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Breckenridge Snow Sculptures 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:45:37 PST

Breckenridge Snow Sculptures 2012

Many thousands of people visited Breckenridge over the last week to view the results of the 2012 International Snow Sculpting Championships sponsored by Budweiser and Cadillac. Teams from around the world gathered to compete. Spending nearly a week preparing their sculptures the results for the top 3 were -1st Canada, 2nd Germany, 3rd Latvia/Estonia.

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:28:58 PST

Try Breckenridge for your next ski vacation. By the way, it is even better in Summer!

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Breckenridge Snow Sculpture Challenge Night Shift

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:46:19 PST

Snow sculpting artists work through the night to create their frozen works of art. The Breckenridge Budweiser Snow Sculpting Championships are sponsored by Cadillac.

Breckenridge Red Sky

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:21:36 PST

Breckenridge Red Sky at Night, Skier's Delight!

Breckenridge Snow Sculpting begins

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:34:05 PST

Let the competition begin. Teams from all over the world started transforming their 12ft blocks of snow into the beginnings of sculptures today, here in Breckenridge Colorado.

Breckenridge Ullr Fest 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:43:13 PST

In freezing conditions, the brave crowds cheered and prayed to Ullr for snow!

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:52:56 PST

The average sales price in 2011 for single family homes in the Breckenridge area was down 12% compared to 2010.

Data source: SAR MLS, Inc.

Breckenridge Cash Buyers

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:15:53 PST

Year to date 2011, over 50% of real estate buyers of property in the Breckenridge area paid cash for their property purchase.

Moose in the garden!

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:32:28 PST

It is becoming a common occurrence in Breckenridge nowadays to see a moose in your garden.

Town of Breckenridge plan on getting rid of parking lot.

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:43:39 PST

To the dismay and concern of locals and businesses, the Town of Breckenridge is looking into converting the Tiger Dredge parking lot and F lot into a community park and kids play area. This would obviously only be used in the summer months due to the park being covered in snow for much of the year. Currently the Tiger Dredge lot is one of busiest and most used parking lots in Breckenridge being just one block away from Main Street and the main parking facility for the Riverwalk Center. Parking has been a growing concern in the community and reducing the current parking capacity in the center of town raises concerns.

Breckenridge Ski Area 50th Anniversary Opening Day! 11.11.11

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:56:23 PST

Breckenridge Ski Area 50th Anniversary Opening Day!

11.11.11

The Breck Connect Gondola, Colorado Chair and Chair 5 were opened to some super corduroy hero skiing conditions. Coffee shops in town were giving away coffee mugs and coffee and the ski area staff were greeting guests with cupcakes and smiles! May Ullr think of us in Breckenridge and bring forth multiple days of champagne powder and dark bluebird days!

First Snow on the Breckenridge Mountains!

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:30:44 PDT

Approximately 3 inches of snow on the peaks around Breckenridge

The NRO Porch Series

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 17:31:45 PDT

The first of the summer Porch Series of musical quartets held on the porch of Breckenridge Associates.

Blue River raging in Breckenridge

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:15:31 PDT

With snowpack at 240% and June temperatures in the 70's, the Blue River flow levels are coming on strong. Authorities are monitoring the flows very closely.

Breckenridge Associates foxy lady!

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:17:04 PDT

A vixen takes up lodging at Breckenridge Associates Real Estate watching the comings and goings of Breckenridge.

First snow on Breckenridge Peaks

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:10:00 PDT

The twilight of the changing seasons. The first snow appeared this morning on the peaks around Breckenridge. The forest seems quiet, no birdsong just the scurrying of squirrels gathering pine cones for winter. Forecast for snow in town tomorrow!

The aspens in Breckenridge are awesome this year!

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:34:33 PDT

With the recent sunny dry weather, the conditions created a sea of gold in the Breckenridge valley this year, quite stunning. The drive along Boreas Pass to Como is well worthwhile.

Breckenridge RiverWalk Center July 4th, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:55:38 PDT

A view of the lawn in front of the Breckenridge River Walk Center on July 4th, 2010. The venue playing was the "Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Band." The weather was great and town was completely packed with people and events.

Breckenridge get 3 inches of snow June 13th

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:13:17 PDT

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Village at Breckenridge Rennovation Begins

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Tue, 04 May 2010 09:33:32 PDT

A photo of the work starting on The Chateaux at the Village At Breckenridge. Over $18 million dollars will be spent on this extensive rennovation over the next 9 months.

Blue River To Get Breckenridge Municipal Sewer System

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:14:30 PDT

Breckenridge Sanitation and the Town of Blue River are in the final stages of approval to install municipal sewer system infrastructure in the Blue River area near Breckenridge. This has some tremendous short term and long term benefits for all those property owners concerned. Many of the existing homes currently have ageing septic systems. A septic system basically consists of a septic tank that takes the effluent from the home and a leach field that then distributes the filtered liquid from the tank into the ground via pipes into an aggregate bed. Leach fields have a finite life span which obviously varies depending on age, design and use. They eventually need rebuilding. Having the option to hook into an existing sewer system upon the failure of the septic system is a good option.

There are considerable other benefits that property owners may not realize. There are strict conditions and building/zoning guidelines as to where you can put a septic system. This can constrain the location and size of a home to be built or an addition to be added to an existing home. Even the location of your next door neighbors systems (both well and septic) can have a direct impact on what and where you can build on your property. Septic systems have to be built within minimum distances from wells, rivers, streams and houses, etc. Having the opportunity to get rid of a septic system and hook up to sewer can negate many of these restrictions. A property owner might be able to build a bigger home, build additions to an existing home where the old septic tank and leach field used to be. Build a home on a lot that had some wetlands issues on certain portions of the lot.

This increased potential and flexibility that a homeowner could realize has a direct and proportional benefit to the value of the property and all subsequent potential buyers of those properties or vacant lots.

This future area improvement will have a significant and positive affect not only on reduced environmental contamination but quality of life, property right enhancements and values.

Temporary AT&T Cell Tower for Breckenridge

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:22:15 PST

Over the last 18 months cell service with AT&T deteriorated due to
more usage than the company anticipated. The Town of Breckenridge
leased temporary space at the old Colorado Mountain College until a
permanent tower site can be installed.

Breckenridge Snow Sculpting under way

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:39:53 PST

Many of the teams get an early morning start to the sculpting task.
With teams from far corners of the globe competing in the Breckenridge
International Snow Sculpting Championships.

Shepherd's Warning in Breckenridge

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:29:10 PST

Snow storms all around us but Breckenridge seems to be in the doughnut
hole so far this winter, although statistically Breck receives most of
it's precipitation in March and April.

Moose at the Mercury Chair in Breckenridge

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Biggin) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:02:39 PST

Who says chairlifts scare wildlife?

Here is photographic evidence that proves that is not the case. These two moose were not twenty feet from everyone waiting in the liftline at the Mercury Chair on Peak 9, Breckenridge.