Spring break snow finally arrives!

After one of the driest Marches in recent years, Breckenridge is finally getting blasted! Hop over to the ski resort site to see the latest on-mountain action.

Breckenridge is reporting 5 inches last night and a winter weather advisory is calling for up to another foot overnight! It's a great time to head up for a couple of days of mid-week powder -- check out these great lodging deals! No reason to miss the first chair.

Spring MASSIVE in Breckenridge

Ok Spring Breakers… you ready for Spring Massive here in Breckenridge? Are you worthy of one of the best times you will ever have at a ski resort? This will be the eighth festival and will sure to keep you up late at night with the pub parties – and get you up early in the morning for the legendary skiing. The Fest includes free outdoor concerts, the Bite of Breckenridge, Comedy Nights and, of course, the infamous Breckenridge Beer Festival.

In town events….
April 1st - 19th - Bite of Breckenridge sample food around Breck with great deals around town.
It all kicks off April 1 with the Bite of Breckenridge which goes on until the 19th. Participating restaurants will feature sample menus at a fixed rate of $10, $20 or $30 depending on the restaurant.

April 4th - Breck 150 kick-off party from 3-6 at Main Street Station Plaza will officially kick off the 150th Anniversary of the town and will focus on the “white gold” boom that brought Breckenridge back to life. If will include something for all generations from “gold nugget hunts” for the kids to live music and dancing with the Six Million Dollar Band to an “Anniversary Toast to the Town” with local legends. Food and beer sales will provide by the Breckenridge Restaurant Association as a fundraiser for local youth athletes.

April 11 – The Breckenridge Beer Festival - KSMT’s 3rd Annual Breckenridge Massive Beer Festival, at Main Street Station - April 11th from 12-5PM. 20 Breweries will be on hand sampling brews from around the world – there will be FREE live music from Papa Mali, Motorhome and Big Richard.
Regular tickets are $30 for umlimited tastings - $20 with a ResortQuest Lodging special package.

Want more? Be a VIP... For only $50 with lodging , or $75 at the door you'll get in early - never wait in line grab an extensive lunch buffet at the new Himalayan Restaurant and have unlimited private beer tastings.

ResortQuest Beer Fest package has $99 room nights for 2 people.

Other events in town...
April 12th Easter Brunches all around town
April 18th Masive Bud Light Music weekend at Riverwalk Center with Keller Williams


On the Mountain – check out these events...

April 3 – Massive Style and Air Competition Freeway terrain Park Peak 8 will return with Breck’s first purse money for this event. Also that day - amateur skiers and snowboarders are invited to rally on the rails at the Matt Wyffels Massive Rail Jam - Freeway Terrain Park on Peak 8. There will be prize money and giveaways with an after party and live music.

April 4 – Skiers and riders throw down in this progressive freestyle competition in its second year in Park Lane Terrain Park for the Massive Slopestyle Competition. With a cash purse on the line, each rider will be judged on overall style, technical difficulty and creativity.

April 3-4 Giant Slalom

Fill your calendar with these other mountain competitions...

April 5th Massive Superpipe Competition
April 7-8 Super G Surefoot Colorado Ski Cup Championships
April 18th Imperial Challenge
April 19th Bump Buffet

Check out the full schedule of Breck Ski Resort Events and get ready for the Spring Break of your life...

Breckenridge Beer Festival Returns!

Main Street Station in downtown Breckenridge will once again host the 3rd Annual Spring Massive Breckenridge Beer Festival. Thousands will be in attendance to sample brews from 18 different micro breweries visiting from all over the country.

There will be live music beginning at noon including Motorhome and the headliner Papa Mali. The combination of spectacular views, fantastic brews and live music makes this event the perfect place to bring your friends and meet some new ones!
Main Street Station combines a downtown Breckenridge
location with lakeside mountain views.
Visit the Breckenridge Beer Festival website
for more information and to purchase tickets.
Breckenridge Beer Festival

Papa Mali headlines in Breckenridge

Tubbs Romp to Stomp Out Breast Cancer Comes to Summit County Colorado

The seventh annual Tubbs Romp to Stomp out Breast Cancer, one of the largest snowshoe events in the nation, is set for March 7 at the Frisco Nordic Center, and organizers are encouraging participants to register early — or risk being shut out. Event organizers announced Thursday that a participation cap of 2,000 will be placed on the event, and registration is up this year nearly 80 percent over last year. Day-of-event registration likely will not be available.

The event, which last year attracted some 2,200 snowshoers and raised more than $131,000 for the Denver affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is expected to sell out, according to site coordinator Joan Davids.“It is major,” she said. “We are looking to raise over $125,000, but will need everyone’s help.”Frisco — one of five communities across the country to host such an event — is an ideal setting, according to director Wendy Miller, because it is a short drive from Denver and offers scenic trails and plenty of room for gathering — as well as great support from the town and the Frisco Nordic Center.“The Frisco event grew by 400 participants from the year before to reach 2200” Miller said. “We think might be the largest snowshoe event in the world.” Tubbs Snowshoes, the prime sponsor, will have a limited supply of snowshoes available for free use for participants. The event will start at 7:30 a.m. with a pancake breakfast for participants sponsored by Wells Fargo. For more information on the event or to sign up in advance visit the Romp To Stomp website.

Sacred Tree and ResortQuest support the Romp Coinciding with the Romp, Sacred Tree, a spa and center for integrated health care at BlueSky Breckenridge, together with ResortQuest, is offering a free talk and interactive presentation about how healthy hormones interact with breast cancer.The presentations are scheduled from 3-4:30 p.m. on March 7 and 9-10:30 a.m. on March 8.Donations of $5 or more will be accepted for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and 10 percent of proceeds for these spa treatments also will be donated.

ResortQuest Breckenridge and ResortQuest Keystone will be offering 30% off lodging to participants.

Call 800.627.3766 and mention INT TUB to reserve your lodging today!

More For Your Money March

We think you should get more out of a vacation. Like more space, more privacy and more amenities. More value for your vacation dollar. In short, more vacation in your vacation. That’s why we’re offering One Free Night for every Two Paid Nights at all of our ResortQuest locations during the month of March!* That’s right, pay for 4 nights and receive 2 additional nights free! Pay for 6 nights and receive 3 additional nights free!

Take advantage of a few more days on the slopes!

Book by March 1st to take advantage of this limited time offer.

Call 800.627.3766 and mention code INT MYM.

or Visit ResortQuest Breckenridge.com for Breckenridge Lodging Specials

*Terms and Conditions: Offer valid on new reservations for stays between 3/1/09 – 3/31/09. Must book by March 1st, 2009. Promotion cannot be combined with any other offer or discount. Some restrictions may apply. Does not include ResortQuest Partner Affiliate locations. Must mention booking code INT MYM at time of reservation.

It's time again for Snow Sculptures!

In Breckenridge each year, blank canvases of snow become works of art. From a whimsical bouquet of enormous flowers, to thought provoking abstract shapes, sculptors form these masterpieces before thousands of spectators over the course of five days in the heart of town.
In its 17th year, artists from all over the world will come together to present intricate, awe-inspiring snow sculptures. These artists will carve twenty-ton, 12-foot-tall blocks of snow into pieces of art using only their creativity, inspiration, own two hands and permitted hand tools.

I have been lucky enough to preview the designs for some of these sculptures - wait until you see the Breck Team's - it's called "Wheee!" and it's a roller coaster - don't know how they are going to pull it off - but knowing those guys - they will!

There are great lodging packages out there if you are coming into town - ResortQuest has one of the best deals in Breckenridge - with 50% off your lodging PLUS two free snow proof cameras to get pictures of these masterpieces! Visit Breckenridge Lodging for the details.

The 2007 Snow Sculpting Teams are:
Team Breckenridge
Team Canada
Team Idaho
Team Czech Republic
Team Alaska
Team Mexico
Team New York
Team Oregon
Team Wisconsin
Team Switzerland
Team Turkey
Team Wisconsin
Team Minnesota
Team Canon City

For more information on the Budweiser Select International Snow Sculpture Championships, call 800-936-5573.

Event Details

*Sculpting concludes on Saturday, January 27th at 10 a.m. and there will be an awards ceremony at the Riverwalk Center at 3 p.m. that same day. Sculptures may be viewed at any time – day or night – during sculpting week and viewing week. Viewing week is January 28th – February 4th (weather and safety dependant).

*Each 4-person team carves a unique sculpture, often times depicting a team’s culture or heritage. There will be a total of 14 teams competing at the 2007 Championships, represeting ten different countries. Only hand tools are allowed in the competition; no power tools or colorants may be used.

*On January 27th, a panel of artists will make awards to the top four teams on the basis of theme, style and technique. The sculptors will also learn which team has been selected as People’s Choice, Kids’ Choice and Artists’ Choice. See you there!

Wahoo! 79 inches in December!

With the weekend snowfalls, Breck’s hit some snowfall records! Remember, my data only goes back to the 2000-2001 season, this month’s snowfall to date (79 inches) makes this December the snowiest December in the past 8 years and the snowiest month overall in the past 8 years as well (previous record was 78 inches, which was December last year). Monthly snowfall is 66% above average, and YTD snowfall is 4% above average. Wahoo!

Main Street Station Plaza Events

Tis the season at Main Street Station ! Joining us for the first time will be the Agape Outpost Chapel's Living Nativity on December 19, 22 and 23 two shows each night 5:30 and 7pm. The show is 40 minutes long and combines music, dancing, narration and even Flap Jack, the lucky donkey who is one of the stars in the show. Bundle up and join us for this holiday tradition.

Also on the Main Street Station Plaza will be the Airnastics Team and the quad bungy tramp for those thrill seekers. The tramp will be up December 20th - January 4th from early afternoon and into the dinner hour for those who want to jump after skiing.

Thanksgiving storm just the beginning of week of freshies

Breckenridge has 5 inches of fresh powder, topping of a a week of 20 inches of new snow. A fantastic mid-mountain base of 26" greeted holiday skiers and riders with some of the best Thanksgiving conditions in years. But more is on the way. Forecasters predict another 5 to 9 inches beginning Tuesday through late-week, just in time for the first weekend of December. Expect the same at Keystone where the weekend ended up with 23-inch mid-mountain base and power/packed powder conditions.

Plan your stay next weekend in Keystone or Breckenridge with ResortQuest, now offering discounts up to 40% off!

Winter Dew Tour coming to Breck!

This new three-event tour kicks off in Breckenridge, with the top skiers and snowboarders in the game including Shaun White, Hannah Teter, Steve Fisher and more, all competing for a $1.5 million dollar prize purse. Running the weekend of December 19th to the 21st, you'll see Slopestyle and Superpipe events on Peak 8 every day, plus a concert at the Riverwalk Center in town Friday night.

Television coverage will air on NBC, MTV2 and USA, so be sure your face is in the crowd. Stay for the Winter Dew Tour December 18 – 21 and get 30% off your lodging, a $30 gift certificate to breakfast and a 12 pack of mountain dew so you can stock up on energy for the mountain. Get on the mountain, check out the pros and do the Dew!

Visit ResortQuest Breckenridge for details and to book.