Breckenridge Festival of Film Brings Films That Are Out of The Box!

The Festival of Film in Breckenridge is just days away and the 2010 Festival holds over 50 films from around the world. From Indie creations to fast and sweet shorts, the three days of film will delight, entertain and celebrate human expression through film!

• See Full Film Festival Calendars.
  
• See official Breckenridge Festival of Film website.
  
• See ResortQuest Lodging Deals

Film, Cinema, Digital and Celluloid:
There are 9 categories that films could be submitted under including dramas, comedy, documentary, short drama, short comedy, animation, GBLT, spiritual and children.
The film Carried Away is a brilliant look at human life and happiness, laugh at the awkward first date in Text Me, see the top of the world in 10 Mountains 10 Years. Discover the life-sustaining bounty that the Baja California holds in the Baja Wave Document then feel the real worries of a Jewish mother in Banana Bread, only to laugh it away with A Puppet Intervention about a community theater in N. Carolina.

The list of films go on and on however all are not to be missed and bring their own beauty, creativity and message with every second of film. Clear your calendars and spend your days at the Festival of Film.

But you cant sleep at the theatre so after the film festival come crash with us at ResortQuest Breckenridge’s premier vacation rental properties. And we are one of the official sponsors and are offering great deals on our summer rates for the film festival!

Sex and the Summit: Love, designer shoes, best friends and cocktails.

Ok Girls! Are you going to Sex and the City 2 tonight? It's opening around the country tonight, May 27, 2010, and it's the perfect girls night out. Its time to dress up, gather the ladies, have a cocktail and head to the movies! If you don’t have a “Big” in your life to buy you $500 designer shoes, don’t fear – here is Sex and the City Summit style…

Start you night off right with shopping!
Hit up one of the many consignment shops in Summit county – our favorites are Funky Trunk in Frisco and Rags to Riches in Frisco – we’ve found everything from Prada bags to Manolo, Gucci, Ferragamo shoes and Chanel suit coats for pennies. Remember, you live in Summit County and the rich do get tired of their clothes.

Dinner for Two? No boyfriends on a Sex and the City night!
For dinner, why not check out the Summit Daily News and plan a nice two for one with your friends – we like Bagalis community table with flights of wine to choose from and tasty appetizers! Ample food for the ravenous ladies.

Cosmopolitan or Manhattan?
After the film – you absolutely need a martini! Voted number one Cougar spot in the county is the Blue River Bistro in Breckenridge. Jay and his staff will take good care of you – and the boys in there will appreciate your glamour!

So while you are celebrating Sex and the City Summit Style make sure you also have the best accommodations around with ResortQuest Breckenridge. Luxurious rooms, pampering spas and great service will make you feel like a star! Have fun tonight girls!

By ResortQuest's Karin Bearnarth

Need Snow? A-Basin has Spring Skiing, Breckenridge has Spring Lodging Deals and Keystone has Memorial Day Events!

For all those powder hounds and ski bunnies still wishing away spring for some more snow, Arapahoe Basin is still hosting phenomenal Spring skiing. Big storms over the past two weeks that have dumped more than two feet of snow on A-Basin making it more like Winter than Spring!

A-Basin is sending out their long ski season in style with the Shakin’ at the Basin concert series that happen every weekend. For this Memorial Day weekend see the Shakin at the Basin with Coral Creek playing on Saturday May 29th from 1-4pm. Coral Creek offers up an eclectic mix of acoustic bluegrass, calypso, rock, reggae, funk, country, and folk music. Listen to Coral Creek on their MySpace page.

On May 30th don’t miss the Beach Party with the 9th Annual Festival of Brewpubs from 12-4pm. It only costs $20 to sample incredible local brews and rock out to That Eighties Band. Breweries include Pug Ryan’s, Breckenridge, Dillon Dam and Backcountry. Expect great live music, springtime skiing and much more!

And to top it all off, you can stay with us at our Breckenridge or Keystone locations and get 33% of 3 or more nights and if you can only stay for two nights, you’ll receive 25% off! And get the A-Basin Spring Pass for only $130 dollars for 3 days of skiing!

And if you aren’t sold on the A-Basin Memorial Day Events swing up to Keystone and check out the Summer Remix weekend packed full of winter and summer activities. Ride a rail, then grab your bike and get in some downhill biking.

Celebrate Memorial Day with Keystone’s Summer Remix & Hot Lodging Deals

Memorial Day Weekends in the Mountains fall at a relaxed time of year when the Ski Resorts have closed and Spring is just begin to show itself.

So Keystone has created the Summer Remix to celebrate this Memorial Day, May 29-31, 2010 by mixing up summer and winter activities. Go snow tubing or hit up the terrain park that Keystone Resort is opening for the weekend! Then turn around and go downhill biking! And you can save 33% on lodging when you stay with us at our premier ResortQuest Keystone locations!

Schedule:
Saturday through Monday you can find snow tubing in the Hawaiian Remix Tubing area with live DJs throwing down some great summer tunes. If you still have some winter left in you, you can hit all the rails you want in the Flying Dutchman Park. Be a kid again and get a snow cone then take the little ones for Face Painting. Then in the warm afternoon sun hit up the Keystone Bike Park to ride some single track or take a scenic gondola ride!

It is not very often you get to get in your last day of skiing and your first day of single track riding! See the full schedule of events with times and great lodging deals ResortQuest Keystone is offering for the Memorial Day Weekend.

Prices for the different events are:

• Hawaiian Remix Tubing: $29 for 1 Hour Session
• Rail Park, Snow Cones, and Face Painting: Free!
• Gondola Rides: $12 for adults and $8 for kids
• Keystone Bike Park: $25 for all day riding on the mountain
• Golf: Standard Price at River Course
  

So don’t put away all the snow gear yet! Bring your skis, your bike, your clubs and begin summer with the Memorial Summer Remix party!

Breckenridge Golf Club Opens this Friday, May 21st 2010

The Breckenridge Golf Club will open for play this Friday, May 21st and the weather forecast currently looks good for golf. The practice range is now open.

Breckenridge Golf Club Named to List of Best Municipal Courses

The Breckenridge Golf Club was named this week to the 2010 Golfweek’s Best Municipal Courses list. Breckenridge is ranked as one of the top 50 layouts that fall under the "municipal" category. Breckenridge has garnered many national, regional and local accolades through the years.

“This new listing along with the 4 ½ Star Places to Play, rating from Golf Digest, demonstrates the top golf facility that Breckenridge is” said Erroll Miler, Golf Professional at the Breckenridge Golf Club. The course is also a Summit Daily, “Best of the Summit” golf course.

The course opened in 1985 with 9-holes and now attracts golfers from all over the globe who want to play the 27-hole, Jack Nicklaus design course. The tentative opening for the golf driving range is May 14, with the golf course slated to open on Friday, May 21, weather and conditions permitting.  

March of Dimes

First Assistant Golf Professional Robbins Manley will be playing 100 holes of golf in one day as part of a state fundraiser being organized by the Colorado PGA to support the March of Dimes. Robbins will play his golf holes this Thursday, May 20. Please support Robbins and the March of Dimes by making a donation.  Thank you in advance for your support. Any donation, even if it seems small, will help Robbins to meet his fundraising goal!

Special Golf Offers for ResortQuest Guests!

Book your Breckenridge lodging with ResortQuest and you will be eligible for the following special offers at the Breckenridge Golf Course:

• Discount golf rates
• Preferred tee times
• Special advanced booking status. 

 
Book your summer lodging online today and automatically get the best available Breckenridge Deal!