One of Colorado`s most popular resorts, with expert skiing up to 12,998 feet (if you want to hike up the last bit). The ski area is spread over 4 peaks. Breckenridge is not purpose-built but an original mining town with 171 listed buildings. It is the most popular US destination for European skiers and is consistantly one of the three most popular ski resorts in the US in terms of skier visits with somewhere around 1.5 million annually. The skiing is served by around two-dozen lifts, including an impressive number of high-speed chairs, and spreads over lift-linked mountains with double-black diamond bowl and chute skiing above. Off the slopes its a busy and vibrant resort with an excellent range of eating, shopping and other leisure facilities, made all the more pleasant by the backdrop of historic buildings. Apres Ski Breckenridge has a big range of bars and night spots, with more than 100 in all. There should be something for everyone, with, for example, virtually every imaginable type of music being performed or at least broadcast in one placet or another. For a lively time Downstairs at Eric`s is popular with more than 100 beers from more than 25 countries, and a dozen satellite linked TVs for sports coverage through to 2am. Tiffany`s Nightclub in Beaver Run Resort is one of the most popular with live acts. Eating Out Over 100 wonderful restaurants and bars in colourful downtown Breckenridge! Prices start from US for a good main course. • Café Alpine, Mi Casa, Steak and Rib, Blue River and Briar Rose. Activities • Snowmobiling • Sleigh rides • Ice skating • Snowshoe tours • Cross country skiing • Aerobics • Dog sledding • Racquet Ball • Weights • Indoor Tennis • Snowboarding • Night skiing - Keystone Other Amenities • Superb shopping with T-shirts galore, Western arts and crafts and ski wear • Swimming - pools, Jacuzzis and saunas • Massage • Massive sports and recreation centre • Discount factory outlet shopping at nearby Silverthorne. |
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