We have seen a lot of people asking “Is Breckenridge open?” recently… and the answer is an emphatic YES!
Our family got to head to Breckenridge for a few weeks and enjoy the fresh mountain air, water, and – of course – support of friends’ local businesses. While it was definitely different from past summers, it was nice to see everything open after a very quiet spring. Here is some of the fun we enjoyed:
Rode the gondola from town to Peak 8, then took the ski lift even higher. It surprises me every time how much colder it is in the middle of July by going up those few thousand feet. If you have a season ski pass, you ride the ski lifts for free!
We rented a pontoon boat from Dillon Marina and tootled around the open lake, catching plenty of wake from the dozens of power boats cruising around. Afterwards we hit up The Dam Brewery for happy hour 1/2 price appetizers.
The kids grabbed bikes and roller blades and hit the bike parks several times. Their ability to remain upright amazes us constantly.
We enjoyed some of our old favorites – The Blue Stag, The Canteen, Giampietros, and Ollies (now on the dredge). We tried some new places too… and were pleasantly surprised by how good Nueva Vallarta in Frisco was (my Texan wife has a a pretty high TexMex standard!). That same Texan wife wasn’t overly impressed with the new BBQ place on Main Street, but we gave them a shot anyway.
We met up – socially distanced, of course – with friends in our building, chatting about the season and the phenomenal snow.
The kids swam while we hot tubbed in the finally-open pool just below our balcony. The first week we were there it was closed and the water just waved at our longing kids.
Our three year old made her first walking-hike across the continental divide! She’s done it in a back pack before, but she was pretty excited to do it herself.
We tried to hit up rafting, but it was so busy we waited too late and they didn’t have any openings for us.
So… yeah, Breckenridge is open. The Town of Breckenridge obviously has some pretty strict mask mandates, but when it’s 60-70 degrees it doesn’t feel at all cumbersome. And if that what is takes for Breckenridge to open, I’m pretty okay with it.
