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
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
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