Breckenridge Real Estate Blog

Breckenridge Colorado real estate lightens up November 6 for the new Laughs & Lifts Comedy Festival. With opening day for Breckenridge Ski Resort on November 7 on Peak 8, what a time to look at Breckenridge and Summit County real estate. Breckenridge homes along Peak 8 like Park Forest Estates and Boulder Ridges Estates are served by the Colorado lift. Ask about ski-in/ski-out Breckenridge CO real estate in Summit County and real estate at The Village at Breckenridge.

The 1st Annual Laughs & Lifts Comedy Festival features nationally touring stand-up comedians, movies, seminars, magic, and hypnosis all in good fun. Come on up and get in some belly laughs to the acts of Eddie Gossling of Comedy Central, Chuck Roy from Will and Grace, Denver’s Mile High Sci-Fi presenting The Terminator, Wrist Deep Productions underground comedy, Hypnotist Rusty-Z, and more.

Eddie Gossling’s humor comes from his life and his imagination of the place where the Wizard meets Hip-Hop. He’s been voted the Number 4 Best Special Ever Produced by Comedy Central.

Chuck Roy, host of Monolith Festival 2008, and DJ Klaw present DJ and the Bear with the Hot IQs and the Ideal Fathers described by SPIN Magazine as boasting “witty lyrics, shake-your-knee hooks, a hot female drummer and songs that make you want to dance through an avalanche.”

Denver’s Mile High Sci-Fi is a live comedy show with the movie, “The Terminator” running as the backdrop and the brunt of the jokes. Wrist Deep Productions is described by the Denver Post as, “Smart, aggressive stand-up that shatters expectations without spinning off into abstractions. One writer exclaims, I laughed so hard I couldn’t freaking breathe.”

Hypnotist Rusty-Z brings a unique combination of stand-up comedy and stage hypnosis to with his family friendly Stage Hypnosis Party. His mastery of rapid hypnotic inductions and his comedic background and groovy hipster stage presence makes for good clean fun. Eugene the Nerd playfully entertains audiences all over the United States and Europe for companies and celebrities using a family friendly combination of technology, magic, audience participation, and comedy. Apres Ski Party with MacDonald adds in a sparkling musical comedy show.

Exciting seminars held during the festival include Confident Skiing/Riding through Hypnosis, Easy Magic Tricks for the Family, and an industry roundtable on the Business of Comedy. And do not miss the competition featuring the final seven of Denver’s best new talents such as dick Black, Rob Gleeson, Jordan Zuckerman, Troy Walker, Nathan Lund, Erik Anker, and Ambera.

Admission to all shows is limited by the capacity of the rooms but special VIP seating is available at the four headlining shows. Pick up a 10-show Headliner pass for only $50 that is good for all shows Thursday through Saturday. A variety of tickets, passes, and packages are available at the laughsandlifts website.

For information about resort real estate to enjoy for years to come, call Rick Allemang of RE/MAX Properties of the Summit at 970-547-1002 Benefit from today’s low interest rates and realize your vacation dream home today.

Only 20 miles from Breckenridge real estate, Arapahoe Basin continues to be the first ski area to open and offers the longest season. If you’re thinking about Colorado investment properties in Summit County–maybe vacation real estate in Breckenridge, Keystone, Frisco, Dillon, Silverthorne, Wildernest, or Montezuma—the best prices can be found outside the main resorts of Breckenridge CO real estate and Keystone. 

Silverthorne CO real estate or property in rural Montezuma could be the best option for your family. Ask about subdivisions in Blue River Run, Angler Mountain Ranch, and Homestead at Three Peaks, Osprey, and more.

That’s where Arapahoe Basin ski area comes in mighty handy. It is only 65 miles from Denver and it is an up and coming ski locale. You remember that the Epic Season Pass, available until November 15, is a great deal. It works at Breckenridge Ski Resort and all of the Vail Resorts ski communities PLUS at Arapahoe Basin.

From a base at 10,780 feet to a summit of 13,050, Arapahoe Basin features the highest skiable terrain in North America. It offers wonderful views of the Continental Divide, Lake Dillon, Breckenridge, Keystone, Montezuma, and Loveland Pass. Last year the Basin expanded into Montezuma Bowl, adding an 80-percent increase in terrain. The new terrain includes 36 additional runs on blue, black, and double black slopes with groomed runs, cornices, chutes, glades, and wide-open bowls.

Arapahoe Basin worked closely with the White River National Forest and other agencies to ensure that the $3 million project minimally affected the environment. The new Zuma Lift is 4,100 feet long and rises 1,100 vertical feet in 9 minutes and is able to carry 1,900 skiers each hour. Several runs will be groomed for night use and the Montezuma offers entry to vast portions of backcountry terrain.

The Arapahoe Basin ski area was started by Max and Edna Dercum along with their Ski Tip Lodge in Keystone in the 1940s. It has grown to include 105 trails served by 7 lifts and now offers some of the most extensive skiable acreage anywhere in the nation. A-Basin has three gathering places. At the base is a full cafeteria, bar, coffee bar, and outside grill. At the peak of the Norway and Lenawee lifts, skiers find the Snow Plume refuge, a warm hut with drinks, snacks, and hot soup. And at the top of the Exhibition lift is black Mountain Lodge serving an alpine bistro-style menu.

Lessons and the children’s program begin later in November. For more information about mountain real estate in the resort areas, contact Rick Allemang at 970-547-1002.

Broker Associate Rick Allemang is back with RE/MAX Properties of the Summit at 220 S. Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. Rick has been selling real estate in the Breckenridge area since 1991, and spent some time with RE/MAX. For the last several years, as Employing Broker of his own Breckenridge real estate company, Rick completed hundreds of transactions, sold millions of dollars of property, and gained the expertise to make all of his clients comfortable.

Rick looks forward to helping clients buy Breckenridge Colorado homes and/or sell their properties in Summit County or Park County real estate. Described as a tough but kind negotiator, Rick does whatever it takes to get the deal done. 

RE/MAX Properties of the Summit has been serving the real estate needs for buyers and sellers in Summit County for over two decades. For most of that time, the company has been the leading real estate firm in Summit County with offices in Breckenridge, Frisco, Keystone, and Silverthorne that are staffed 7 days a week. Our company utilizes a unique combination of management, customized systems, continual improvements, and a team of outstanding associates to achieve success.

Voted Best Real Estate Company in Summit County by clients, friends, and neighbors during the Annual Best of the Summit poll conducted by the Summit Daily News, RE/MAX Properties of the Summit offers the largest market share for both buyers and sellers and continues to increase its prominence year by year.

Attributing his personal success to the good habits acquired as a young paperboy, Rick fondly recalls learning the basics at the age of 10. “I learned that to succeed you need to work hard and you must give your customers the best services possible…The same attributes that make a good paperboy are basically what make a good Realtor: honesty, integrity, self-discipline, and mutual respect.”

When away from the office, Rick enjoys riding his motorcycle, hunting, skiing, and four-wheeling in his Hummer. Born in Oklahoma City, young Rick dreamed of living in the mountains of Colorado. “The place that we live in is so special. I am a truly lucky man to be able to live and work here! I hope that I can help other people to achieve their dreams as I have.”

Rick Allemang of RE/MAX Properties of the Summit offers clients personalized service based on his extensive background in the Summit and Park county real estate markets. Call Rick at 970-547-1002 for information about how to realize your dreams today.

A piece of convenient Breckenridge real estate in Summit County, Colorado is the best family vacation base anywhere in the Rockies. Besides skiing, second-home owners of Breckenridge CO real estate are surrounded with a remarkable number of Rocky Mountain recreational activities and Breckenridge’s authentic Victorian Main Street shops, restaurants, festivals, and events. 

Take the 2009 International Snow Sculpture Championships in January, for instance. Have you ever thought about inviting family and friends to meet you at your Breckenridge ski-in/ski-out condominium for the 19th Annual Budweiser International Snow Sculpture Championships? Breckenridge CO homes are located less than two hours from the Denver International Airport and city life along the Front Range. 

The January 20-24, 2008 competition includes 16 teams from around the world who gather on the whitened grounds of the Riverwalk Center near cozy Summit County vacation real estate in Breckenridge. The Breckenridge Ski Resort makes the snow and the Town of Breckenridge Public Works Department transports it to the location where a huge snow blower and 5-10 people called “snow stompers” pack it into blocks.

Five-person teams carve ice sculptures depicting cultural influences, proud heritages, and aspirations turning the Riverwalk Center into an ice village. Creating works of art from 20-ton blocks of packed snow, the international contenders use only hand tools and take a maximum of 65 hours to transform compacted snow into veritable masterpieces. 

During the judging, a panel of artists awards favorites on the basis of theme, style, and technique. At the awards ceremony on Sunday, January 29 contestants will also learn who won the categories for People’s Choice, Kids’ Choice, and Artists’ Choice. All of the glowing ice statues will remain on display for another week leading up to the Ullr Festival the following week, honoring the Norse god of snow.

An exhibit exploring the last 18 years of the International Snow Sculpture Championships adds an interesting finish to the current events. During the 1980s, the event started small, broadening to be statewide by the end of the decade. In 1991, it blossomed into a kind of Olympic artistic event. Over 250 applications are received from teams around the world from places like Russia, China, Japan, Morocco, Belize, Finland, New Zealand, Mexico, Wales, Canada and the list goes on.

Events Business News named the events to the top 200 events international. It has been covered by Fuji TV, CNN, British Broadcasting Company, CBS This Morning, the Today Show, National Geographic, Sunset Magazine, Dallas Morning News, USA Today, New York Times, MSNBC, Travelocity, and the Travel Channel.

For information about real estate and other fun events in the resort, contact Rick Allemang at 970-547-1002.

Buying vacation real estate in Breckenridge Colorado will be your agreement with the Best of Summit County 2008. When the season opens on November 7, 2008, Breckenridge CO homes will offer the family the “Best Skiing Mountain” along with several other top activities. And Breckenridge real estate is conveniently located less than two hours from Denver International Airport and the Front Range cities.

Why does Breckenridge ski-in/ski-out real estate offer great value? As these elegant mountain properties in Breckenridge overlook the perfect skiing mountain, they will only be increasing in value over time.  Breckenridge Ski Resort with its quaint Victorian Village Main Street offers something for everyone in the family. 

From snowboard parks and ice skating to festivals and fine dining, fishing and golf, concerts and plays, and a free shuttle between mountain towns, all generations of your family and friends readily get caught up in the excitement of the Summit County Colorado real estate and setting.

A new gondola from Main Street, along with the Imperial lift, the highest in North America, will take the adventurous almost to the top of the world overlooking the Continental Divide. With cafes on the mountain, those who want to stay on the mountain can make a day of it. Families also appreciate the Ski & Ride School and conditioning at the Breckenridge Recreation Center, and activities at the Breckenridge Children’s Center.

Beginners and experienced skiers are happy as can be at Breckenridge. The resort grooms with slopes during the middle of the day. The large selection of runs accommodates different abilities and at the top of the mountain, advanced skiers and riders find numerous bowls and mogul fields on Peak 10. Freestyle skiers and riders will be challenged by some of the biggest jumps in the United States. 

The Best of Summit County 2008 also included Breckenridge as #2 Best Snowboarding Mountain and Best Place to Cross Country Ski (Breckenridge Nordic Center), Best Park (Carter Park) Best Place to People Watch (Main Street), Best Golf Course (Breckenridge Golf Course), #2 Best Place to Go Fishing (Blue River), and Best Health Club (Breckenridge Recreation Center).

Things are only getting better since Vail Resorts has invested millions of dollars into skier improvements along Peak 6, Peak 7, Peak 8, and Peak 9. New this year is the Epic Pass featuring unlimited and unrestricted skiing and riding for only $579 per adult at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly (Lake Tahoe), and Arapahoe Basin. The Epic Season Pass is the best deal for skiing and riding in 2008/09. 

Call Rick Allemang at 970-547-1002 for information about real estate in the resort areas of the Rocky Mountain.

Thinking about building your dream home in Breckenridge Colorado?   Dedicated builders of Breckenridge real estate showcase mountain architecture par excellence. These reputable companies and artisans go to great lengths with each client envisioning idyllic family vacation homes and cabins in Summit County, Colorado. 

The quaint Victorian Town of Breckenridge is located off Interstate 70 near skiing, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, and oodles of recreational activities in the Rocky Mountains. The convenient location less than two hours from the Denver International Airport and the cities along the Front Range make Breckenridge CO real estate a great investment—while you are having the time of your life with family and friends. Breckenridge CO homes will serve you well as vacation homes, second homes, retirement properties, and investment properties in the world-class ski resort community. Here are some of our top builders to whet your whistle:

Pinnacle Mountain Homes offers an innovative approach that especially helps people who live out of state or out of the country. The company offers a private website for each client to access schedules, contracts, budgets, and photos and ensures accountability and unparalleled comfort. Pinnacle’s owner is full-time in the office, offering a high level of communication and transparency that begins with hearing a client’s dream and ends with the excitement of a new home.

Mountain Log Homes of Colorado specializes in log homes, cabins, log-home packages, and Built Green features. The company is the 2006 winner of eight awards in the Parade of Homes including the Grand Prize for homes under $1.2 million, a Realtors choice Award for Interior Decorating and Design, and a 2007 Energy Excellence Award. Homes can be views along the Blue River, at The Highlands at Breckenridge, Fox Crossing, Ptarmigan Estates, 4 O’clock Run Road, and in Breckenridge Park Estates.

Apex Mountain Homes builds distinctive customized homes with fine craftsmanship and dedication to detail and client satisfaction. Boasting several awards from the Summit County Parade of Homes, Apex focuses on only three homes at a time producing high-quality, on-budget results.

Trilogy Partners works with clients in the design and construction of architecturally outstanding custom homes. As winner of Summit County Builder of the Year in 2007, Summit County Parade of Homes Premier Award 2007, and the inclusion of sustainable and green building practices, Trilogy is all the talk. This year, the company built the first Zero Net Energy home in our town.

Myriam Enterprises comes to the table with a long history of diverse building projects including mountain contemporary, log post & beam, full log, and timber frame. The staff interfaces with the client, architects, and decorators and offers suggestions based on accountability for workmanship with the end result of pleasing their clients. Skilled craftsmen communicate and coordinate within an approved budget at Myriam Enterprises assuring that each custom home is a dream home.

Just mention your priorities and we will guide you to the builder and land lots that will help you to reach them. Call 970-547-1002 for information to benefit from lower interest rates and realize your dream home today. Rick Allemang will show you parcels of both Summit County and Park County real estate.

As autumn leaves fire up the Rocky Mountain valleys around Breckenridge Colorado real estate, it’s a fun time to stroll around in the footprints of early settlers. The authentic Victorian architecture of real estate in Breckenridge and the preserved remnants of the Breckenridge Gold Rush are fascinating to the inquisitive mind. Around the ski slopes, the old elements of the Town of Breckenridge perfectly blend with the rustic but elegant modern Breckenridge CO luxury real estate in the current market.

The Historic District Walking Tours examine details of one of the largest historic districts in Colorado. Take the self-guided tour of early Breckenridge CO homes at your leisure, checking out log cabins and stately Victorian residences. Begin to learn about the commerce, mining, and early life so that when you have family and guests over to your property in Breckenridge or to Summit County real estate, you’ll have some stories to tell. According to Mary Ellen Gilliland in her book, Colorado Rascals, Scoundrels, and No Goods of Breckenridge, there are many tall tales among them.

In addition to books that you can pick up in local bookstores, three documentary films from The Golden Stories of Breckenridge can be viewed on local television and at the Edwin Carter Museum: “The Depression Years,” “The High Line,” and “Rest in Peace.”

Be sure to include the following historic sites in your stroll through the autumn leaves:

Alice G. Milne Memorial Park contains two small houses in a Victorian lawn setting. 102 North Harris Street

Barney Ford Museum honors an escaped slave who became the first black businessman in town when he opened Ford’s Restaurant and Chop House. The family home, designed by prominent craftsman Elias Nashold was considered a showplace home. 111 East Washington Avenue

Edwin Carter 1875 Museum is a collection of natural specimens that played a significant role in the development of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Concerned about the impact of mining on the local wildlife in the late 1800s, Carter devoted his life to collecting and documenting Rocky Mountain wildlife. 111 North Ridge Street

Iowa Hill Hydraulic Mining Site illustrates a method used to extract the rich gold from nearby gulches and contains a miner’s boardinghouse along with other remnants of the operation. Open through mid-November 

Lomax Placer Mine illustrates placer mining methods used to recover gold nuggets and flakes from rivers and streams. Ski Hill Road on the way to Peak 9 ski lift.

Rotary Snowplow Park at Boreas Pass Road and French Street commemorates the High Line route, a challenging and dangerous segment over Boreas Pass. See a rotary snowplow, a tender car, a boxcar, and an interpretive cabin that provides a history of the railroad.

Red, White and Blue Fire Museum pays tribute to three volunteer fire departments that have historically protected the structures in town.

Washington Gold and Silver Mine operated as a hard rock or lode gold and silver mine and offers excellent examples of methods, equipment, lifestyles, and hardships of the underground mining era. In Illinois Gulch off Boreas Pass Road

Rick Allemang and RealEstateColorado offer clients personalized service based on fifteen years in the local real-estate market. Call 970-547-1002 for information how we can help you to benefit from lower interest rates and to realize your dreams of owning a second home in the resort area.

Hike directly from your Breckenridge Colorado real estate to Summit County’s #1 Best Hiking Trail of Summit 2008. The splendor of Mohawk Lake Trail is only one of many inviting reasons to buy second homes in Breckenridge Colorado.

Step out from your wonderful ski-in/ski-out Breckenridge real estate on Peak 7 and head south down Highway 9 a couple of miles. Turn west on Spruce Creek Road and in about a mile you’ll see the trailhead for Mohawk Lake Trail. Resort real estate in Breckenridge forms a picturesque view to the north. 

Mohawk Lakes Trail offers an intermediate family hike that encapsulates the wonderful history and beauty of an investment in Breckenridge CO real estate. From sweeping vistas, to historic ruins, to old ore cars, sheer-walled waterfalls, and rugged soaring mountain peaks, you may feel like you were already here a hundred years ago. As described by Best in Summit 2008 poll published in the Summit Daily, “The 7-mile loop trail meanders through an old mining ruin before climbing to the Continental Falls and Mohawk Lake.”

Start out on Spruce Creek Trail, enjoying the stroll through thick forest for about 2 miles. Two options present themselves: Mayflower Lake and Mohawk Lake. To explore Mayflower Lake and a 19th-century miners’ cabin and ruins from a mining settlement, take that trail after the 4X4 road. There’s actually a restored cabin labeled with a sign, “Continental Cabin,” with a large fire ring and a ladder to the loft. The cabin could be useful if you get caught in a storm or a wind storm.   

After this warm-up, expect a steady climb to the old mill, falls, and Lower Mohawk Lake, complete with dramatic vistas. Continental Falls spills from the lake above down through the rocky chasms. Now take the trail around the south of the lake another half mile to arrive at Mohawk Lake.

Take it on a perfect fall day and the fluttering golden aspen leaves and occasional red-leafed trees send their fireworks throughout the valley. With the creaking of the forest trees, ripening pine needles floating to the ground, and visiting birds a flutter, the serenity of the Rocky Mountains comes into focus. During spring and summer, wildflower lovers cannot wait to glory in the magic of the floral surprises. The grandeur of the snow-capped Rockies certainly melts the heart. Skiers and snowshoers frequent the trail in the wintertime.

Rick Allemang and RealEstateColorado can be reached at 970-547-1002 for information about resort real estate in Park and Summit counties.

Epic Pass is not a high mountain road near Keystone and Breckenridge Colorado real estate. New for the 2008-2009 ski season, the Epic Season Pass is the ticket for owners of Breckenridge CO real estate and Keystone CO vacation homes. It is a phenomenal ski pass—an unprecedented opportunity that is only available until November 15, 2008. 

For the unbelievable price of only $579 or $279, Vail Resorts has introduced its new Epic Season Pass to allow the savviest skiers in the world unlimited and unrestricted skiing at six world-class resorts. Among them are the nearby slopes and terrain parks at Breckenridge, Keystone, and Arapahoe Basin resorts. Residents of Summit County CO real estate who own one of these little gems also receive unlimited access to the ski slopes in Vail and Beaver Creek in Vail Valley and to Heavenly at Lake Tahoe, California. 

And that is not all! The Epic Season Pass comes with free membership to the Epic Pass Club and PEAKS Rewards at Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail, Beaver Creek, and Heavenly. With each Adult Epic Pass ($579) and Child Epic Pass ($279), members receive 10,000 and 5,000 point, respectively. Points are applied to free lift tickets and lessons. Families can combine points.

Also included with the Epic Season Pass are Resort Charge privileges. The Epic Pass membership card can be linked to a credit card, allowing people to pick up lunch at the resorts, leaving cash and credit cards in a safe place.

That price for the Adult Epic Pass is lower than a regular Senior Full Pass price! There is no comparing the unlimited, unrestricted Epic Pass to the regular passes. The price for a regular 7-day lift ticket is $644. It offers multi-day lift tickets that can be used at any of the five resorts during a determined time period. All 7 days must lie within a 10-day period.

Another opportunity worth inquiring about is the Unlimited Equipment Rental Pass. These allow holders to rent equipment on an unlimited number of days during the 2008-2009 skiing season. After purchasing the pass, it is easy to reserve equipment online at rentskis.com and then to pick up gear at Breckenridge Sports, Keystone Sports, Vail Sports, Beaver Creek Sports, or Heavenly Sports.

Call Rick Allemang at 970-547-1002 for information about ski-in/ski-out properties, investment real estate, resort vacation properties and beautiful cabins in the woods.