The Ten Best Kept Secrets in Summit County
- The weather. People assume it snows all the time. We have many gorgeous days both summer and winter, with our Colorado Blue skies and surprisingly warm temperatures.
- The Over the Hill Gang. There are two groups in Summit County; the Copper Mountain group and the International group. In both cases you or you spouse have to be 50 or older. Both charge a fee to join and their goal is to make sure you have a good time; skiing the type of terrain you want to ski and with people you enjoy being with. There are many other activities such as hiking and biking and pot lucks that go on year-round. For information on the Copper Mountain group call 800 458-8386 and ask for the OHG administrative assistant. You can go online at http://coppercolorado.com for information or JimenezT@coppercolorado.com.
- A great boot fitter! Jeff Bergeron at Boot Fixation, phone 970-453-8546. The best idea is to go and see Jeff before you buy new boots and/or footbeds. He can tell you which boots to buy and where to get them, then will adjust to fit your feet and take care of any alignment problems. He is the person many of the ski professionals in Summit County use.
- Frisco in the summertime. Not as crowded as Breckenridge and tons of things to do! Frisco has lots of events including the July 4th parade and fireworks.
- The Summit Stage, a free bus service covering the county. Especially good when going to the ski areas as there is no need to find parking. In Frisco, just park in the transit center parking lot and jump on the appropriate bus!
- Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (several locations)
- Season passes. They have been priced around $300 or so, and are a good deal if you are going to be skiing 10 days or more, even if you don’t live here full-time.
- Two-for-one specials at most restaurants in the off seasons (spring and fall).
- City Market and Safeway have free cards that give you sale prices on the groceries. Safeway also will give miles. Just ask!
- The Recreation centers in Silverthorne and Breckenridge are inexpensive and fully equipped with exercise equipment, pools, tracks, free weights, steam rooms and hot tubs. You can buy a day pass, a punch card, monthly or yearly passes.
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