120 Factory outlet stores have taken residence. Numerous dining options ranging from fine local restaurants to fast food await the hungry appetite after a busy day in Silverthorne, Colorado.

About Summit County

Located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, just over the Continental Divide and approximately one and a half hours west of Denver lies Summit County. With four major ski resorts and six incorporated towns, Summit County plays host to nearly 2,000,000 visitors per year. The ski resorts of Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, and Keystone are surrounded by the incorporated towns of Blue River, Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco, Montezuma and Silverthorne. Over 23,000 year-round residents call Summit County home.

Most locals in Summit County will tell you they moved here because of the incredible skiing and snowboarding. But ask any one of them why they stayed and they will probably tell you it was because of the summers!

Summit County's summer climate is perfect for vigorous outdoor activities. Intense sun, low humidity, temperatures rarely above 90 degrees, and crisp mountain air to fill your nights. Summit County offers beautiful national forests with amazing hiking and biking trails, raging rivers for rafting and kayaking, world class golf

There are many locations throughout Summit County that offer views of majestic Lake Dillon. Condos, townhomes, and homes in Summit Cove, the Town of Dillon, Corinthian Hills, and Frisco offer a variety of properties for you to choose from! From the comfort of your bedroom or the convienence of your deck you can enjoy views of sailboats, wildlife, and snow covered Lake Dillon.

Dillon offers many activities for the family including boating at the Dillon Marina, bowling at Summit Bowling Center, or take in a show at The Lake Dillon Cinema or the new Skyline Cinema at Dillon Ridge. Night life abounds in Dillon. Great meals and microbrewery beer can be found at Pug Ryan's or The Dillon Dam Brewery.

If you're looking for a smaller one or two bedroom condo to use as a weekend getaway or need a large home for your family you can count on The Mountain Team to find it for you! courses, horseback riding, mine tours, and even more fun filled activities than you can imagine.

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