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Fall Back

Daylight Savings ends this Sunday, November 6. Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour. Use this seasonal reminder to check household safety products like changing the batteries in your smoke alarms. Be sure to install carbon monoxide monitors if you haven't already. Many companies now sell a combo smoke/carbon monoxide detector that you can just plug into an outlet in every bedroom. It’s also a good time to change the filters in your heating system. Enjoy that extra hour of rest!

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Quick Stats for Breckenridge and Summit County

1. The Market is “Normalizing”.. 
2. YTD the # of Sales for 2022 are Down 42.31 % for Breckenridge and Down 32.64% for All Summit County vs. the unstainable levels recorded during 2021 and the COVID 19 Pandemic. 
3. Keystone YTD # of Sales for 2022 are only down 19.92%, perhaps due to the Exempt Status of that area to ST Rental Restrictions. 
4. This shift has led to a “Normalizing” of the market, with # of Active Listings in Summit County now at 488, vs. 231 in 2021, 334 in 2020, and 865 in 2019. 
5. The Average Price of a Single Family Home remains strong at $2,366,578 for Breckenridge, and $2,125,233 for All Summit County.
6. The Average Price of a Condominium remains strong at $928,554 for Breckenridge, and $799,399 for All Summit County. 

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Summit County Schools

Summit County shares its boundaries with its own school district: The Summit School District. The county and district span from Green Mountain Reservoir in the north to Hoosier Pass in the south, from Copper Mountain in the west to Arapahoe Basin in the east. The district is home to six public elementary schools, one public middle school, one public high school and one public alternative school. The elementary schools are nested in the communities of Breckenridge, Frisco, Summit Cove, Dillon Valley and Silverthorne. Students in those neighborhoods attend their “home school” and their families are an integral part of the school’s success. Two elementary schools – Dillon Valley and Silverthorne Elementary – are dual language schools where students learn in…

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The Hills are Alive

The annual changing of the aspen leaves is always a telltale marker of the transition from summer to fall in the high country. This summer’s heavy rains followed by a dry and mild September has made the golden leaves stay spectacular for weeks on end! Friday night the ski area got its first dusting of snow and the contrast between the white peaks and golden valleys was awe inspiring. Town was bustling all weekend with “leaf peepers”… folks up from the front range to take in the incredible mountain colors.

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Parade of Homes

Each year, The Summit County Builders Association and The Summit Foundation collaborate to host the Parade of Homes. This unique event gives the public a rare opportunity to tour some of the most beautifully remodeled and newly built homes in the county. In its 27th year, the 2022 Parade features five homes with stops in Silverthorne, Keystone and Breckenridge. While the tour is a platform for builders, architects and designers to showcase their talents, it’s also your chance to see the most current materials, technologies and designs in the industry. And to collect great ideas for your own home!

This year’s event runs the weekends of September 17-18 and September 24-25.

Homes are staffed by volunteers and partial admission proceeds benefit The…

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Summit County Special Olympics

I was lucky to be part of the Summit County Special Olympics Tennis Team this summer! The training consisted of weekly practices – frequently held on the indoor courts at the beautiful Breckenridge Tennis Center – throughout the summer. Athletes ages 10 – 21 participated in warmups, skills drills and doubles tennis. Some were new to the program and others had won medals at state championships in recent years. At the end of our summer training, three of the players went on to participate in the state-level competition at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs: Erikka Abbott of Dillon, Gabe Duwaik of Silverthorne and Caroline Willis of Frisco.

Our local Special Olympics program is really growing! We trained in Track and Field last spring and…

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Theater this Labor Day Weekend

Don’t miss your chance to see Peter and the Starcatcher live on stage at the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge this Labor Day weekend! Showtimes are 9/1, 9/2 and 9/3 at 7pm and 9/4 at 4pm. Tickets are available online at BreckCreate.org or in person at the Riverwalk Box Office. Prices are $34 for adults and $15 for youth 16 & under. THIS JUST IN: Receive $5 off your ticket with code “BOOKS” online or by showing your Summit County Library Card at the Riverwalk Box Office.

Peter and the Starcatcher is based on the novels by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. This Tony award-winning play, tells the story of how a young orphan and his friends discover precious cargo in a mysterious trunk and their thrilling adventure to assure it never falls into the wrong…

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The Great Rubber Duck Race

For the past 35 years, The Great Rubber Duck Race has been a Labor Day weekend tradition in  Breckenridge. Join the fun and cheer on 10,000 rubber ducks as they “race” down the Blue River through the heart of town on Saturday, September 3 from 11am – 4pm. The Summit Foundation sponsors this incredible event and raises over $100,000 for local grant and scholarship programs every year. There are 3 races: the Kids Duck Race, the Business Battle Duck Race and the Great Duck Race. Everyone is encouraged to adopt ducks online at SummitFoundation.org. There are tons of fabulous prizes including ski passes, restaurant gift cards, spa certificates and cash. You can’t win if you don’t enter!

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The Great Outdoors

The hiking around Summit County just keeps getting better and better! The trails are well maintained and well-marked and the weather is never too hot to hike. The Town of Frisco has spent countless hours improving the Peninsula Trails along Lake Dillon. Their network now really does offer something for everyone. This summer the Town of Breckenridge designed some clever new trail signs that caught the eye of Denver’s 9 News. Take a peek!

Slow your roll  (Click "Read Full Post" below to view)

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More Free Music!

Did you know that the Town of Frisco hosts concerts every Thursday throughout the summer in their Historic Park on Main Street FOR FREE? This summer series has really brought back that fabulous community feel! Concerts take place every Thursday from June 23 to September 8, 2022 from 5:30-7:30 pm. Genres vary from funk and blues to folk, soul, R&B, rock, reggae and bluegrass. In addition to the beauty of music in the mountains, each week there is a local non-profit that benefits from the sale of beer, wine and soft drinks at the event. Everyone wins! Folks are encouraged to bring their own chairs or blankets and snacks. Today is their fifth concert of the summer and here are the bands we still have to look forward to.

Summer Lineup:

July 21 Musical…

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