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Mountain Communities Reaching All Time High Tax Collections

All Time High Tax Collections

Visitors and locals are spending record amounts in Colorado’s mountain communities. Sales tax collections are again reaching all-time highs in 2016. For the fourth year in a row, sales in the high country smashed tax collection records...

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Population Boom in Colorado

In the 1820’s Breckenridge was first populated by fur trappers, in which people trapped everything from Otters to Bison. With a relatively small population, it wasn’t until the late 1850’s that Breckenridge saw a real increase.&n...

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Colorado Classic Coming to Breckenridge

The newest professional bike race, the Colorado Classic will be rolling through Breckenridge on August 11th. The Colorado Classic, a brand-new, pro-level cycling race starts in Colorado Springs, moves to Breckenridge and ends in Denver this ...

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Record Snowfall Graces The Rockies

Record snowfall has graced the rockies for the past two months which is creating talk of extending local ski area closing dates. Keystone Resort announced last week they are extending their season through Easter Sunday, April 16.  That�...

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Pioneer Crossing Restaurant

NEW RESTAURANT ON PEAK 7 The brand-new restaurant, Pioneer Crossing just opened on Peak 7 in Breckenridge. This new on-mountain establishment can seat 490 people and is located just a few steps from the top of the Independence SuperChair...

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Summer Tourism Increases in Colorado

As our summer season in the mountains is quickly coming to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on what a wonderful season it was! According to data collected by Denver-based DestiMetrics whom measured lodging statistics in the summer ...

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Harvest Dinner Benefit

The High Country Conservation Center (HC3) is hosting its eighth annual Harvest Dinner benefit Wednesday, September 21st.  The evening is a four-course celebration of local and seasonal food.  This year, the event will feature food grown at H...

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36th Annual Breckenridge Film Festival

Breckenridge is hosting the 36th Annual Breckenridge Film Festival this weekend (September 15-18). Founded in 1981 by Breckenridge locals, Meg Lass and Mary Rianoshek, the Breckenridge Film Festival has evolved from its early days. In the firs...

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On-Mountain Summer Activity Expansion

On-Mountain Summer Activity Expansion

  The ski season at Breckenridge will come to a close on April 24th with significant profit increases for Vail Resorts compared to the 2014-2015 season. This is good news for the company and for the three resort towns Vail has plans fo...

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Local Efforts Protect and Preserve County Character

Summit County’s beautiful landscape infuses our region with new residents and visitors annually, making its upkeep and expansion crucial to our economies. A few local organizations work to protect and preserve the character of Summit County...

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