Winter is here

Winter is here

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

B-Roll video: FIRST SNOW STORM OF THE 2008-09 SKI/SNOWBOARD SEASON BLANKETS BRECKENRIDGE, COLORADO
· Opening Day Friday, November 7
· New opening event Laughs and Lifts Nov. 6 – 8
· Baggage Bailout
· Epic Season Pass


BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. –Oct. 22, 2008– It’s time to dust off the boards and dig out the winter clothes. This morning the few remaining golden leaves of fall where covered with white as Breckenridge residents woke up to more than five inches of snow. Snow continues to fall as Colorado’s high country remains under a winter weather outlook for the rest of today.

Snowmaking operations have begun with opening day at Breckenridge Ski Resort just 16 days away on Friday, Nov. 7. Breckenridge will celebrate opening weekend with the First Annual Laughs and Lifts Comedy Festival. Check out http://www.laughsandlifts.com/ for more information.

High Definition Video:
Breckenridge Ski Resort has available high-definition digital video and is able to provide the footage to interested television stations. Footage includes shots of snowmaking and downtown Breckenridge. The Breckenridge PR dept. has put downloadable HD and SD footage on our FTP server.

To access this footage, go to:
(copy and paste in browser)

http://videotransfer.vailresorts.com/breckenridge
Username = snowPassword = blizzard

Photos:
1. Breckenridge Ski Resort snowmaking. Credit: Breckenridge Ski Resort
2. Cruiser bike covered in white. Credit: Breckenridge Ski Resort
3. Downtown newspaper dispensers blanketed with snow. Credit: Breckenridge Ski Resort

First Annual Laughs and Lifts Comedy Festival in Breckenridge, Colorado over Opening Weekend
Taking place at the Village at Breckenridge from Nov 6th with dates through November 12th, the festival will be a 4 night event which will include nationally touring stand-up comedians, movies, seminars, magic and hypnosis. Featured acts include Eddie Gossling (Comedy Central), Chuck Roy (Will and Grace, Last Comic Standing - Semi Finalist), Denver’s Mile High Sci-Fi presents ‘The Terminator’, Wrist Deep Productions (Denver’s hottest underground comedy collective), Hypnotist Rusty-Z, and more to be announced. Check out http://www.laughsandlifts.com/ for more info.

Vail Resorts Introduces a “Baggage Bailout” for the 2008-2009 Ski Season -- Subsidizing Baggage Fees with $50 per Guest

To help offset added airline fees, Vail Resorts is offering a “Baggage Bailout” for skiers and snowboarders staying at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly this winter. Guests will receive a $50 credit when they book at least a four-day, four-night ski or snowboard vacation by Dec. 1 through Vail Resorts at (866) 949-2573.

Unlimited Epic Season Pass
Most skiers and snowboarders dream of an ‘epic’ season. Now, Vail Resorts, Inc. is making that dream a reality with the Epic Season Pass, a new unlimited, unrestricted season pass that’s valid for the entire 2008-2009 ski and snowboard season at five of the top-rated resorts in the world: Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly, all for an initial price of only $579. Check out http://www.epicpass.com/ for details

For information on Breckenridge including opening day information, snow reports and more, visit http://www.breckenridge.com/ or call (970) 453-5000.
Media Contacts:
Kristen Petitt, (970) 453-3210, kpetitt@vaileresorts.com
Ryan Whaley, (970) 547-7402, rwhaley@vailresorts.com

Great Secondhand Summit Story

Funny story at my office meeting on Tuesday. Another broker in my office sold a condo to some clients last year and the property hadn’t appreciated as much as he had hoped. Anyways, he ran into them and was really nervous as to what to say and was worried they would be upset with him…. The first thing they said was thank you so much for encouraging us to buy this condo. Had we left the money in the stock market, ½ would be gone. So it had a happy ending!

Breckenridge Opening Day Press

BRECKENRIDGE SKI RESORT TO START THE 2008/2009 SEASON ON PEAK 8
* New opening event Laughs and Lifts Nov. 6 - 8
* AST Winter Dew Tour Dec. 18-21
* Wake up Breckenridge Nov. 6
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. -OCT. 17, 2008-Today, Breckenridge Ski Resort announced the opening day plan for the upcoming winter season. Breckenridge Ski Resort is planning to open Friday, November 7, with terrain, lifts and services on Peak 8. With cold temperatures in the forecast providing optimal snowmaking conditions Breckenridge Ski Resort plans to start up snowmaking operations Sunday, October 19. Skiers and riders can expect to enjoy top to bottom skiing via the Colorado Superchair. The BreckConnect Gondola will be open providing the only resort access with a scenic ride from the skier parking lots in town (there is no parking on Peak 8 due to construction).
"With the opening of Peak 8, we are able to provide a new experience on opening day to all of our guests," said Rick Sramek, vice-president of mountain operations for Breckenridge. "We will be able to open more ski runs and lifts earlier, allowing skiers and riders more choices in terrain."
Breckenridge guests can look forward to an opening weekend packed with events. Breckenridge will celebrate opening weekend with the First Annual Laughs and Lifts Comedy Festival. Taking place at the Village at Breckenridge from November 6 - 8, featured acts include Eddie Gossling (Comedy Central), Chuck Roy (Will and Grace, Last Comic Standing - Semi Finalist), Denver's Mile High Sci-Fi presents 'The Terminator', Wrist Deep Productions (Denver's hottest underground comedy collective), Hypnotist Rusty-Z, with more to be announced. Visit http://www.blogger.com/www.laughsandlifts.com <http://www.laughsandlifts.com/> for updates and more information.
"Opening Peak 8 first this year gives our mountain operations team every advantage to prepare the mountain and venue for our largest event ever, the AST Winter Dew Tour. The Winter Dew Tour co-sponsored by the Town of Breckenridge, runs from December 18 - 21, will feature freeskiing and snowboarding disciplines for both men and women with over 10 hours of live coverage on NBC, 6 hours on the USA network and 12 hours on MTV and MTV2," said Lucy Kay, chief operations officer for Breckenridge Ski Resort.
Breckenridge Ski Resort and the Town of Breckenridge would like to say thank you to the Breckenridge community during the sixth annual Wake Up Breckenridge, Thursday, November 6 at local coffee shops from 7-9 a.m. Members of Breckenridge's management team and town leaders will be on hand at the following coffee shops in town to distribute 1,500 free mugs and coffee at: Starbucks; Clint's Bakery & Coffee House; Cool River Coffee House; Helen's Coffee Cart at City Market; Amazing Grace, Coffee Depot at Main Street Station and Daylight Donuts.
Breckenridge Ski Resort plans to open Peak 9 by Thanksgiving with all skier services available at both the Village and Beaver Run base areas. With early opening of Peak 8 and the Thanksgiving opening of Peak 9, the resort will be able to offer more variety by the Thanksgiving holiday.
Breckenridge Ski Resort would like to thank Vail Resorts Development Company and PCL Construction for their great teamwork and effort in advancing the construction schedules of One Ski Hill Place to accommodate opening plans on Peak 8. Openings dates and terrain are subject to weather conditions and unforeseen construction related issues.

Media Contacts:

Kristen Petitt: (970) 453-3210, kpetitt@vailresorts.com
Ryan Whaley: (970) 547-7402, rwhaley@vailresorts.com

Solds last week

Here are the solds for this past week. This is all residential property in Summit County.
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