Press Release:
Every year in beautiful Breckenridge Colorado artists convert mounds of snow into splendid works of art. From magnificent dragons and eloquent bouquets of flowers to abstract pieces, sculptors form spectacular pieces of art for thousands of viewers to see over a five day period in winter. The snow sculptures for the 2009 event in Breckenridge will be sculpted from January 20th to the 24th, using only the artists' two hands and permitted hand tools.
For the first time ever the art galleries of Breckenridge will be combining to create a Gallery Art Walk. The galleries of Breckenridge will be offering refreshments and hors d'overs from 2:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 24th, 2009 while visitors can explore the wide variety of wonderful art displayed in the galleries.
Every gallery in Breckenridge has something different to offer. You can view whimsical and humorous art, as well as beautiful displays of local art at Art on a Whim, contemporary fine crafts at Hibberd McGrath Gallery, and the wonders of glass at Fox Ridge Gallery. Spectacular fine art photography is on display at Altitudes. Images of Nature carries the images of Thomas D. Mangelsen's award winning photography. Local artists are in proud display at our local Co-Op gallery, Arts Alive. The newest gallery in town, Teal Gallery, carries a diverse array of exciting modern art. Beautiful custom Colorado jewelry can be found at J&M Jewelers. Vintage Snow features ski antiques, vintage ski art and ski decor. The wonderful Fine Art Photography of Gary Soles and John Fielder is on display at The Photo Shop. Hang Time Gallery is an exciting showcase for western, wildlife and landscape art. You are sure to find works of art that will be sure to please your personal taste at one of our galleries. During the Gallery Art Walk many of the Breckenridge galleries will be featuring artist showcases. Art on a Whim will have artist Fritz Anders in person during the Gallery Art Walk. Anders is famous for his pyrographic work, the art of burning designs or pictures in wood. Altitudes will be featuring award winning photographer Matt Lit. Arts Alive will be displaying their Winterscapes themed work, featuring artist Pam Herring and her ceramics and fiber arts. Hang Time Gallery will have artist Ann Weaver on hand, who will be unveiling her original watercolor created for the 150th anniversary of Breckenridge.
Kathleen J. Kennedy
Executive Director
Frisco Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Baby Boomers of the move
Good new for Summit County as most of our buyers here are of the baby boomer generation, money should be moving about too!
National Association of Realtors reports on November 25, 2008
One in four baby boom generation households (26%) expects to move from their current home in the future, with the majority looking for a single-level home that is more comfortable or convenient, according to a new survey prepared for AARP.Echoing past surveys, most boomers (79%) say they would like to stay in their current home for as long as possible. Some – less than 10% -- said they would like to stay in their current home but don’t think they will be able to do so.Many of those who expect to move said they will be looking for a better house, a better climate or a home that is closer to family and friends. More than half of those boomers (age 45-64) planning to move expect to look for a home that’s all on one level (59%). About half said they will look for a newer home (50%) or a smaller home (49%).The poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for AARP * was released to coincide with the announcement of the 2008 Livable Communities Awards from AARP and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) honoring innovative thinking in the field of home and community design.Older boomers are significantly more likely than younger boomers to think that they will move into a single level home (68% vs. 54% of those planning to move), but age is not the only factor that affects expectations. Boomer men are more likely than women to believe they will move into a newer home (61% vs. 42%) or move into a home in a warmer or better climate (41% vs. 25%) Boomer women are more likely than men to think they will move into a smaller home (54% v. 41%).
National Association of Realtors reports on November 25, 2008
One in four baby boom generation households (26%) expects to move from their current home in the future, with the majority looking for a single-level home that is more comfortable or convenient, according to a new survey prepared for AARP.Echoing past surveys, most boomers (79%) say they would like to stay in their current home for as long as possible. Some – less than 10% -- said they would like to stay in their current home but don’t think they will be able to do so.Many of those who expect to move said they will be looking for a better house, a better climate or a home that is closer to family and friends. More than half of those boomers (age 45-64) planning to move expect to look for a home that’s all on one level (59%). About half said they will look for a newer home (50%) or a smaller home (49%).The poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for AARP * was released to coincide with the announcement of the 2008 Livable Communities Awards from AARP and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) honoring innovative thinking in the field of home and community design.Older boomers are significantly more likely than younger boomers to think that they will move into a single level home (68% vs. 54% of those planning to move), but age is not the only factor that affects expectations. Boomer men are more likely than women to believe they will move into a newer home (61% vs. 42%) or move into a home in a warmer or better climate (41% vs. 25%) Boomer women are more likely than men to think they will move into a smaller home (54% v. 41%).
Breckenridge Winter Activities
Breckenridge Winter Activities
Skiing/ Snowboarding: Envision yourself poised on a mountaintop with blue skies, fresh powder and crisp, clean air all around you. Take a deep breath; this is pure heaven. Breckenridge’s interchangeable lift ticket is also good at Keystone and Arapahoe Basin Ski Areas with a complementary ride provided by the Summit Stage. With four world class resorts, Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail, Beaver Creek, and Copper Mountain are all within 20-60 minutes away.
Skiing/Snowboarding Lessons: Higher learning at 9,600 feet. Whether you’re new to the sport, a passionate intermediate or a seasoned expert, there are snow pros to help.
Sleigh Rides: One of the most charming ways to go through the woods is by horse drawn sleigh. Bundle up and enjoy.
Cross Country Skiing: Enjoy peace and tranquility as your glide between the pines and aspens.
Snowmobile Tours: Visit historic sites and feel the wind as you negotiate turns on this thrill-a-minute ride in our winter playground.
Dog Sledding: Ride a sled pulled by a team of magnificent canines.
Ice-Skating: Enjoy the Maggie Pond at the Village at Breckenridge or the Breckenridge Ice Rink.
Shoe shoeing: Take a show packed hike into nature.
Casino Trips: Visit the Blackhawk and Central City casinos just 45 minutes away.
Breckenridge Recreation Center: Offers rock climbing, racquetball, tennis, weightlifting, basketball, swimming, water slides, fitness classes and child care.
Carriage Rides: Enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride through the Main Streets of Breckenridge.
Tubing: Keystone offers thrilling tubing rides. Wow!
Sledding: Carter Park is in the center of Breckenridge and offers a great sledding hill and dog park.
Health Spas: There are so treatments to choose from. Blue Sage Spa and Mountain Sanctuary are some wonderful centers.
Silverthorne Factory Stores: Need a break from the hill, head on down to Silverthorne and shop for some great deals. Nike, Ann Taylor, The Gap, Polo just to name a few.
Skiing/ Snowboarding: Envision yourself poised on a mountaintop with blue skies, fresh powder and crisp, clean air all around you. Take a deep breath; this is pure heaven. Breckenridge’s interchangeable lift ticket is also good at Keystone and Arapahoe Basin Ski Areas with a complementary ride provided by the Summit Stage. With four world class resorts, Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail, Beaver Creek, and Copper Mountain are all within 20-60 minutes away.
Skiing/Snowboarding Lessons: Higher learning at 9,600 feet. Whether you’re new to the sport, a passionate intermediate or a seasoned expert, there are snow pros to help.
Sleigh Rides: One of the most charming ways to go through the woods is by horse drawn sleigh. Bundle up and enjoy.
Cross Country Skiing: Enjoy peace and tranquility as your glide between the pines and aspens.
Snowmobile Tours: Visit historic sites and feel the wind as you negotiate turns on this thrill-a-minute ride in our winter playground.
Dog Sledding: Ride a sled pulled by a team of magnificent canines.
Ice-Skating: Enjoy the Maggie Pond at the Village at Breckenridge or the Breckenridge Ice Rink.
Shoe shoeing: Take a show packed hike into nature.
Casino Trips: Visit the Blackhawk and Central City casinos just 45 minutes away.
Breckenridge Recreation Center: Offers rock climbing, racquetball, tennis, weightlifting, basketball, swimming, water slides, fitness classes and child care.
Carriage Rides: Enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride through the Main Streets of Breckenridge.
Tubing: Keystone offers thrilling tubing rides. Wow!
Sledding: Carter Park is in the center of Breckenridge and offers a great sledding hill and dog park.
Health Spas: There are so treatments to choose from. Blue Sage Spa and Mountain Sanctuary are some wonderful centers.
Silverthorne Factory Stores: Need a break from the hill, head on down to Silverthorne and shop for some great deals. Nike, Ann Taylor, The Gap, Polo just to name a few.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Summit County Overview
This is an article in The Summit Daily News. I came across a few months ago that gives some great insight into our community.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Summit County, Colorado, is located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, approximately 65 miles west of Denver in the central Rocky Mountain region of Colorado. Summit County’s easterly boundary is located at the Eisenhower Tunnel on Interstate 70 and the westerly boundary is the top of Vail Pass on I-70. Hoosier Pass on Colorado Highway 9 is the location of the most southerly boundary and Green Mountain Reservoir is the most northerly.Summit County encompasses 599 square miles, containing approximately 386,053 acres. Most of the county is federally owned, with some 306,417 acres, representing 79% of the land being either the White River National Forest or the Eagles Nest Wilderness area. The remaining 21%, approximately 79,635 acres, is private land.The County has four primary population centers in the towns of Breckenridge, Frisco, Silverthorne and Dillon.Breckenridge is the oldest town and serves as the county seat. The permanent population is estimated at 28,000 people, an increase of 19% in the last eight years. Summit County had the distinction of being the sixth fastest growing county in the state between 1990 and 2000. Summit County is the home of four major ski resorts: Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper Mountain and Arapahoe Basin. All areas, with the exception of Arapahoe Basin, are major destination resorts providing full amenities from hotels and condominiums to retail stores and restaurants.The Blue River, Snake River and Ten Mile Creek all feed Summit County’s two large reservoirs, Dillon Reservoir and Green Mountain Reservoir. In the summer, sailboats glide across Dillon Reservoir, and a few kayaks, canoes and motorized boats dot the water.The dominant economic driver for Summit County continues to be recreation-based tourism and visitors. Skier visits in recent years have topped 4.2 million. Combining the ski resorts winter activity with the amenities available in the summer, such as Dillon and Green Mountain Reservoirs, five golf courses, gold medal trout streams, the surrounding mountains, makes Summit County one of the more popular destinations both winter and summer.Tied to visitors is the construction of second homes, a dominant part of Summit County’s visual and economic landscape. An improving national economy in the first half of the decade and increasing numbers of baby-boomer retirees contributed to the substantial increase in the quality and quantity of new home construction in 2005 and 2006. The construction industry, providers to the construction industry, and real estate and property management companies continue to be significant employers.Figures released by the Colorado Demography Office estimate Summit County 2005 top-five employment categories (public and private sectors) to be accommodation and food (27.2%), retail trade (13.7%), government (9.8%), construction (9.7%) and real estate (9.4%). Along with occupancy of second homes comes the need for a wide range of resident services such as retail, household, and specialty services. The Northwest Colorado Council of Government completed a study in 2004 on the effects of second homes in Eagle, Grand, Pitkin, and Summit Counties. Based on assessor 2000 through 2001 database information, 67% of our housing units were second homes. This study has been renamed to “Transitions in Mountain Communities” with the second phase indicating non-local home ownership at 66% in 2006 with 1,929 new units added between 2003 and 2006.Second homes also continue to put pressure on the demand for already scarce land and have driven property values upward. While the national real estate market may be cooling, Summit County continues to experience appreciation in sales prices and ever increasing numbers of sales through June 30, 2006. The 2007 reappraisal values reflect solid growth in most property classifications. Total employment is estimated at 22,200 jobs with increases in the construction, manufacturing, retail trades, transportation and warehousing, administrative services, healthcare/social assistance, accommodation/food services, other services, and government seen in recent years. The County’s annual unemployment rate hovers between 3 and 4 percent.Summit County citizens welcomed their first hospital, the St. Anthony Summit Medical Center, which opened December 7, 2005. The state of the art 25-bed facility has a full range of diagnostic, surgery, and treatment options. An adjoining medical office building opened in August 2006, which houses doctor’s offices and other ancillary medical and County facilities.(Compiled from the Summit County Website)
Summit Daily News Source
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Summit County, Colorado, is located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, approximately 65 miles west of Denver in the central Rocky Mountain region of Colorado. Summit County’s easterly boundary is located at the Eisenhower Tunnel on Interstate 70 and the westerly boundary is the top of Vail Pass on I-70. Hoosier Pass on Colorado Highway 9 is the location of the most southerly boundary and Green Mountain Reservoir is the most northerly.Summit County encompasses 599 square miles, containing approximately 386,053 acres. Most of the county is federally owned, with some 306,417 acres, representing 79% of the land being either the White River National Forest or the Eagles Nest Wilderness area. The remaining 21%, approximately 79,635 acres, is private land.The County has four primary population centers in the towns of Breckenridge, Frisco, Silverthorne and Dillon.Breckenridge is the oldest town and serves as the county seat. The permanent population is estimated at 28,000 people, an increase of 19% in the last eight years. Summit County had the distinction of being the sixth fastest growing county in the state between 1990 and 2000. Summit County is the home of four major ski resorts: Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper Mountain and Arapahoe Basin. All areas, with the exception of Arapahoe Basin, are major destination resorts providing full amenities from hotels and condominiums to retail stores and restaurants.The Blue River, Snake River and Ten Mile Creek all feed Summit County’s two large reservoirs, Dillon Reservoir and Green Mountain Reservoir. In the summer, sailboats glide across Dillon Reservoir, and a few kayaks, canoes and motorized boats dot the water.The dominant economic driver for Summit County continues to be recreation-based tourism and visitors. Skier visits in recent years have topped 4.2 million. Combining the ski resorts winter activity with the amenities available in the summer, such as Dillon and Green Mountain Reservoirs, five golf courses, gold medal trout streams, the surrounding mountains, makes Summit County one of the more popular destinations both winter and summer.Tied to visitors is the construction of second homes, a dominant part of Summit County’s visual and economic landscape. An improving national economy in the first half of the decade and increasing numbers of baby-boomer retirees contributed to the substantial increase in the quality and quantity of new home construction in 2005 and 2006. The construction industry, providers to the construction industry, and real estate and property management companies continue to be significant employers.Figures released by the Colorado Demography Office estimate Summit County 2005 top-five employment categories (public and private sectors) to be accommodation and food (27.2%), retail trade (13.7%), government (9.8%), construction (9.7%) and real estate (9.4%). Along with occupancy of second homes comes the need for a wide range of resident services such as retail, household, and specialty services. The Northwest Colorado Council of Government completed a study in 2004 on the effects of second homes in Eagle, Grand, Pitkin, and Summit Counties. Based on assessor 2000 through 2001 database information, 67% of our housing units were second homes. This study has been renamed to “Transitions in Mountain Communities” with the second phase indicating non-local home ownership at 66% in 2006 with 1,929 new units added between 2003 and 2006.Second homes also continue to put pressure on the demand for already scarce land and have driven property values upward. While the national real estate market may be cooling, Summit County continues to experience appreciation in sales prices and ever increasing numbers of sales through June 30, 2006. The 2007 reappraisal values reflect solid growth in most property classifications. Total employment is estimated at 22,200 jobs with increases in the construction, manufacturing, retail trades, transportation and warehousing, administrative services, healthcare/social assistance, accommodation/food services, other services, and government seen in recent years. The County’s annual unemployment rate hovers between 3 and 4 percent.Summit County citizens welcomed their first hospital, the St. Anthony Summit Medical Center, which opened December 7, 2005. The state of the art 25-bed facility has a full range of diagnostic, surgery, and treatment options. An adjoining medical office building opened in August 2006, which houses doctor’s offices and other ancillary medical and County facilities.(Compiled from the Summit County Website)
Summit Daily News Source
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
