Breckenridge Magazine Issue 9 Winter Spring 2024-25

Celebrating

COMMUNITY

for Generations

Our small-town charm comes from a community of people that make caring for each other a way of life. It is a sense of belonging that embraces giving back and getting involved, we call it

Be a part of something bigger!

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Winter! It’s what we came for!!! Welcome to the latest issue of Breckenridge Magazine. We provide a local’s perspective on all things Breck, a mountain town rich in history with a laid-back vibe. All of our writers, photographers and designers all reside here and we love telling stories about our community.

Like we said, we love telling stories and this issue is filled with them. We start off with news and updates on what’s happening in our community. Our photo essay follows to allow a few moments of Zen that photographer Carl Scofield has put together. There is a great story about him in the following pages.

Entrepreneurs abound in our community. There are products made here that you might want to check out. Head to page 22 to learn more. We know everyone comes here to ski and snowboard, but it’s our entrepreneurs who make our town unique. Shops, restaurants, distilleries, wineries, breweries; most of these locations are individually owned. We always try to feature a Breckenridge entrepreneur and in this case we have stories about two of them.

Breckenridge has some of the best shopping around and we have a great piece on the new Shop Breck coalition that has been formed along with a map to guide you to these fantastic store fronts.

In this issue our feature hails unsung Hometown Heroes. These are the folks getting things done behind the scenes and making the cogs of our town work. This

is one section that I wish was larger because there are so many people committed to making our community a better place to live and visit. Settle in with a cup of coffee, some hot cocoa or glass of wine and read about these special individuals.

For our homes and real estate section, we bring to you a story about some young men and women at Summit High School who are learning about home construction. They recently completed a tiny home and are now working on their second structure. Check out their dwelling and learn about the program they’re participating in. I for one could live in one of these sweet little abodes.

Culinary creatives abound in our town and be prepared… your appetite will be piqued as we tell you about our restaurateurs and chefs.

I’m so excited to announce that we have entered our 5th year of publishing. I’m extremely proud of the publication, our writers, designers, photographers. A special thanks to our advertisers they made this magazine a publication that you can take home with you and share with family and family friends. If you’d like Breckenridge in your mailbox, head to our website and subscribe, we’ll send you two beautiful issues per year and sign you up to receive our newsletter to stay in touch weekly.

Thank you everyone. I can’t imagine a better place to live and work. I’m proud to call Breckenridge home.

Cheers to Breckenridge!

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LIAM DORAN

Liam is a full-time professional photographer specializing in action sports, landscape, wildlife, and travel. He shoots commercial and editorial assignments around the world but is always happy to be home in Breckenridge with his friends and family. Follow Liam’s adventures at @liam_doran_ outdoors

LISA BLAKE

Lisa Blake is a freelance writer and children’s book author living in Breckenridge, specializing in food writing and ski resort and wellness content. She is happiest on her mountain bike, yoga mat, or in a raft with her husband, son, and pug. Her work has been featured in Purist, Yoga + Life, and 5280 Magazine. Find her at lisablakecreative.com.

ALYSSA PULLEKINES

Born and raised in Western Pennsylvania, Alyssa felt the call of the mountains in Colorado and has happily called Breckenridge home since 2020. Alyssa is the founder and owner of Folcland boutique in Main Street Station, an expression of her love for independent fashion that came to fruition after more than a decade working within the industry in New York City and Pittsburgh. She spends her free time enjoying endless outdoor activities, from downhill and cross-country skiing in the winter to SUP boarding and “peak bagging” in the summer. She is a regular contributor to our Shopping + Business articles and an active member of the ShopBreck Retail Association. Visit her shop online at folcland.com.

JOHN KERNAGHAN

Born in New York, raised in Pennsylvania, but always finding his home in the mountains, John came to Breckenridge in 2019 to chase his passion for snowboarding. John is now a freelance graphic designer and our Design Director. When the snow isn’t flying John can be found rock climbing on one of the many epic crags around Summit county or skateboarding at the Breckenridge Skatepark. You can follow his design work at jdk3design.com.

ELAINE COLLINS

Elaine is a part time professional photographer who enjoys takeing and share photos of beautiful Breckenridge, Summit County, and the world. She loves our community, the events, people and wildlife. We always see her around town and out on the trails.

DORI WELCH

Dori was born and raised in Breckenridge, where she continues to create a life treasuring the outdoors with her family. A nurse since 2005, she works in various areas of the local hospital. As a champion of health, Dori has also branched into Board Certified Nurse Coaching to support people in their inherent wellness. Dori has a lifelong passion for writing within a variety of content and enjoys being a part of the Breckenridge mountain community.

CARL SCOFIELD

Carl Scofield lives in Breckenridge, CO where for over twenty-five years he has created a successful career as a full-time freelance photographer. His work has been published both nationally and internationally in many books and magazines including Ski, Skiing, Powder, Outside, Sunset, and many others. Balancing work and a lifestyle that allows him to enjoy his passion for living, travel, art, and adventure have been some of his greatest talents. carlscofield.com

SHAUNA FARNELL

A Colorado native, Shauna Farnell loves every self-powered means of mountain exploration. She launched her journalism career at the Summit Daily Newspaper in 2000 and after traveling the world as a media correspondent for the International Ski Federation, plus a few years in New York City and Denver, is thrilled to be back in Breckenridge full time.

ELLEN HOLLINSHEAD

A fixture in Breckenridge since 1985, Ellen along with her husband, local character, and town councilman Jeffrey Bergeron have found a way to spend almost every day on skis during the winter, which she defines as generously as possible. “I usually start skiing the minute the snow flies, about the start of October, and I’ll ski six days a week through mid-April.”

LEIGH GIRVIN

Leigh Girvin moved to Breckenridge with her family in the early 1970s when the streets were dirt and the rock piles left by dredge boat mining towered over town. As a child, she attended Breckenridge Elementary and graduated from Summit High School. Seeing dramatic changes over the decades, Leigh dedicated her adulthood to the protection of trails and open space, and later to historical preservation. Leigh’s particular interest is in Breckenridge’s modern history, from the economic decline of the early-20th Century through resurgence as a ski town.

Celebrating 150 Years of Edwin Carter and the Edwin Carter Museum

In 2025, the Edwin Carter Museum will commemorate its 150th anniversary, marking a milestone since its founding in 1875.

Located at 111 N. Ridge Street in Breckenridge, the museum preserves the legacy of Edwin Carter, one of Colorado’s first professional naturalists. Visitors can explore the original cabin where Carter meticulously prepared many of his early wildlife specimens and gain insight into the life and work of this pioneering conservationist.

Edwin Carter (1830–1900) was a New York native who became a prospector and later a naturalist, dedicating his life to documenting Colorado’s diverse wildlife. His extensive collection of specimens became the cornerstone of what is now the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS). Carter arrived in Colorado during the 1860s Gold Rush, prospecting in Russell Gulch near Central City and later in Leadville. By 1868, disillusioned with mining’s environmental toll, he settled in Breckenridge and shifted his focus to natural history.

Carter’s passion for wildlife and conservation was evident in his work. During harsh winters, he ventured into the Rocky Mountains with his dog Bismarck, collecting and cataloging specimens ranging from birds and squirrels to bison and grizzly

bears. Over three decades, he amassed a collection of over 3,000 meticulously labeled specimens. Wildlife biologist Frederick C. Lincoln later praised Carter’s scientific precision, noting that his specimens remained invaluable for research long after his death.

Carter’s collection attracted the attention of Colorado citizens in the 1890s who sought to establish a natural history museum in Denver. In 1899, as Carter’s health declined, he sold his 3,300-piece collection—including rare butterflies, moths, and crystallized gold specimens—for $10,000. This acquisition laid the foundation for the Denver Museum of Natural History, which opened in 1908 and is now known as the DMNS.

Carter spent his final years in Galveston, Texas, where he hoped the lower elevation would aid his health. He passed away in 1900 at age 70, but his contributions to natural history endure. Today, the Edwin Carter Legacy Society honors his dedication to Colorado wildlife, ensuring his pioneering spirit continues to inspire future generations at the DMNS.

Learn More: www.breckhistory.org

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Join the Coffee Cup Exchange Program and Help Reduce Waste!

Have you ever wondered where all the single-use coffee cups carried down Main Street in Breckenridge end up? While we don’t have exact numbers, it’s easy to imagine that a single winter of disposable cups contributes significantly to our landfills.

Good to Go Cups offer a sustainable solution! This reusable cup rental program makes it easy to enjoy your favorite drinks while helping the environment.

How It Works:

1. Download the Good to Go app.

2. Purchase a membership.

3. Use your Good to Go cup for every order and enjoy a $0.50 discount per drink.

GoBreck App

Discover Breckenridge with the ultimate guide to our community with the B Like Breckenridge App! Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a seasoned traveler, embark on your adventure with this app as your trusted companion. Download the B Like Breckenridge app today to maximize fun on your trip with insider tips, hiking recommendations, available activities, and easy navigation for getting around.Whether you are visiting or live here you might want to download the B Like Breckenridge App. GoBreck has created the ultimate guide to exploring Breckenridge, Colorado! Explore Breckenridge, Colorado, and surrounding trails with the expertise of a local guide right in your pocket. This app offers:

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With just 40 uses, your membership pays for itself—and every use means less waste in the landfill.

Participating coffee shops are committed to reducing single-use cup waste by encouraging guests to bring their own reusable cups or join the Good to Go program. You can participate at these local favorites:

• The Crown Coffee Shop

• Cool River Coffee House

• Cuppa Joe

• Clint’s Bakery & Coffee House

• Semplice Cafe

Let’s work together, one cup at a time, to create a more sustainable Breckenridge!

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Information so you Know Before You Go: Explore Breckenridge with confidence. With the B Like Breckenridge app, you’ll have all the information you need at your fingertips. From answering your biggest questions to providing insider recommendations, this app is like having a local guide right by your side.

Explore Responsibly: Discover how to make a positive impact on your trip with stewardship tips and local recommendations. From eco-friendly transportation options to responsible hiking practices, this app will help you enjoy Breckenridge while preserving its beauty for future generations.

Download the B Like Breckenridge app today to maximize fun on your trip with insider tips, hiking recommendations, available activities, and easy navigation for getting around.

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Plastic Free Breckenridge

On July 1st, 2024, a Breckenridge ordinance banned the sale of single-use plastic water bottles of less than one gallon. The ordinance is part of the Town of Breckenridge effort to reduce municipal solid waste by 20%. Local businesses can still sell water that is less than one gallon as long as it is packaged in non-plastic containers, such as aluminum cans. Instead, Breckenridge residents and visitors are encouraged to use reusable water bottles, which can be refilled at the town’s many water refill stations.

www.sustainablebreck.com

Nonprofit Nook Summit Lost Pet Rescue

by Lisa Blake

Founded by Brandon Ciullo and Melissa Davis, both certified pet detectives following a Missing Animal Response Field Course, Summit Lost Pet Rescue is an animal protection and welfare organization devoted to finding lost pets in Summit County and reuniting them with their owners.

The 100-percent donation-based nonprofit has found and reunited 1,012 pets (that’s 810 dogs and 202 cats) with their owners since January 2020. With a dedicated team of Summit County rescue volunteers, Summit Lost Pet Rescue is passionate about saving every single lost pet along with educating the public about lost pet prevention.

Davis and Ciullo remind us to microchip pets, add our names, current phone number and address to our pet’s collar and tags, and to invest in GPS collars to help track pets if they go missing.

Donations go directly toward resources and supplies to help find lost pets.

To donate or get involved, please visit lostpetrescue.org.

Breck Made

Entrepreneurs are the life blood of every town and we have a ton of them. Here are a few Breckenridge Made products for you to enjoy

Marybgoround

For MaryBeth Osburn, the best part of her handmade tie-dye designs is when people choose to wear and love them. “That’s the biggest compliment I get,” she says. “When people want to wear my art!” The 39-year-old Alma resident opened her brick and mortar Marybgoround on Main Street Breckenridge in November 2023, showcasing her ice-dyed wares using snow from local mountains, vintage jewelry and elevated retro pieces.

The first-time shop owner has notched a name in the festival fashion scene with a steady vendor presence over the years, and now she’s bringing her creative, expressive, tapped-in vibe to Four Seasons Plaza (above Nature’s Own and The Hat Company in Breck). Osburn’s radiant, funky shop brims with tie-dyed onesies, tanks and tees for men, bellbottoms and kimonos, yoga pants, feather earrings, and vintage denim and 1960s-era gunne sax dresses plucked from Denver thrift racks. Looking for rare vintage pieces built with quality sequins and sparkles? This is your place.

“I really love that everything in here is one of a kind, from the tie-dye and vintage pieces to the jewelry,” Osburn says. “It’s very different from any other shop in town.”

411 S. Main St., Unit #21, Breckenridge marybgoround.com

RMU Skis

Mike Waesche originally moved to Summit County to be a firefighter … and to ski.

Then he and a few buddies started building their own skis. They tinkered in a garage, taking their prototypes out on the hill to self-test. As it turned out, they knew what they were doing. It didn’t take long to make a name for themselves. Somebody dubbed the operation RMU – Rocky Mountain Underground. Word spread. Waesche opened his garage and warehouse space in 2009. Today RMU is a huge operation and offers a variety of products but skis are still part of the story and you can purchase a pair in their store on Mains Street. Demo and Buy is the way to go! Head to their store: 114/112 S Main St, Breckenridge, CO www.mtnculture.com

Antiqued Flannels

Marigolds Farmhouse Funk & Junk is an ever-changing collection of goods created and curated by three talented women: Lisa, Lori, and Danielle. These women design and hand-make most of the jewelry sold in the store. Some other amazing items are the Antiqued Flannels that Danielle creates in her own home. Check out these beautiful shirts in the store—there are a ton to choose from.

215 S Main St. Breckenridge, CO www.marigoldsfarmhousefunkandjunk.com

She Shed That Design

After 30 years in an office, Shannon Jakoby is finally doing what She loves, creating fun and unique wood art pieces, meant to bring beauty (and sometimes laughter) to any space you can imagine.

Shannon’s goal is to find wood and materials destined for the landfill and give them a new life. Her mind is always looking for and dreaming up new and interesting ideas to utilize wood as decor and functional pieces.

From wood-burned signs and trays to wood mosaics in every shape and size, and custom art designed specifically for you or someone you love, Shannon puts originality into every piece. Find her works at Kaleidoscopes, on Main Street, Breckenridge or online.

www.sheshedthatdesigns.com

Breckpreneurs

Jeffrey Maltzman Continental Divide Winery

By Lisa Blake

When Sunset Magazine named his Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon the world’s best in 2015, Jeffrey Maltzman decided to promote wine making from passion project to second career. Formerly a travel and tourism lawyer, he’d once upon a time worked as cruise staff in the Caribbean and piloted a cruise ship wine program called the Winery at Sea.

No stranger to the vintner world, Maltzman grew up near Napa Valley and decided to tug on that lifelong curiosity by volunteering at wineries on weekends in his 40s and eventually returning to college to earn a professional certificate in wine from San Diego State. He began making wine as a hobby in a Napa-Sonoma area co-op facility, giving it all away each holiday season. Maltzman founded and operated two small boutique wineries—Navigator Wines in Napa and Gold Creek Vineyards in the Sierra foothills— before deciding Breckenridge was the ideal place for a winery.

He and his wife Ana have been part-time Breckenridge residents for more than 20 years, making this their primary residence three years ago once all of their children went off to college.

“We’ve always been drawn to Breck’s mountains and loved the fact that Breckenridge felt like an authentic mountain community, populated with unique local businesses,” Maltzman says.

Continental Divide Winery was born in a twist of fate when, in 2014, the Maltzmans were walking with their two daughters and two Australian Shepherds down Main Street and spotted Kent Hutchison and Angela Bryan, their two daughters and pair of Australian Shepherds walking the other direction. The families quickly discovered a mutual passion for wine and, in 2016, Continental Divide Winery was born.

The Maltzman family has wholeheartedly embraced the Colorado craft beverage entrepreneurial spirit—the Hutchinsons have since moved—and the Breckenridge winery has grown to be their largest.

Thanks to Colorado’s ideal diurnal climate, with hot summer days creating ripe sugars and rich intense fruits and cold nights conjuring acids to balance sweetness, the Centennial State is proving to be an advantageous homebase.

“Winemaking is the perfect combination of Mother Nature and science,” Maltzman says. “And the natural beauty and richness of Colorado creates incredible wines that are largely unknown outside the state, but are rapidly gaining a national reputation.”

Continental Divide Winery currently produces 19 wines with 75 percent of grapes sourced from the Palisade area and the West Elks near the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. The grapes are smashed and fermented at their Fairplay facility, yielding a locally loved Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Riesling, Gewürztraminer and Chardonnay. The winery makes a small amount of reserve Napa Valley Cabernet and Merlot each year at the former Navigator Wines facility, shipping barrels to Colorado for cellaring and aging.

Producing wines at 10,000 feet not only earns Continental Divide a badge as the highest-altitude producing winery in the world, but the elevation and the Maltzmans’ patented closed-cell environment winemaking system minimizes oxygen exposure and allows the fruit and soil’s true flavors to come through.

“This creates a slower, more nuanced fermentation process that yields incredibly elegant wines,” Maltzman says. “During the aging process, we don’t have to fight oxidation as much as our sea-level counterparts do.”

When faced with doubters or naysayers questioning Colorado’s grapes or wine quality, Maltzman invites them in for a blind taste test.

“Come into our tasting room,” he says. “We’ll set you up with a glass of wine made with Colorado grapes and one made with California fruit. The majority of people choose the Colorado wines.” breckwinery.com

Breckpreneurs

Downhill Dog

By Lisa Blake

Where your loyal companion is celebrated and indulged.

Not many couples can say they’ve moved 2,000 miles to go into business together. Pittsburgh natives Alec and Emily Mastovich made the full-time jump to Breckenridge last year, opening canine retail shop Downhill Dog on South Main Street in January 2024.

The newlyweds had been visiting Breckenridge for nearly a decade—Emily’s mom has a condo here and Emily learned to ski Breck at just 18 months old. Walking Main Street with their red fox labrador retriever Penny, they continually noticed the lack of dog-centric stores. Knowing Summit County averages 2.5 dogs per household (yep, there are quite possibly more dogs than people here), they decided to fill that niche.

Today, Alec, 29, and Emily, 27, welcome furry friends and their doting owners into Downhill Dog to shop Colorado-made and human-grade bakery treats, handmade leashes and stink-proof collars, care products, apparel, balls, squeaky toys and more. Shop mascot Penny and her charcoal lab sidekick Skye enthusiastically greet guests, nuzzling up against devout regulars that include local ski patrollers and restaurant servers.

Alec and Emily take great pride in being a micro-local retailer, working with 42 mindful, sustainable and high-quality companies to stock more than 900 products—including leashes from Fairplay-based High Tails Paracord and natural small-batch treats from Ranch to Bowl in northeast Colorado.

“We wouldn’t sell anything in our store that we wouldn’t use with Penny,” Alec says. “We really stand by our inventory. Even though you might find it cheaper online, it’s important to shop local and buy higher quality products.”

The couple attends pet expos, meeting vendors face to face and cultivating relationships with companies that truly

care about dogs. They’re always on the lookout for quality products, the latest dog puzzles, interactive toys and treats made with the best ingredients while remaining reasonably priced. More than 500 people have signed up for the Downhill Dog’s loyalty program, earning a point for every dollar spent and enjoying a free pup birthday treat.

The reviews don’t lie. Customers rave about Downhill Dog’s neatly stocked and orderly shelves, affordable prices and playful touches like the doggie photo booth and the gumball machine that dispenses blue tennis balls stamped with the Downhill Dog logo.

As for that 2,000-mile move and firsttime entrepreneurial leap, the Mastovich family couldn’t be more pleased.

“Working with your wife, your best friend and your dog is pretty amazing,” Alec says, nodding to his brother-in-law who relocated to help run the shop. “It’s not all about making money; we’re here to make a dog’s day. Our true ethos lies in community. We genuinely love what we do.”

thedownhilldog.com

Shop Breck

Take a Break and Explore a Trail leading to the Best Spots in Breckenridge

by Alyssa Pullekines

Taking a break from the ski slopes?

Spend a day exploring Breck’s downtown shopping district, say hi to our local boutique owners, and shop small for unique finds. We asked a few of our favorite local shops to share their best-selling products of the season that also make a perfect gift for the holidays.

Lems Outlander Boot

The Outlander is a functional favorite of both locals and visitors. It’s perfect for all-seasons, featuring serious grip and tread that can handle the snow and slush just as well as mud. With a spacious toe box and cushion, your feet will be happy exploring all types of terrain. Offered at Outsider, a lifestyle + outdoor specialty retail store with a sustainable approach. Their collection of clothing, footwear, and accessories are a combination of recycled polyester, organic cotton, sustainably sourced textiles, and ethically raised wool. As advocates for a cleaner environment, they partner with independent brands committed to the betterment of the planet and the people who live on it.

Find it at Outsider, 500 S Main St 2G, www.outsiderbreck.com

Handmade Beanies

Beloved Boutique owner Mindy Thein pours her heart into creating handmade beanies designed for all-day comfort and style. Each hand-sewn piece is crafted to elevate any outfit, making it the perfect go-to accessory that effortlessly compliments Beloved’s seasonal selection of on trend sweaters, jackets, footwear, and more. It’s a must have item and a must stop shop for any fashionista looking for unique, fun finds.

Find it at Beloved Boutique, 115 S Main Street, www. belovedboutiqueshop.com

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Alpaca Throw Blankets

Specialty throw blankets made with 100% baby alpaca wool are a guest favorite for cozying up at home or around the fire. They’re big (like 2 people and dog big), super soft and luxurious, twice as warm as wool, and machine washable. This ideal gift for the homebody or ski cabin host is a favorite offering at Mountainkind. This unique boutique offers an eclectic collection of local art, funky gifts, and unique furniture, including works from over 30 local artisans. Plus, every visit to their shop includes a dose of joy from their amazing shop dog, Rider.

Find it at Mountainkind, 308A S. Main Street, www. mountainkindshop.com

Handmade Gifts from Simple Art Studio

Voted Best Gift Shop of Summit County, Wandering Daisy is known for its eclectic selection of handmade, one of a kind jewelry, pottery, wall decor, hand knit accessories, and more from over 50 local artists. One of their best-selling collections is the whimsical artwork of Kiki Davis, owner of Simple Art Studio in Silverthorne, CO. From her signature “Paradise doesn’t have to be tropical” hand towels to playful ball caps, Breckenridge themed ceramics, and seasonal earrings, Kiki’s locally made pieces are always a hit with locals and guests looking for a special souvenir! Shop the collection at Wandering Daisy alongside unique pieces and gifts for the whole family.

Find it at Wandering Daisy, 326 S. Main Street, www. wanderingdaisy.shop

View more of Kiki’s work at www.simpleartstudio.com

Apres Ski Collection

The Apres Ski collection is a seasonal best-seller among locals and visitors alike! This playful assortment of sweaters and beanies offers the perfect way to stay cozy and chic off the slopes. Get it while supplies last this season at Bhava Boutique alongside a selection of fashion forward womenswear and bohemian inspired home goods. Whether it’s the perfect Apres beanie, chic new boots, or cute housewarming gifts, we love exploring the assortment of special finds at Bhava.

Find it at Bhava Boutique, 505 S Main St A5, www. shopbhavaboutique.com

Beloved Boutique

A Downtown Breckenridge Gem for Over 11 Years

Nestled in the heart of downtown Breckenridge, Beloved Boutique has been a cherished destination for locals and visitors alike for over a decade. Founded in 2013 by Mindy, a creative visionary with a passion for fashion and community, Beloved offers an inviting and shoppable space where every visit feels like a treat.

Mindy’s eye for curating high-quality, affordable women’s clothing, shoes, and accessories is unmatched. From timeless wardrobe staples to trendy must-haves, the boutique boasts a selection that’s both stylish and budget-friendly. With an emphasis on creating a welcoming atmosphere, Beloved reflects Mindy’s belief that fashion should empower and inspire.

As a locally owned and operated small business, Beloved has become more than just a store—it’s a staple in the Breckenridge community. Whether you’re seeking the perfect outfit or simply a warm, enjoyable shopping experience, Beloved delivers. Stop by today and discover why this boutique has been adored for over 11 years!

115 S Main Street - Breckenridge, CO Insta: belovedboutiqueshophistory www.belovedboutiqueshop.com

Spotlight on: Stephen C. West Ice Arena

By Lisa Blake

For many Summit County families, the Stephen C. West Ice Arena feels like a home away from home. Kiddos, high schoolers or adults on hockey teams, young ones taking ice skating or figure skating lessons, Friday and Saturday nights cheering on the Vipers, attending a curling match or a beautiful figure skating performance—the Breckenridge rink sees a lot of action.

As a mother with a nine-year-old hockey player in his fourth Summit Youth Hockey season, I hold deep respect for the coaches, rink staff and Town of Breck employees that keep the arena running like a well-oiled machine for both visitors and locals.

Summit County’s only year-round ice sports facility serves up daily ice skating and hockey sessions and all ages are welcome. You’ll see toddlers out there balancing with red walkers, moms

Don’t Miss:

Disco Skate Nights

Boogie down on Friday nights at the Stephen C. West Ice Arena and skate under the lights of the disco ball with games and prizes sprinkled throughout the night. Grab a snack at the concession stand and make a night of it. Students receive free skate rentals with local middle school or high school ID.

Family Drop-In Hockey

Get out select Sunday mornings for pick-up hockey for youth under 17 and any parents who want to join. Helmets and full equipment are required.

Figure Skating

Figure skating for all levels is offered at the Stephen C. West Ice Arena, including instruction, ice time and biannual performances. From never-evers to competitive skaters and locals to out-of-town visitors, there’s a skating program to suit you. More of a spectator? Biannual skating shows take place in December and March.

snagging spots on the Breck Betties hockey league, after-school programs rolling in, dads competing in rec league games and so much more.

The arena is open almost daily, offering public skating and featuring a covered outdoor rink (October to March) and a yearround NHL-size indoor rink with seating for 500, locker rooms and meeting space. The Stephen C. West Ice Arena is within walking distance of downtown Breckenridge and is flanked by hiking and biking trails and the famous Breckenridge Troll sculpture, Isak Heartstone.

Everything you need is here: affordable skate rentals, helmets and gear. Group discounts and private skating lessons are available and admission is super reasonable at $13 for adults and $10 for youth and seniors. Hockey or figure skate rentals run around $7 and drop-in or stick and puck sessions cost $13.

Breckenridge Vipers Hockey Club

Semi-Pro Sr. A Mountain Hockey League

For an action-packed night out, scream, stomp and cheer from the stands at a Breckenridge Vipers Hockey game. November to April, the Semi-Pro Sr. A Mountain Hockey League team competes against teams from Denver, Vail, Bozeman, Las Vegas and beyond. High-energy home games begin at 7:30pm at the Stephen C. West Arena. Learn more and follow the Vipers at: facebook.com/breckvipershockey

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HOMETOWN HEROES

Heroes abound in the newspapers and on television for daring feats and lifesaving measures. It is the very best of humanity shining through. There are however many who go to work everyday and work hard for the betterment of our lives. It are those folks that we are covering here in this issue. We wish we could have included more - because there are so many. These are people who have chosen to work to improve the lives of others and we applaud them.

Thank you to everyone else here in Breckenridge helping and serving others! You make all of our days better.

JEFF INOUYE

The Adaptive Ski Hall of Famer has shaped the BOEC into a model program and made skiing more accessible across the nation

Jeff Inouye is quick to deflect credit to others, but after more than 30 years with the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center, there’s no question he’s played a pivotal role in molding the adaptive sports organization into a shining model of success and improved many lives in the process.

Hailing from Tahoe, Calif., Inouye had just graduated from California Polytechnical Institute when he moved to Breckenridge for what he thought was one winter. A friend told him that volunteering at the BOEC would land him a free ski pass. He’d had some experience volunteering for an adaptive ski program in Tahoe, so he gave it a shot.

“I loved it,” he says. “Meeting the whole adaptive community drew me in. I volunteered three or four days a week.”

After clocking nearly full-time hours as a volunteer his first two winters in Breckenridge, the BOEC hired him as a paid instructor.

He relished providing access to the slopes to individuals who had thought it impossible with their various medical conditions or had believed they’d never return to the sport after life-changing injuries or ailments.

“The reason I got into this is because I love to teach,” he says. “What really motivates me are those students that come back year after year, seeing them grow into adults and seeing them grow as skiers.”

Inouye has instructed every level of skier – introducing small children who had never before seen the mountains, seasoned athletes in other sports as well as skiers of all ages who have gone on to become competitive, some winning Paralympic medals.

In 1998, just three years after becoming a BOEC staff instructor, Inouye was promoted to year-round Ski Program Assistant Director under Gene Gamber. In 2017, he took over the Director role. Last winter, he was inducted into the National Adaptive Sports Hall of Fame.

“It’s still rewarding for me, even though I’m not directly giving the lessons,” Inouye says. “I support our instructors, give them the tools to succeed and produce these life-changing experiences. I’m lucky enough to be the person to get the emails and phone calls: ‘Thanks

for getting us out there.’ Your program changed our family’s lives.’ ‘We never thought our son would be able to ski.’”

For Inouye, one of the most rewarding aspects of the BOEC’s mission is to empower individuals to visit the slopes without the help of an instructor.

“Seeing them improve and grow, getting to a point to where they can go on ski trips with their families, those are the things that are great about our program,” Inouye says.

To that end, Inouye has also been a trainer for adaptive OEC/Chairlift Evacuation clinics for the National Ski Patrol, a Selector for the PSIA Adaptive National Team, a member of the National Ski Area Association committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and on the ANSI ASC B-77 committee for passenger tramways. For the latter, he evaluates chairlifts across the country and provides input on how they can become usable for adaptive skiers.

“I have experience with every type of sit ski. I know how every piece of adaptive equipment rides a chairlift. It’s not feasible to ask a resort or a lift manufacturer to change a multi-million dollar chairlift they just put in, but there are modifications to make lifts safer and more accessible,” he says.

A poignant aspect of being the BOEC’s longest standing staff member is that Inouye always recognizes returning students but has also, in some cases, seen them through entire lifetimes. One of his volunteers recently shared a story of riding the chairlift with the father of a visually impaired skier who learned to ski with the BOEC at age 3, but had recently died of eye cancer at age 23.

“His dad was grateful for the BOEC providing him 20 years of opportunities to ski with his son. I saw him every day that he came here. I’d let them borrow our blind skier bib,” Inouye says. “It’s tough when our longtime participants pass with medical issues stemming from their disabilities. Being here for so long, I hear that more than I’d like to. On the other hand, we helped give people like this kid and his dad 20 years of enjoyment.”

Inouye is proud to see the BOEC set the benchmark for adaptive ski programs worldwide, a feat he says wouldn’t be possible without the support and innovation of the entire Breckenridge community.

“We want to set the standard,” he says. “We’re lucky to have the resources we do – Vail Resorts, Town of Breck, Summit Foundation – to allow us to have the latest and greatest equipment. One of the best parts of being here so long is getting to know all the people and businesses that support our program – Gene Dayton who started the BOEC, Tim Casey, Eric Mamula. We absolutely couldn’t do what we do without so much support.”

Inouye has received several outside job offers over the years, but can’t envision his footprint on any other path than with the BOEC.

“Every year I tell our new interns and volunteers that there are not a lot of jobs where you can have this type of positive impact on someone’s life,” he says. “That is something to really cherish.”

MARY LOGAN

Bringing New Safety Measures to Ski Patrol and Inspiring Women in Every Occupation

By Dori Welch

It was an unremarkable day on the mountain, and Mary Logan was getting ready to return to the top with an empty toboggan for the next inevitable unlucky passenger. An audible gasp escaped a woman waiting in line as she watched the ski patrollers load the chairlift.

“… But I thought she was just a LITTLE girl!”

Justifiably impressed, the woman watched as Mary, with her petite frame and bouncing blonde ponytail shining in the sunlight, hoisted the 8-foot-long toboggan weighing over half of Mary’s weight onto the lift. The chair swung away to begin the journey up.

Mary, or as I know her, Mom, likely physically grew in that woman’s eyes. Mom was anything but a small person on the mountain, even if first glance could lead you to believe otherwise.

Mary’s skills in assessment, skiing, and hauling rigs quickly erased any first impression of her size. An injured skier at the top of a steep, bumpy run looked at Mary incredulously when she arrived with a toboggan to bring him to the clinic. He would tower over her had he been standing. He nervously asked if she would be the patroller taking him down. As one of the strongest skiers on patrol, Mary confidently informed him she would, and she did. When they reached the bottom of the long, steep stretch there were cheers and applause from the chairlift above.

Mary came to Breckenridge in the beginning of the 1970s to ski and teach skiing. Main Street was dirt and the sidewalks were wooden. She quickly figured out that patrolling, not teaching, was her true calling and found her soulmate Nick (I call him Dad) among the patrollers.

Recently, Nick found a magazine among some of Mary’s things that had a note referring to page 19. It held a column about unionizing workers and about the tactics used to frighten those who try. Page 19 made me realize how much strength I have derived from watching her set the example of refusing to be intimidated, anywhere in life.

“Mary was one of the few women on ski patrol when I met her, and she set an incredible example for other women who wanted to patrol. She was strong, confident, and a natural leader,” Butch Peel, an old coworker and long-term friend of hers told me. “She was a key figure in the

growth and improvement of the Breckenridge Ski Patrol, and she was a good friend.”

A season started out with patrollers signing up on crews under the name of an assigned Crew Chief. With her leadership skills and known support for her coworkers, Mary’s crew filled fast and first.

Winter season 1981-82, Mary had a daughter, Taya, at home and was expecting her second. Mary chose to ski patrol that year and scheduled a week off prior to her due date of January 28th. In mid-January a local reporter interviewed her about working on patrol while pregnant. The article, printed on January 22nd, noted that she would be giving birth in just 6 days. The kicker? I had been born the previous morning, mere hours after she finished her scheduled shift on the mountain. Joe Neel, a friend and coworker who I imagine greeted Mom on the ‘other side’ with a good joke and deep belly laugh, called the hospital to congratulate her. “Are you going to be back to work today for sweep, Mary?” he asked.

One of Mary’s favorite parts of patrolling was consistently getting first tracks on early morning avalanche routes before the mountain opened to the public. Snow had fallen in measurements of feet the night before she ran an explosives route in the Peak 8 bowl. Pushing through the deep snow in the flatter terrain below the bowl proved difficult. She finally reached a phone at the bottom of #2 Chair to report her route clear, getting criticized for the delay. Recognizing a system failure, she became determined to get radios for real time field communication.

Radios, equipment allowances, and proving the professional nature of ski patrol were a few of the things Mary did while heading up union organization. After treating someone who had hit a tree and required CPR, Mary insisted on procuring one-way masks and mechanical

suction to be available for the safety of her team while they performed lifesaving measures. Equipment granted.

“My clearest memory was the day Peak 7 bowl slid in 1987. Mary witnessed it while riding on the T-bar and was one of the first patrollers on scene, taking a critical role in the rescue/recovery effort,” said Butch. “I was so impressed! Calm under pressure during an unprecedented event.” Mary organized the rescue efforts smoothly and remained diligent for three days until the last person was recovered. Deservedly, she received the award for Patroller of the Year that season.

Mom told me her dreams had included living on a hill looking toward a ski area, working on the mountain and in medical, and having a family. She and Dad built their dream life in just such a home.

A tick-borne illness turned tragically chronic forced Mary to retire long before she wanted to. She remained a hero to her friends and family, especially her daughters in whom she instilled lifelong characteristics and credence.

• Good leadership is through example, respect, and fairness.

• Gratitude is always accessible, no matter the circumstances.

Dedicated to Mary Logan July 7, 1952–September 17, 2024

• Do not allow someone to intimidate you.

• If you stay silent in the face of oppression you are taking the side of the oppressor.

• Live life on your terms and build your dreams.

• Love your family fiercely.

The same month Mom departed this earth, a young rookie Breckenridge Ski Patroller moved into my lock off apartment. No doubt he will be utilizing some of the tools and practices Mary helped implement decades ago. His dedication, excitement, and overall high vibration feels like a complete circle with renewed vitality, ready to go around again.

“Everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round… The sky is round and I have heard the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind in its greatest power whirls, birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours.” – Black Elk, Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux

JEN M c ATAMNEY

From launching childcare options to Building Hope, Jen McAtamney has etched a profound place in the Breck community

By Shauna Farnell

As the leader of an organization geared toward mental health, Jen McAtamney felt it imperative to focus on her own healing after tragically losing both her husband and father in 2023. However, the showering of love and support she’s since received from the community has reconfirmed her gratitude for living in Breckenridge.

McAtamney is a believer in openness as means to a stronger emotional state. It’s likely one of the many reasons Building Hope became such a renowned and well-used resource in the community under her guidance and management.

After Building Hope’s 501c3 status was achieved thanks to the hard work and support of the Casey Family, Summit Foundation and FIRC, McAtamney became its inaugural Executive Director, creating a successful independent organization, eliminating insurance barriers to accessing mental health counseling, generating a large team of available therapists through scholarships and creating a detailed Mental Health Navigation program for local businesses. She insists that “our whole community made this happen,” but her work with Building Hope is just one of many ways in which she’s made Breckenridge a (more) wonderful place.

McAtamney and her husband Shawn moved to Breck from New York City in 1999, thinking they would spend a winter here skiing before figuring out where to put down roots and start a family.

Well. We’ve heard that story before.

“We were halfway through that first summer and I remember Shawn saying, ‘let’s make this last as long as possible.’ We were both hoping one of us would say, ‘let’s put a stake in the ground here,’” McAtamney says.

While her husband kept his position from New York City as a long-time consultant for the Bureau of Land Management, McAtamney started her first Colorado-based job at a marketing agency in Avon. She also began what would become a long and lasting chain of volunteer work, beginning with the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC).

McAtamney became pregnant with her first daughter, but continued volunteering, joining the Summit County Arts Council. Her second daughter was born two years later. While pouring her energy into parenting and looking into childcare, she realized there was a major deficit in the community.

“When I see a problem and think I have a skill that’s useful, I do what I can to contribute,” she says. “When I lived in New York City, I found it hard to make an individual impact. Here, when you’re involved in something, you make a difference. I’ve always believed in that idea of making the world a better place,” she says.

She joined the board of the Little Red Schoolhouse. With other young mothers, she hit the ground running, gathering and selling 400 boxes of donuts and raising more than $200,000.

“When people say, what does it take? You have to write grants, beg for money from people, from the ski areas. You have to sell a bunch of donuts,” she says.

Joining Breckenridge Town Council in 2005 and becoming the Town of Breck’s Child Care Program Administrator in 2016, McAtamney spearheaded the early childcare option, a tuition assistance program for parents of young children that was utterly unheard of at the time, but desperately needed in order to maintain Breckenridge’s workforce.

“It took 17 years of pounding the pavement and gathering data,” she says. “We had a fundamental shift in the community outlook on childcare. When you can shift that mindset to see that childcare is infrastructure and as vital as snowplowing, it’s game-changing for families here.”

Dedicating hours a day to scrutinizing ballots as an election judge in 2024 as well as volunteering for Smart Bellies (a local organization providing food to children in need) and continuing to serve on the countywide Tuition Assistance Advisory Committee and Crime Victim’s Compensation Board, McAtamney has been staying busy while continuing to emotionally heal and figure out her next career move. She gave up her position at Building Hope last August and is considering a few different paths while rebuilding her sense of self.

“I have to figure out who I am outside of a 25-year marriage. I realized I’m no longer Jen and Shawn or Shawn and Jen. Soy Jen.”

As far as what her future brings, the one thing she knows for sure is that it will be in Breckenridge.

“Some people have asked, are you going to move now? I’m like, hell no. Do you see this community of people who love , are checking on me, making sure I’m OK? The way people show up for one another around here is truly, truly special. I feel so lucky to have this community.”

JEFFERY BERGERON

From Biff America to Town Councilman, Bergeron has helped build Breck into a beloved community

By Shauna Farnell

Jeffrey Bergeron arrived in Breckenridge 50 years ago. He and a friend from Boston had planned only to stop through en route to Utah, but the friend won a whiskey drinking contest and accidently drove his car into the Blue River. So, they were stuck here.

Bergeron began waiting tables and teaching himself how to ski. In the summer, he’d look for work in other resort communities on the East and West coasts before returning for the winter in Breck.

With a knack for creativity and a cheeky sense of humor, Bergeron started dabbling in stand-up comedy and doing voiceovers and copywriting for radio commercials. He invented a character called Biff America.

Biff gained traction and landed his own talk show. He quickly became the face of Breckenridge, making the rounds through local bars and restaurants and filming spontaneous live clips, accosting patrons with his thick Boston accent, blond mullet and dangling earring.

“I’d go in and riff for like an hour. It was wild. I wouldn’t be able to get away with a lot of that humor now,” Bergeron says.

Biff America was featured on the cover of Westword Magazine’s “Best of Denver” issue as Best TV Show. He became a national sensation. His image and personality helped shaped the culture and vibe in Breckenridge.

“For visitors, as Biff, I gave the town a sense of being approachable, something different than another stodgy resort. I gave a suggestion of fun and irreverence,” he says. “It was crazy stuff at the time – fun, ribald, naughty.”

At one point, he recalls a news outlet writing that Biff America was the most recognizable name in Colorado other

than John Elway. He interviewed national celebrities on his show – James Earl Jones, Peter Fonda and Jon Voight, to name a few. Aired on the Vacation Channel and Resort Sports Network, the show came to an end in the early 2000s, but Biff lives on through regular columns in The Summit Daily newspaper, offering his unique wit on topics like religion, education and love.

“When he came to Breckenridge, he had to use his creativity. He used it to make everyone laugh when he was a waiter, and then to become Biff,” says

Bergeron’s wife, Ellen Hollinshead. “He had to use his personality to make a living.”

Married for 30 years, Bergeron and Hollinshead have played another major role in making Breckenridge what it is today. In 1997, they spearheaded a ballot initiative to designate a fraction of local sales and tax revenue to the acquisition of open space.

The initiative has led to the creation of 62 miles of local hiking and biking trails and protection of sensitive wildlife habitat like Cucumber Gulch.

The undertaking also sparked Bergeron’s interest in politics. It launched what would become a 16-year tenure on Breckenridge Town Council, a tenure that ended this spring.

“He’s going to be missed,” said fellow councilman Jay Beckerman in a wrap-up of Bergeron’s final council meeting this April. “A lot of people see him with his jokes, his articles in the paper, but he was so much more than that to us. He would always ask these amazing questions that

would simplify subjects in a way that would get us back to the essence of an issue. He was such an integral part of how we communicated. He will be irreplaceable.”

Bergeron points out that former Breckenridge Mayor Eric Mamula, who ended his tenure last December to become a Summit County Commissioner, stated that Bergeron was always great at “saying the exact wrong thing at the exact right time.”

As for his legacy as a council member, Bergeron hopes his contributions helped solidify Breckenridge’s status “as a fun place where people are free to say what they believe” as well as appoint “cool people into positions of authority.”

“I tried to shape the community into a form that I think is healthy and sustainable,” he says. “The town council right now is really hip. We have some strong women in place. I left with a good feeling that things are going to continue in the right direction.”

IRMA GUTIÉRREZ FRAGOSO

When Irma Gutiérrez Fragoso moved to Summit County from Chihuahua, Mexico, she was 18 and married with her first child in tow. Her father had moved here years prior and applied for her mother and two older brothers to join him, leaving 17-year-old Irma to care for her other five brothers. Eventually, the family was reunited in Colorado.

A beloved Summit School District bus driver, Irma is now 44, with five kids of her own ranging from age 28 to 11, and says her road to happiness has had its bumps and u-turns. On Valentine’s Day 2007, her husband’s year-long battle with cancer came to a tragic end. Irma and her children lost their home, she lost her job and her car and they lived with her sisters and mother. A grieving widow, Irma was 26 and her youngest child at the time was three.

“We were living in one room with me and my kids with my parents,” she says. “It was no way to live. It was time for something better.”

Irma worked hard, saving up money from her jobs as a gas station clerk and assistant manager at Wendy’s. She started a house cleaning business and worked at a Breckenridge hotel and, when the mobile home behind her mother’s came up for sale, she bought it and fixed it up.

Working jobs across the county and using the Summit Stage to get around, Irma was missing her daughter’s concerts and son’s soccer games. She decided she’d work for the school district and be closer to her kids while enjoying a similar schedule. She started in the Summit High School kitchen in 2017, moved to custodian for a few years and is now in her second year as a bus driver.

“This is what I want,” Irma says with a knowing smile. “I love to drive. When field trips come up, I’ll take them. Even in winter. I love it.”

More Than a Job

Irma’s day begins at 4:40am. She showers, makes sure her youngest is prepared for school and arrives at the transportation office, coffee in hand by

6am. The drivers are a close crew—they hug, sharing stories and homemade treats their children made.

Irma completes a full bus safety check, making sure lights are working, checking the oil and tires. Her 40-foot yellow bus shuttles around 65 students between the high school and middle school every day. Her second morning route from the high school to Upper Blue Elementary in Breckenridge sees approximately 25 preschool and elementary students.

“Sometimes kids are having a bad day and I say tell me about it. Tell me, I’m here, I’m listening,” she says. “I notice if a student is missing for a few days. I’m worried and I’ll call their parents. This is my route. I need to know if they’re sick or if something is wrong.”

Irma finishes her routes around 10am and returns for the afternoon route at 2:30pm. In between, she tackles laundry and cleaning, preps dinner, takes her mom to doctor appointments and runs errands. She has started working with students from Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador who don’t speak any English, helping them make a plan to earn enough credits to get their high school diplomas.

The Long Haul to Mexico

When she was a little girl in Mexico, maybe seven years old, Irma remembers having one pair of shoes. She didn’t want to get them dirty and ruin them. They were for school. So she would hide them under her bed. Irma would wait next to the trash cans at school to see if anyone tossed a pen or pencil that she could use for school work.

“Those were really bad days for me,” she says. “Whenever I get a chance to give back, I take it.”

For the last four years, Irma has been making twice-monthly trips to Mexico, delivering truck and trailer loads of donated blankets, pillows, toys, dishes and bags of clothing to people in need.

“I collect goods from the community— students, teachers, everyone, it’s a lot of people behind me now,” she says.

The 17-hour drive to the border is followed by two to four hours of border inspection where she pays 5,000 pesos to pass through. She sells tamales in Summit County to help offset border fees and gas costs. Sometimes, she’s questioned by local and federal police. And sometimes it’s not safe, she says.

“They question where I got these things and they don’t believe me that these things are donated, that they were free,” she says. So Irma drives all night to reach the border early in the morning

before lines are long. She says her border prayer. She crosses over and then delivers donated goods to schools, to shelters, to hospitals, to anyone who needs things.

The Road Ahead

Irma is thankful for the past and forever looking forward, mothering her family and students and always seeking growth. Next year, she plans to get her GED and then go to college to earn her teaching degree.

“I’m going to be a teacher someday. I love kids,” she says. “My heart is always happy after a good day’s work. I feel satisfied that I have done a good job and I wake up everyday with a goal to do better than yesterday.”

Is Snowboarding Having A(nother) Moment?

By Shauna Farnell

This season marks the 40th anniversary of snowboarding in Breckenridge

When Breckenridge became the first ski resort in Colorado to officially allow snowboarding in 1984, the scene looked a lot different than it does now. However, the unique thrill of riding a single plank down the mountain has only grown and evolved.

Tim Boren grew up in Omaha, Neb. When there was enough snow or ice on the surrounding hills, he would take out his Snurfer (a 1965-era snowboard with a rope on the front and no bindings) and slide around. He learned the basics of skiing during his first season in Summit County in 1982 and was at Arapahoe Basin when he spotted a guy “surfing” down the hill.

“I could tell he wasn’t on skis,” Boren recalls. “He was surfing, carving. He had an early Simms board with bindings and high backs. I was like, holy cow, look at that thing.”

Boren moved to Breck the following season with a Burton Backhill, an early model board made of wood with a waterski-type binding that Boren modified and used with Sorel boots. He’d take it to Breckenridge, where he had to carry it rather than ride it on and off the chairlifts.

“They didn’t know what to do with snowboards yet,” he recalls. “They had a 4-inch rule. You couldn’t bring them on unless there were at least 4 inches of powder. I’d have to run onto the lift with it tucked under my arm. I remember face-planting running down the ramp.”

In 1984-85, Breck officially opened to snowboarders. In fall of 1988, Boren and a partner opened Underground Snowboards. He says it was the town’s third snowboard shop, preceded by Snowboard of the Rockies and First Tracks.

Sarah McLear, Breckenridge Ski Resort

“We barely survived that first winter, but we sold our boards, sold our clothing. We were getting clientele. I was bussing tables at the old Whale’s Tail restaurant. We didn’t have any money. There was a Wendy’s on Main Street. They had a bin of free crackers. I’d stuff my pockets and put Tabasco sauce on them,” Boren says.

Boren ran The Underground until he sold it in 2005. Although long-removed from snowboard retail, at 63 years old, he’s still an avid snowboarder.

“I guess I’m a junkie,” he says. “Riding powder is the main thing. Parks and terrain parks came around way after I got into it. I’m blown away at what the kids do. Big mountain riding has always been my thing. From the top of Imperial out onto George’s Thumb, when it’s good, there’s nothing better.”

When John George and Scott Sodergren co-opened Mountain Wave in 1993, the snowboard counterpart to long-standing Blue River Sports, George says the vast majority of snowboarders

were local. The two shops now rent about 75 percent skis and 25 percent snowboards. Visitors who have embraced snowboarding for decades have passed the passion onto their kids.

One of many locals who enjoys both skiing and snowboarding, George says the rivalry between the two is a thing of the past.

“Interest in snowboarding has ebbed and flowed over the years,” George says. “A lot of these kids are like, I grew up snowboarding, now I want to try skiing. We also have kids who grew up skiing and want to try snowboarding. Barriers have melted away. Biases have melted away through the generations.”

Breckenridge’s Senior Communications Manager Sara Lococo has loved snowboarding since childhood, but has recently added skiing to her repertoire. While she looks forward to improving her two-plank skills, she will never give up snowboarding.

“Snowboarding is still the winner on a powder day,” she says. “I love making big, wide turns and the floating sensation. Being attached to one device, your whole body is in turn with the snow. You feel connected from head to toe. It’s freeing, the feeling of floating and flying.”

Sarah McLear, Breckenridge Ski Resort

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Homes & Realty

Summit High School Students Are Becoming Homebuilders

By Shauna Farnell

The shop class is going big these days, and hopefully building the future of local trades

In most high school shop classes, kids build picture frames. If they’re lucky, maybe it’s birdhouses or wooden boats. In Oakley Van Oss’s class at Summit High School, they build tiny homes.

About four years ago, Van Oss got a call from Summit Builders Association encouraging him to launch a Careers in Construction class. The Association donated resources and lined up lessons with local tradespeople – contractors, plumbers, electricians, etc. Then, last year the school connected with Colorado River BOCES EPIC, a nonprofit aiming to improve the workforce by providing trade skills to high school students. The project? A tiny home.

Van Oss’s class (15 juniors and seniors) embarked on their first home build last November. Working outside wearing donated snow boots, bibs and jackets, the one-bedroom, one-bath, 300-square-foot home features a loft, living and dining area, full (mini) kitchen with all-electric stainless steel appliances, stackable washer and dryer and solar system.

“We ended up having 60 community volunteers, donating time or money, furniture, parts, material. It was this outpouring of support; me and five adults with the kids for every hour-and-ahalf-class, two days a week. You’re making these huge gains every day –getting the framing done, getting the windows in. It was great teambuilding.”

The students showcased the tiny home in last summer’s Frisco Fourth of July Parade. It won first place for best float. More than half the class was so fascinated with the home-building process that students spent the summer interning with plumbers, contractors and construction companies.

“We hope to open kids’ eyes to the trades,” Van Oss says. “How cool to have something like a clogged drain and our kids are like, I can figure it out. I’ve built a house. There’s a labor shortage here, a scarcity of on-call tradespeople. We want these kids to stay in the community and have fulfilling work and great lives.”

Summit High’s first tiny home was shipped to the Western Slope and placed on the real estate market. The second tiny home, with improved insulation and cold weather features, is under way. Van Oss has grand visions about the program’s community reach.

“Finishing that first home felt like the pinnacle of my career,” he says. “Every day I come to work, I feel like I won the lottery. The idea of continuity year after year is incredible. We’ll have one tiny home after this year, maybe two or three next year. It’s a pipe dream, but how cool would it be if we could start a tiny home community on school district property? Just think. The kids are building a home for the bus driver, the custodian, the people we need here who need a place to live.”

Carl Scofield Is Still ‘The Guy’ For Photography

By Shauna Farnell

A Breck local since 1980, the photographer’s images have helped brand the town

A Colorado native who grew up near Golden, Carl Scofield started seeing the world through an artistic frame long before he had a camera.

“Even as a kid, I looked and lived visually,” he says. “When we’d go out to cut down a Christmas tree, I’d say, that would make a great picture. I’d say that all the time. It was how I was wired.”

It wasn’t until middle school that Scofield got his hands on his first camera – a Minolta SRT-101 borrowed from school. He used it to document field trips and camping excursions.

“I took a bunch of photos and loved it. I got some much-needed recognition for my images. I was never too in-sync with school. My father was literally a brilliant rocket scientist. I was not. I was in tune with the visual world.”

A Minolta owner by now, Scofield landed his first photography job the year after he graduated high school –1976 –responding to a Denver Post classified ad for a family-owned portrait company called Color Craft. Scofield traveled to store locations across the Midwest, set up temporary studios and took family portraits. He drove from one place to the next in his Karmann Ghia.

“I went all over Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana and beyond. I’d be in each town for about a week. I was sort of a hippy kid with long hair. They took a chance with me representing their company,” he recalls. “I’d carry my Minolta everywhere. I developed an eye for taking pictures. It was a great experience.”

After returning to Colorado, Scofield had a brief spell as a ski instructor at the now-defunct Arapahoe East. He moved to Durango where he waited tables, attended the early days of Telluride Bluegrass Festival, poached his (somewhat resembling) roommate’s Purgatory ski pass to and built a strong taste for ski-bumming.

He then decided to “get serious” about photography. He moved to Denver and enrolled at Colorado Art Institute to study commercial photography, where he won an award for Outstanding Portfolio and earned an Associate of Arts degree.

Shortly after graduating, his roommate invited him to work at his family’s newly opened restaurant in Breckenridge, a cozy haunt specializing in German cuisine called Weber’s.

“I’d wait tables every night and ski every day. I saved my money to travel in summer.”

Returning home after traveling, Scofield continued taking photos of the town of Breckenridge, skiing and local events.

“It wasn’t long before I started selling photos for use in local brochures, magazines and getting assignments for resort promotional projects,” he says.

Breckenridge Ski Resort hired Scofield as its full-time photographer. He shot World Cup competitions, documented the early days of snowboarding when a half pipe was “a hand-shoveled rut.” He shot the Ullr Festival through the 1980s, the former Fatty’s and Steve Watson golf tournaments … everything that made Breckenridge what it is today.

“It was a quirky hippy town when I got here,” Scofield says. “It was searching for its identity. I’d like to think I helped give Breckenridge a personality through my imagery.”

In his 40-plus years as an assignment photographer, Scofield has had to reinvent his business numerous times, from filmbased photography to the new world of digital, navigating the waning world of print media, advancing his computer skills and adjusting to the changing needs of a broad gamut of clients. He has photographed everything under the sun – every variety of sport, architecture, food, product stills, decoration.

“If someone asks me if I can do it, I can do it,” he says.

In addition to gracing the pages of Breckenridge Magazine, Scofield’s images can be found all over local tourism materials, the Breckenridge Grand Vacation properties, throughout Colorado and beyond. These days, chairlift manufacturer Leitner-Poma is one of his favorite clients, allowing him to travel to resorts throughout North America photographing new chairlifts.

“This whole photography thing has always been a means to support what I really love to do – ski unencumbered without gear as often as possible, balancing those two – skiing and taking photos.”

Scofield has skied and traveled throughout the world, but he can’t picture himself living anywhere besides Breckenridge, nor would he want to.

“I love skiing this mountain – the above timberline offerings. I love the sense of community in this town – running into my buddies on the mountain, knowing half the people I see at the coffee shop or at the post office,” he says. “I’m one of the longest working photographers in the area. The other photographers, we always try to support each other. I’m proud of that. I feel truly blessed being able to make a career out of what I love, living in this town. I try to spread that love and joy and happiness. I believe it’s reflected in my photography.”

Hotel Alpenrock Breckenridge Reimagined Mountain Luxury

By Holly GoSpritely

The highly anticipated debut of Hotel Alpenrock Breckenridge™, Curio Collection by Hilton™, opened recently and promises to redefine our town’s lodging experience. Perfectly positioned at the base of Peak 9, steps away from the Breckenridge Ski Resort’s slopes and historic downtown Breckenridge, Hotel Alpenrock captures the essence of our community and the rugged beauty of the Rockies.

Natural materials, earthy tones, and textural elements define the lodge’s aesthetic, with lofty, open interiors showcasing a curated art collection that reflects the local landscape and a shared commitment to its preservation.

This 205-room hotel promises to redefine the town’s lodging experience, blending luxurious rooms with alpine modern sophistication. Hotel Alpenrock offers amenities such as premium bedding, smart room controls, a gear valet, concierge services, outdoor hot tubs, fireplace spaces and immersive programming that celebrates the town’s authentic character. Beautifully appointed Standard Rooms, Junior Suites, King One Bedrooms make this hotel an exceptional retreat.

Guests can indulge in indistinct dining destinations. When you first step inside the hotel lobby The Carter welcomes you with cocktails and Après experiences. The Edwin, an innovative

restaurant and bar offers a modern take on alpine cuisine, and Canary, a hidden speakeasy is set to become Breckenridge’s premier after-dark hotspot.

Hotel Alpenrock will feature contemporary mountain-inspired gathering spaces and spacious accommodations designed for upscale comfort. For events and gatherings, nearly 10,000 square feet of versatile space will cater to weddings, meetings, and social celebrations.

“Hotel Alpenrock will redefine hospitality in Breckenridge as the area’s only true luxury hotel,” said Meredith Ash, General Manager of Hotel Alpenrock. “We’re creating a year-round destination that combines the charm of our historic mountain town with the thrill of outdoor adventure. Guests staying with us will have unparalleled access to the very best of Breckenridge – from world-class skiing and vibrant downtown attractions to exceptional comfort and service.”

We are thrilled to see this Hotel come to life over the next year. It is an upscale escape everyone will want to indulge in, including your pets (yes, they are pet friendly).

Wine in the Mine

Breck Create - A Creative + Culinary Affair

CAIC Benefit Bash

Dine Local

Danielle’s Delights

By Lisa Blake

On any given morning you can find loyal locals lined up in the Breckenridge Distillery parking lot, fresh-brewed coffee and steaming lattes in hand, patiently waiting for Danielle Walters’ stuffed waffles.

Along with these piping hot Belgian lovelies—made to order and filled with everything from strawberries and homemade whipped cream to mozzarella and pesto—the 31-year-old New Jersey native churns out cookies and cream cake bites, decadent maple pecan scones, caramel drizzled pancake puffs, homemade cookies, mini donuts, delicate macaroons and more.

Walters’ cheery food cart, Danielle’s Delights, is perfectly poised across the street from the ski resort’s Airport Road satellite parking lot. With a master’s degree in education and bachelor’s in entrepreneurship from Rutgers University, Walters taught for nearly 10 years before launching Danielle’s Delights in September 2023.

Those on the receiving side of the order window and Walters’ contagious smile are grateful she made that shift.

We caught up with the talented baker and food truck owner to see how the journey is going so far:

Breckenridge Magazine: What’s a typical day look like for you?

Danielle Walters: You will find me working at Danielle’s Delights seven days a week. I am open everyday, 7am to 1pm. After we close, I always take a break to enjoy some outdoor time before baking and prepping for the next day.

Breckenridge Magazine: What’s the biggest challenge you’ve found around baking at 9,600 feet?

Danielle Walters: There is a difference baking at high altitude, and it took a lot of trial and error to perfect. A mixture of adjusting ingredient ratios, bake times and oven temperature are some of the keys.

“Ever since I was little, I dreamt of living here and opening a bakery. About four years ago, I left my teaching career behind, my husband and I took a leap of faith, packed up our Jeep and moved out west. Living here and opening a local coffee and bake shop in beautiful Breckenridge is a dream come true.”

Breckenridge Magazine: Your favorite thing to bake?

Danielle Walters: Muffins. There are so many variations of flavors and toppings. I love trying to create new seasonal specials. At the truck, you will find a variety of rotating flavors such as berry crumble, morning glory, pumpkin crumb, lemon poppyseed, coffee crumb, and you can always look forward to a new flavor being added to the rotation.

Breckenridge Magazine: Where do you find inspiration?

Danielle Walters: Travel. Every May and November my husband and I visit a new country (or 10) to find inspiration for new flavors, menu items, or other ideas for the café. It’s how I come up with most of my specialty flavors for lattes and pastries and is a great way to learn about how other cafés are run.

Breckenridge Magazine: What can customers look forward to this winter?

Danielle Walters: This winter we have some delicious drinks to try such as a peppermint bark latte, gingerbread chai and eggnog latte. Our waffle special is a fig, prosciutto and brie and is always a favorite.

Breckenridge Magazine: What’s next for Danielle’s Delights?

Danielle Walters: I love the food truck and don’t plan on changing our location any time soon, but I’ve been on the search for a new kitchen which has been a struggle. We have officially grown out of baking in the truck and need a larger spot to expand our bakery.

Breckenridge Magazine: Where can you be found when you’re not baking?

Danielle Walters: In the summer, I’ll either be biking or hiking on the endless trails we have in our county. But in the winter, I’ll be snowboarding and trying to continue my 100-day-a-season streak.

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Prospector Gastropub

By Lisa Blake

When a Breckenridge restaurant is able to keep one foot planted in the ski hamlet’s mining and Old West history and one foot firmly grounded in inventive food and drink, a little bit of magic happens.

Prospector Gastropub accomplishes this duality inside the 1892 Whitehead Building on South Main. What once served as a Victorian-era boarding house now welcomes hungry travelers and explorers to warm up and settle in over elevated fare and craft cocktails.

The Washenfelder family—founders of Pho Real, Breckenridge Tap House and Ski Town Chicken Joint—opened Prospector in February 2024, striving for a blend of mountain modern and vintage flair in a friendly, relaxed pub setting. The building has served food since the 1940s, housing Ma’s Lunch Counter and the Prospector breakfast diner from 1970 into the 1990s.

“We brought back the name with the former owner’s blessing out of respect for the history of the building,” says Prospector owner Chad Washenfelder, nodding to the restaurant’s walls that offer up tasteful glimpses into Breckenridge’s past.

The high-end cocktail bar and kitchen is making a name for itself, attracting loyal locals and repeat visitors with lunch, dinner and late-night offerings (Prospector’s kitchen is open until midnight on weekends and 11pm weekdays). Favored menu items include beet pickled deviled eggs, roasted garlic compound butter escargot, elk bolognese and a thoughtfully prepared lamb shank.

The seasonal menus change four to five times a year as head chef Olivia Hicks curates dishes based on what’s in season and which ingredients can be sourced from Colorado producers. Beef is purchased from a ranch in Fowler, Colorado and Hicks ensures local game, such as elk, bison and venison, are plated with approachability and seasonality.

“Whether we are blending cuisines or keeping it simple to let the ingredients speak for themselves, we take pride in having a unique view on creating good food with wholesome ingredients,” she says.

A Kentucky native, Hicks holds a special spot for Southern comfort food. Prospector’s menu is speckled with spruced-up classics like fried chicken with pickled okra relish collard greens, gourmet mac-n-cheese, and sweet potato pie with a bourbon elderflower reduction.

Bar manager Maxwell Schroeder’s recently revamped cocktail menu mirrors Prospector’s culinary creativity. The bar’s purees, syrups and infusions are made from scratch in house. Seasonal influences show up in hot spiked apple ciders and hot chocolate while surprises abound in the performative ember cocktail in which guests choose between oak, walnut, apple and cherry wood chips and watch as their old fashioned is smoked tableside.

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Prospector’s Haunted History

The Whitehead Building is a frequent Breckenridge Ghost Tours stop. Prospector staff are well acquainted with the spirit of one-time resident Sylvia. Harry and Jennie Whitehead constructed the building as the Arcade Hotel in 1892. When Jennie passed away in 1904, Harry Whitehead left Breckenridge. In 1913, the property became a residence for widows. Sylvia, who is said to still haunt the building, was one of the Widow Fund’s most renowned guests.www.breckenridgemagazine.CO

8 MINUTES WITH RADICATO SOUS CHEF HEATHER RIPLEY

By Lisa Blake

Ingredient-driven Radicato has seamlessly risen to the upper echelon of mountain town dining. Sister restaurant to Breckenridge’s famed Rootstalk and helmed by Chef Cameron Baker and creator and James Beard Award-winner Matt Vawter, Radicato delivers on its passion for connecting Colorado farmers to diners while weaving a story around Italy’s deep culinary traditions.

A key piece in the well-oiled Radicato machine is 33-year-old South Dakota native Heather Ripley, one of the few female sous chefs in the county and right-hand to the busy restaurant’s chef de cuisine.

We sat down with Ripley before the dinner rush to chat kitchen tales and mountain living.

Breckenridge Magazine: Tell us a little about your culinary journey.

Heather Ripley: I’ve been working in kitchens since I was 14, started as a dishwasher, moved into prep cook, and decided I wanted to go to culinary school. During school, I was fortunate to work at Ski Tip and Keystone Ranch. I have a passion for fine dining, creating elegant food. And all of a sudden Matt and his team were up here launching Rootstalk.

Breckenridge Magazine: How did you land at Radicato?

Heather Ripley: A big part of me getting into Radicato was my sobriety. I couldn’t do this job without extreme attention to detail. After years of living the party lifestyle that comes with life in a ski community, I had finally had enough. Right after my 30th birthday, I got sober. The crew at Radicato is so supportive. Most of us at the end of the day want to go home so we can get up in

the morning and go ski and have a productive morning. You can’t do that hungover. After I got sober, everything started to click. My career started moving forward, my skiing got better and the relationships that survived sobriety started thriving.

Breckenridge Magazine: What’s a typical day look like for you?

Heather Ripley: My work day starts around 10:30 or 11am. I set up stations. Prep for the day with cooks begins around 1pm, followed by ordering ingredients and 3:30pm pre-shift with servers. And then we start service and cook and cook and cook until the restaurant closes. During the busy season, we’ll be there until midnight.

Breckenridge Magazine: What’s your hope for a Radicato guest?

Heather Ripley: That they come in and have a culinary experience they’ve never had before. The awe and amazement that they get from it is just so rewarding. The attention to detail from our service staff, always having your water filled, crumbing the table between courses. Every person on staff will touch your table at least once.

Radicato Menu Highlights

Here’s what to get excited about.

The Radicato menu is an ever-evolving treasure vault that shifts with the sun, soil and seasons. Winter menus center around risottos, braised meats, root veggies and colorful squash. Chefs work to source from Colorado purveyors, plucking hearty greens and a variety of squashes from Esoterra Culinary Garden in Boulder and dry-aged steaks from Brunson Meat Co. in Denver.

Radicato also pulls organic heirloom grains from South Carolina’s Anson Mills—you can’t go wrong with any dish

Breckenridge Magazine: What makes Radicato stand out in the local culinary scene?

Heather Ripley: I love Radicato because we really cherish the products that we use. We source quality produce and meats that are local, which helps give back to those Colorado farmers and producers. We really put emphasis on highlighting those products and then giving the highest level of hospitality to our guests.

Breckenridge Magazine: Where can you be found when you’re not in the kitchen?

Heather Ripley: I’ve loved skiing since I was a kid. I came for the winter, stayed for the summer in 2010. So if I’m not in the kitchen, you can usually find me on the slopes of Arapahoe Basin—I shoot for an 80- or 90-day season—or baking up a storm in my kitchen at home. Last Christmas I was gifted a book on 100 cookies, pies and bars. It’s been my year-long goal to bake my way through the book and I’m almost there!

featuring their products, especially the farro verde, Ripley says. The mill’s fields are burnt before they harvest the ancient grain, imparting a nice smoky flavor.

Winter Radicato musts include the locally loved chicken parmesan with house-baked tigelle and the classic cheesy, peppery cacio e pepe (find both on the happy hour menu served daily between 4 and 5pm).

Pastas change with the seasons and are made fresh in house. If you see the caramelle pasta on the menu, Ripley says, order it. The fan favorite is shaped

like wrapped candy and is likely stuffed with a to-die-for brown butter spinach and topped with a hazelnut-sage sauce.

Radicato’s beautifully browned diver scallops with melted leeks are a velvety treat and the 38-ounce bone-in ribeye is a divine table share. Dessert is all about the ultra-silky pumpkin budino (Italy’s take on pudding) laced with apple brandy caramel, cinnamon chantilly and candied hazelnut.

Find menus and reservations at radicatobreck.com.

Summits to Shores

Local Restauranteurs Are Bringing Breckenridge Flavors to the Beach

By Holly GoSpritely

If there is one thing we know, it is the need to descend to warmer climates after many months of winter cold. The snow season can last upwards of eight months per year. These local restaurateurs know how to lure their clientele to warm, sunny shores with their delicious menu selections and exceptional service.

Aurum Maui

Destination Hospitality Group, with their award-winning restaurants in Breckenridge, Steamboat Springs, and Snowmass will debut Aurum Maui at The Shops at Wailea in early 2025. Specializing in New American cuisine that showcases the best in local ingredients, Aurum Maui will feature seasonal island dining in an elegantly casual setting. Helmed by Chef Partner Taylor Ponte and General Manager Partner Natasha Ponte, both Maui natives, Aurum Maui will blend global techniques with Hawaii’s rich produce, crafting dishes that balance tradition, innovation, and sustainability. This debut marks the first and only Aurum restaurant outside of Colorado.

Aurum Maui’s menu, inspired by the renowned Aurum Food & Wine concept, presents a range of flavors that define the island and will feature Aurum’s “gold standard” dishes. “At Destination Hospitality Group, our mission is to create best-in-class dining experiences in unique destination resort markets. Aurum Maui will exemplify this commitment,” said Phillips Armstrong, CEO and founder of Destination Hospitality Group. “For our inaugural location in Hawaii, we were drawn to Maui and The Shops at Wailea because of its reputation as a world-class destination resort community, attracting visitors and locals alike. Maui’s cultural richness, natural beauty, and vibrant culinary scene perfectly align with our vision to deliver unforgettable experiences that will leave a lasting impression on our guests.”

The interior and exterior design of Aurum Maui establishes a profound connection between the restaurant’s ambiance and the island’s essence. Organic, curving design elements reflect Maui’s natural movement, inspired by the island’s landscapes—lush vegetation, dark stone, pristine sands, and shimmering waters. Versatile event spaces will accommodate up to 80 seated guests, Aurum Maui offers a range of options for gatherings and celebrations.

Through partnerships with local farms and fisheries, Aurum Maui will showcase the best of Maui’s flavors, supporting the preservation and prosperity of the island’s agricultural heritage for generations to come.

www.aurummaui.com

Bangkok

Happy

Bowl & Sushi Bar

Bangkok Happy Bowl and Sushi Bar in Breckenridge, CO celebrated its seventh year as a thriving presence as a culinary landmark in the community this past March. Co-owned by Kirk Coult and Chef Paula Rungsawang Coult, this delightful blend of high-quality Thai and Japanese cuisine now graces the slopes of Breckenridge, Aspen, the shores of Hawaii, and Duval Street in Key West, Florida.

Since its inception, Bangkok Happy Bowl and Sushi Bar has been celebrated for its fine dining quality within a casual bistro environment, where culinary artistry and an inviting ambiance come together harmoniously. This restaurant series boasts a unique offering, with its three-in-one concept, showcasing the distinctive flavors of Thai and Japanese cuisines in a way that sets it apart from all others.

Chef Paula Rungsawang Coult’s original recipes and commitment to authenticity have been the cornerstone of this culinary success. Her deep-seated passion for food, cultivated in her childhood household in Thailand, has culminated in creating an extraordinary menu, all while training the chefs to replicate her vision.

Kirk Coult, co-owner, commented, “Good energy is what it’s about– if you can put together excellent cuisine and great flavors and enhance that with drinks, music, and an incredible community, you’ve created a full, balanced evening experience.”

We had the opportunity to visit their colorful new space with al fresco seating in a beautiful space filled with tropical foliage, flowering plants and water features. Bangkok Happy Bowl Asian Bistro and Sushi Bar in Key West, Florida, is a culinary haven offering vibrant flavors of Thailand and Japan. The energy of Duval Street adds a delightful fusion of energy to its fresh-fromthe-sea flavors. The restaurant is located at 816 Duval Street and provides a relaxed, come-as-you-are, bistro environment.

Bangkok Happy Bowl has been named a 2023 OpenTable Diner’s Choice for Best Hawaii Restaurant for Groups and Best Hawaii restaurant hot spot for its vibrant bar scene and healthy cuisine! With a commitment to authenticity, quality, and community, Bangkok Happy Bowl Asian Bistro and Sushi Bar remains dedicated to providing a joyful dining experience in all of their locations.

www.bangkokhappybowl.com

You can find a little bit of mountain culture in many tropical destinations. Be sure to visit these Beach Town restaurants if your travel plans bring you to these sultry, tropical shores.

Gold Pan Saloon

In 1859 thousands of gold seekers flocked to Colorado, taking part in one of the greatest gold rushes in North American history. In 1861 on this very site, a tented structure known as Long’s Saloon opened for business as a local watering hole for thirsty miners with the permanent building being erected in 1879.

In one form or another, The Gold Pan Saloon has stood for over 140 years playing host to gunfights, outlasting Prohibition, and boasting the longest continuous liquor license west of the Mississippi. Today, locals and visitors alike come for the camaraderie, to tell a few ski and ride stories, listen to music, and enjoy some outstanding food and libations. Now, the Gold Pan adds another chapter with the addition of Carboy Winery, a unique Colorado winery offering a selection of select Carboy wines in bottles and on TAP! So come in and enjoy a piece of Breckenridge history.

103 N Main St, Breckenridge, CO 80424 www.thegoldpansaloon.com

Carboy Winery

At 9,600 feet above sea level, the Carboy Breckenridge tasting room offers an unforgettable alpine wine-tasting experience paired with the history of the Gold Rush. Carboy Winery Breckenridge is a new way to Après Ski and Bike. Situated in part of the infamous Gold Pan Saloon on Main Street, they invite locals and visitors alike to loosen their boots and share tall tales of their day in the mountains while sipping on tall(er) glasses of our award-winning wines. Beautifully prepared menu items are made to complement every glass of wine you choose to taste. Come in from Noon to Nine in the Evening (10 pm on Friday and Saturday) and enjoy Lunch, Happy Hour or Dinner.

103 N Main St, Breckenridge, CO 80424 www.carboywinery.com/locations/breckenridge

Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant & Cantina

Since 1981, Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant & Cantina has been a gathering place for locals and visitors alike. Conveniently located on Park Avenue across from the base of Peak 9, Mi Casa is a great place to bring your whole family for lunch, or join your friends for their perennially popular daily Happy Hour. The wide-ranging menu and colorful atmosphere create a fun & festive dining experience for any type of crowd!

The decades-long tradition continues today with some modern tweaks including contemporary, spirit-forward Margaritas and craft cocktails, and a menu featuring the classics you expect, as well as elevated

seasonal options. From their famous Queso and Signature Salsas, to sizzling Fajitas, mix & match Tacos, and fresh appetizers and salads, there truly is something for everyone to enjoy! Plenty of Mi Casa’s menu items are great for sharing, and it remains one of the best values in town, with generous portion sizes. Their friendly, knowledgeable staff can help guide you to your perfect margarita or entree choice, from a menu filled with gluten-free & vegetarian options.

As one of the largest restaurants in Breckenridge, Mi Casa seats up to 300 people, and is a fantastic location for fam-

ilies and groups to gather and celebrate life’s special events. A visit to Breckenridge is best topped off with a taste of Mexico, and Mi Casa is the local favorite.

We invite you to visit us for Lunch, Happy Hour, or Dinner. We look forward to helping you and your friends & family experience the tastes and traditions of Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, a Breckenridge staple for more than 40 years. Salud!

600 South Park Avenue, Breckenridge 970-453-2071

www.micasabreck.com

Radicato

Radicato, the creation of Chef Matt Vawter, is a modern Italian restaurant nestled in the heart of Breckenridge, Colorado. Recently honored as the winner for the James Beard Awards’ Best Chef in the Mountain Region, Chef Matt brings a wealth of culinary expertise cultivated during his fourteen-year tenure in Denver. From his role as the Chef de Cuisine at Fruition Restaurant to his tenure as the Executive Chef/Partner at Mercantile dining & provision, and now the Executive Chef/Owner of Rootstalk and Radicato, Chef Matt’s culinary journey underscores a steadfast commitment to culinary excellence.

Opened in June of 2022, Radicato celebrates seasonal and technique-driven cuisine inspired by the rich culinary traditions of Italy. The team’s goal is to explore the connections between farmers and diners, while providing an atmosphere that allows guests to connect with each other. As a privately owned and operated establishment by Chef Matt, alongside partners Chef Cameron Baker and Director of Hospitality Patrick Murphy, Radicato embodies a team of hospitality professionals dedicated to curating memorable dining experiences. Radicato executes the Chef’s vision of Mountain Italian. Ingredients are localy sourced and highlighted on ever evolving seasonal menus. Radicato offers a variety of dining options from happy hour, a la carte pastas and entrees, and a 5 course tasting menu which showcases the best of the Radicato kitchen.

The setting of Radicato is also influenced by the season. In the winter the dining room is lit by the warm ambiance of the lights in Blue River Plaza. There is no better place to watch the snow fall on a winter evening. In the summer two outdoor seating areas provide fresh air, the sounds of the Blue River, and stunning views of the Ten Mile Range. The dining room provides a welcoming, warm ambiance for any occasion or celebration. Hospitality is the central focus of our entire team at Radicato, we aim to create world class dining experiences for anyone who chooses to spend a night with us.

137 South Main Street. Breckenridge Colorado www.radicatobreck.com

Rootstalk

Rootstalk is a modern American restaurant founded on the idea of connection and coming home. Chef Matt Vawter was born and raised in Summit County and spent the formative years of his culinary career in Keystone and Breckenridge. After spending a period of time away from Breckenridge, Chef Matt returned to his hometown determined to open a restaurant of his own and help grow the culinary landscape in Summit County. Chef Matt made a large step towards that goal when he won the 2024 James Beard Award for Best Chef Mountain.

From old dormant roots, Rootstalk was opened in December of 2020 in a historic home on North Main Street in Breckenridge. The name Rootstalk refers to rhizomes that are all connected via a complex underground root system. The name was inspired by the large stands of Aspen trees surrounding the community of Breckenridge. Rootstalk explores the notion of connection through the cuisine, hospitality, and beverage programs. The aim is to connect guests with farmers, ranchers, winemakers, and other producers; while providing a space where people can connect with each other during their dinner.

Our team seeks to provide “Elevated, Everyday Dining” to the local community as well as out of town visitors. The cuisine is ingredient focused, technique driven and deeply committed to quality at all levels. The culinary team meticulously sources produce, proteins, and ingredients from quality producers from Colorado and across the country. Cocktails as well as our robust offering of creative, spirit-free beverages are created with intention and given the same level of care as the food on the plate. The wine program is focused on small-scale quality producers from across the globe from the classic to more esoteric modern styles. There are a range of experiences offered at Rootstalk from seven course tasting menus paired with wine to simply having a quick snack and beverage at the bar. Rootstalk can curate an experience for any occasion big or small.

The two dining areas of the restaurant are beautiful juxtapositions of each other. Upstairs is bright, elegant, and airy with views of Main Street offered by bay windows in the front. While the Root Cellar downstairs offers a more intimate dining experience with a Chef’s Counter available for those who love to be part of the action. During the summer the patios are abundantly decorated with flowers offering a wonderful outdoor dining experience. Rootstalk is a venue that allows guests to connect to everything that Breckenridge has to offer.

137 South Main Street. Breckenridge Colorado www.radicatobreck.com

Ten Ways to Enjoy the Breckenridge Distillery

FROM TOURING THE

award-winning spirit’s production facility to indulging in world-class cuisine, Breckenridge Distillery is truly an adventure for the senses. Whether you have time for the full experience at the Distillery on Airport Road, or you’re simply curious about tasting its award-winning spirits while strolling Main Street, the Distillery makes it easy, fun and delicious to discover what it’s all about. Here are 10 ways you can experience the Breckenridge Distillery.

MODERN-AMERICAN STEAKHOUSE

Breckenridge Distillery’s modern-American steakhouse atmosphere showcases seasonal and approachable dishes that impart not only the fantastic spirits of Breckenridge Distillery but also, their upscale mountain dining experience. Their family style menu features locally sourced steaks from Fitch Ranch. As always, the menu revolves around local produce, comfort foods with a twist and shareable dishes meant to encourage interaction and conviviality. Enjoy Happy Hour dishes starting at $13. Book a reservation at breckenridgedistillery.com/restaurant.

COCKTAILS

If it’s edible, chances are Liquid Chef Billie Keithley has made a cocktail out of it. And that’s one of the reasons she loves working for the Distillery so much. Because of the Distillery’s special liquor license, Keithley can’t go out and buy spirits and cordials elsewhere, so she creates them herself. Products like amaros, bitters, vermouth and liqueurs are all made in-house. “Which means we can put our own twists on them,” she says. Keithley and Lead Bartender Griffin Bovich are creating schnapps, shrubs, syrups and juices, among other fresh products, for every specialty cocktail. Popular menu staples include the Obi Wan Old Fashioned, made with Breckenridge Port Cask Whiskey.

PRIVATE DINNERS

Book a private dinner or event at the Breckenridge Distillery. Parties up to 30 people can reserve their exclusive spaces surrounded by aging whiskey barrels, old barn wood, leather couches and an authentic mountain vibe. Their exclusive, private dining areas come with a personal wait staff and can be used for families, micro conferences, executive meetings, or small parties. For inquiries and bookings, email events@breckenridgedistillery.com

TASTINGS & FOUNDER’S EXPERIENCES

The Breckenridge Distillery offers one of the most highly awarded craft bourbons in the U.S. Guests can choose from a limited menu of spirits and have the option to upgrade their tasting to try their highend flights. Tastings are on a first-come, first-serve basis a both of the Distillery’s locations. Looking for a more personalized and unique tasting experience? Book a Chocolate & Spirits pairing, small bites and spirits pairing, Cask Finished Flights, among others. Book at breckenridgedistillery.com/tour.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY TOURS

Every Saturday & Sunday, guests can take a behind-the scenes tour of the Breckenridge Distillery’s production facility. This abbreviated tour starts by tasting two of their award-winning Breckenridge spirits in the Founder’s Lab. Their expert guides will take guests on a 1-hour tour through their original production facility and finish up the experience with a tasting of their Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey. Book a tour at BreckenridgeDistillery.com/tour.

PRIVATE VIP TOURS

Breckenridge Distillery offers guests a VIP experience during their After Hours tours. Use your senses to experience the inner workings of how these handcrafted spirits go from grain to bottle while learning about the history of whiskey and how the distillery was founded. Tours are offered

at 5:00 pm and 6:15pm by reservation only. Book a VIP tour at breckenridgedistillery. com/tour.

BLEND YOUR OWN WHISKEY

Nerd out with our distillers and become a master blender for a few magical hours. Breckenridge Distillery’s distillers are experts in nosing, flavor categorization and pairing substrates together to create a whole that far exceeds the expected sum of its parts. Guests will be taught to break down aggregate flavors while building a whiskey blend complete with mouthfeel and finish. You will hand bottle your creation and complete the experience with a customized label. By reservation only. Book at breckenridgedistillery.com/tour.

MAIN STREET TASTING ROOM IN DOWNTOWN

In the heart of downtown Breckenridge, get a taste of not only the Distillery’s spirits but also a taste of what the Breckenridge Distillery is all about. From merchandise to personable, knowledgeable staff, this small tasting room is a glimpse of what you can experience at their main location on Airport Rd. Learn more about current hours and offerings at breckenridgedistillery.com.

FREE SHUTTLE RIDES

The Breckenridge Distillery offers a free shuttle to and from the Breckenridge Distillery and Main Street Tasting Room within Breckenridge town limits. The shuttle fits up to 14 guests. To book a ride, call the Distillery Shuttle at 970-445-8613.

SHOP YOUR LOCAL RETAILER

Breckenridge Spirits are available nationwide at your local retailers. Shop your local retailer or get home delivery on your favorite Breckenridge spirits. Visit breckenridgedistillery.com/products to get delivery. Looking for fun cocktail recipes?

Visit Billie’s Cocktail Lab on their website for 100’s of cocktail recipes.

The Carlin

Our story starts with Enlightened Hospitality. A destination like no other, The Carlin redefines the Breckenridge experience. Surrounded by the attraction of Breckenridge, this luxury inn offers a restaurant, tavern, and guest rooms –smartly designed for an unforgettable hospitality experience.

The Restaurant

Located on the main level, this open kitchen concept offers the perfect setting for oysters and elevated dishes that focus on coastal cuisine, plus a separate bar for cocktails. Our wood-burning oven and raw bar are the cornerstone for our menu creations. The Carlin’s restaurant is perfect for any occasion – family dinners, date nights, group events, and more.

The Tavern

Downstairs you’ll find the perfect place to enjoy craft cocktails and elevated American tavern fare. Whether it’s an intimate gathering with friends or a date night, The Carlin’s Tavern Underground has something for everyone.

The Inn

The Swiss chalet-inspired guest rooms are thoughtfully designed for a cozy and luxurious alpine retreat. Modern amenities paired with the warm, inviting ambiance promises a perfect stay for everyone. Every detail of the four luxury guest rooms was chosen with you in mind – modern conveniences, comforting desires, and unexpected delights – so perfect you won’t want to leave. 200 N Main St, Breckenridge • 970.771.3795 • TheCarlinBreckenridge.com • @carlinbreckenridge

History is Fun with Breck History Tours & Events

There are so many things to do besides ski and snowboard in our beautiful town. Some say History is boring but not when Breckenridge History presents it! This community-supported, nationally recognized leader in local historic preservation, historical interpretation, and tourism offers spectacular tours, events and museums that you won;t want to miss. .

Museums

Barney Ford Museum

Edwin Carter Museum

Breckenridge Welcome Center Museum

Alice G. Milne Memorial Park

Flyfishing

Go Fish with our Towns Incredible Guides

We are not playing cards here. Our Gold Medal rivers are available to anglers all season long and is a beautiful way to take in the spectacular scenery that Breckenridge offers. Enjoy the outdoors with a guide and learn from some of the Best Anglers in the country. Want some solitude? Some gear (subject to availability) is available for those looking to get out on their own.

You don’t want to head out without a Colorado State fishing license. Head to these great shops:

Mountain Angler -311 S. Main Street www.mountainangler.com

Breckenridge Outfitters - 101 N. Main St. #B www.breckenridgeoutfitters.com

Guided Activities

Walk Through History Tour

Walk Through the Darker History Tour

Snowshoe the Golden Horseshoe

Tombstone Tales Tour

Other Historic Activities

Gold Panning in Lomax Gulch

Victorian Tea

Head here for details: www.breckhistory.com

Snowcat Adventure

See the Mountains Like Never Before

Enjoy a snowcat ride in Breckenridge like you have never experienced before!

Join the Breckenridge Nordic Center’s award winning staff for an adventure on their state-of-the-art Prinoth Snowcat, designed and built in Italy. Ride in comfort in the heated, all-glass cabin so you can experience our beautiful forests with a stop for s’mores and hot chocolate at one of the Nordic Centers destination huts.

The tour is approximately 90 minutes along beautiful cross country ski trails and within unique wildlife habitat. Enjoy beautiful views of the Ten Mile Range and Cucumber Gulch Wildlife.

www.breckenridgenordic.com/snowcat-rides-in-breckenridge/

Breck Create

Calendar of Events

Check out Breck Create’s array of events and activities throughout the year at: www.breckcreate.com

National Repertory Orchestra

Over 85 Events are planned through the summer. See them all here: https://www.nromusic.org/event-calendar

December 2024

December 7, 2024

Lighting of Breckenridge + Race of the Santas, Breckenridge Breckenridge ups the ante on small-town holiday charm with the return of Lighting of Breckenridge and Race of the Santas. The first weekend of December kicks off a festive holiday scene in the streets of Breckenridge. Hundreds of Santa look-alikes will run down Main Street in a race to kick off the holiday season. Hang out post-race to watch the town transform into a real-life holiday card thanks to more than 13,000 feet and 250,000 LED holiday lights. The iconic holiday lights in downtown Breckenridge are one of the most photographed sights during the snowy months and continue to shine and spread hope all winter long. www.gobreck.com

December 12 – 14, 2024

Ullr Fest, Breckenridge

Grab your Viking helmets and celebrate all things winter at the 60th Anniversary of Ullr Fest, December 12-14, 2024. Breckenridge invites locals and visitors of all ages to praise Ullr, the Norse god of snow, in hopes of a powder-filled ski season. Show your devotion at the Main Street parade and become part of history at the longest Shotski® “unofficial” World Record breaking attempt. If you’re in for a legendary party, this is one you won’t want to miss! www.gobreck.com

January 2025

January 10, 2025

Sierra Hull, Riverwalk Center, Breckenridge

Sierra Hull is widely regarded to be a master of her instrument; A two-time Grammy Nominated artist and songwriter, recognized for both her most recent projects, 25 Trips (2020) and Weighted Mind (2016), she is also the 6x recipient of IBMA’s Mandolin Player of the Year, the first woman to ever receive this distinction. A pioneer for acoustic music throughout her impressive multi-decade career, she has graced the country’s most iconic stages. For More Information – https://breckcreate. org/events/sierra-hull-in-breckenridge

January 20 – 29, 2025

International Snow Sculpture Championships, Breckenridge Breck’s International Snow Sculpture Championships presented by Toyota is the world-renowned snow sculpting competition. Teams from around the world descend on Breckenridge to hand-carve 25-ton blocks of snow into enormous, intricate works of art. Artists are only allowed to use hand tools, creativity, and inspiration to bring their ideas to life—no power tools allowed! Teams sculpt over five days (totaling nearly 100 hours), resulting in a temporary outdoor art gallery in historic downtown Breck.

Sculpting will take place Jan. 20-24, and viewing and judging will take place Jan. 24-29. This event is free and open to all, though reservations are required for viewing on Saturday, Jan. 25. www.gobreck.com

January 24 – 26, 2025

Toyota Takeover Weekend, Breckenridge Ski Resort

Join us for a fun weekend with events across the mountain brought to you by Toyota.

Toyota returns to take over the slopes with a fun-filled weekend of parties and giveaways. From exclusive first tracks in the morning to custombranded swag and racing the Toyota Yeti on the banked slalom course, après parties, and live music, get ready for free fun across Peaks 7, 8, and 9! www.breckenridge.com

February 2025

February 14, 2025

Lyle Lovette and His Acoustic Group, Riverwalk Center, Breckenridge

A singer, composer, and actor, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel, and blues in a convention-defying manner that breaks down barriers. https://breckcreate.org/events/lyle-lovett-and-hisacoustic-group

February 15, 2025

TEDx Breckenridge, Riverwalk Center, Breckenridge

Join TEDx on February 15th for the 5th annual TEDxBreckenridge event! This year’s theme, METAMORPHOSIS, invites you to an afternoon of: Expanding your thinking: Thought-provoking TEDx talks on a variety of engaging topics relevant to our mountain community.

Diverse perspectives: Connect with local artists, innovators, and community members.

Interactive Experiences: Network, exchange ideas and disrupt your ways of thinking with a diverse audience.

Discover new ideas, spark meaningful conversations, and celebrate the power of change at TEDxBreckenridge METAMORPHOSIS. https://www. tedxbreckenridge.com/

March 2025

March 14, 2025

G LOVE & Special Sauce, Riverwalk Center, Breckenridge

G. Love’s music balances personal storytelling with a commitment to social justice, making him a beloved fixture at festivals like Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza. Whether solo or with Special Sauce, his electrifying live performances deliver funky sing-along choruses, infectious beats, and a magnetic stage presence, cementing his place as a vibrant force in American music. For More Information – https://breckcreate.org/ events/g-love-and-special-sauce-in-breckenridge

STAY TUNED! LOTS OF EVENTS ARE COMING UP!

Head to www.breckenridgemagazine.com

For other Mountain Town Community Festivals, Concerts, Music, and things to do in our Colorado mountain towns and ski resorts head to: www.mtntownmagazine.com/events-calendar

Last Lift

Our cover artist, Perry Brown, was encouraged by his parents and began his artistic journey at a very young age. He started drawing at 4 or 5, created his first landscape oil painting at 11 and won a logo design contest for Western Welcome Week in Denver at the age of 14, beating out professional designers. He went on to study graphic and fashion at Colorado State University and set his sights in the apparel industry where he amassed a highly successful career as a creative director.

Today, Brown’s paintings reflect a passion for the outdoors whether it’s the expansive land or motion set in an urban backdrop. There’s a presence of humanity in most of all his subjects; maybe capturing a small angler in a vast mountain scene, dotting a landscape with rural structures or recording life in the busy city.

Perry Brown’s, Main Street Breckenridge, captures our beautiful downtown corridor and everything our shops and restaurants have to offer. It pairs beautifully with what our local entrepreneurs are presenting to our guests through their Shop Breckenridge initiative.

His work and style continues to evolve. His training in the apparel industry has left a mark on his thought processes for making fine art. He has learned to embrace change and not always rely on safe methods of applying paint. There is a tension of realism vs. abstract that permeates throughout his subjects. His goal is to keep providing a fresh and energetic discipline in his paintings.

Enjoy all of his beautiful creations at Breckenridge Gallery.

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