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Peak 8 Fun Park
Just because the snow melts, it doesn't mean the mountain closes. In summer the Peak 8 Fun Park opens with a laundry list of made-for-thrills activities, including a big-air trampoline, climbing wall, mountain-bike park and the resort's most celebrated warm weather attraction, the SuperSlide. Here you slide down a luge-like course on a sled at exhilarating speeds.
Experienced riders should try the giant slalom track. It has multiple dips built into it, allowing your sled to catch some serious big air and your stomach to seriously drop. The adrenaline rush is well worth the $12 ticket. There's also a mini-golf course and the Mineshift Maze, which is part split-level…
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Historic Walking Tours
There are 250 historic structures in Breckenridge, an old mining town founded back in 1860, making it one of the oldest surviving city in the Central Rockies. On the tour, which should be reserved ahead and meets at the Welcome Center at 11am, you'll visit old mines, miner's cabins, a saloon boarding house and a few museums too.
There's also an eerie Haunted Breck tour on which you'll learn about unexplained stories of bad old Breck.
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Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
Near the Continental Divide where US 6 crosses 11,992-foot Loveland Pass, 6 miles east of Keystone Resort and 90 miles west of Denver, Arapahoe Basin, aka A-Basin, is Colorado's second oldest, and North America's highest ski area. Locals dig it because the lack of lodging and dining options (it's a day-use ski area only) keeps the package tourists away.
You come here for powder, and powder alone. It's home to well as Summit County's most extreme skiing.
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Breckenridge to Vail Bike Path
Summit County's tremendous system of paved bike paths connects Breckenridge to the system's hub in Frisco 11 miles away via a smooth rolling trail that parallels the Blue River. From Frisco you can hump the gorgeous Ten-Mile Canyon Trail through auto-free road-bike heaven over Vail Pass to Vail Village and Lionshead.
If you don't want to ride all the way back, hop on the Summit Stage.
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Tibetan Mind & Bodywork
Not your average mountain massage-joint, this healing center was started by Wangkho, a Buddhist monk, born in the Tibetan hamlet of Amdo. In 2000 he walked for 26 days over Himalayan passes out of China, and into exile. He opened his first center in Dharmasala and now offers astrology readings, yoga classes and deep bodywork at his Main Street studio.
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Ski Hill Rd
A scenic drive or rewarding ride up a beautiful winding road toward the ski resort. It's lined with condos and cabins for rent through the town's several rental agencies. There's a turnout about halfway up the mountain with outstanding views of Breckenridge and the eastern range. The mountains look pink at dusk.
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Breckenridge Ski & Ride School
The resort's ski and snowboard school operates out of three locations. One on Peak 8 and two different locations on Peak 9 (the Village and Beaver Run). Most people learn on Peak 9 because the green runs there are so flat and easy. Group classes are practical and affordable, but you can book private lessons too.
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Active Healing
The best day spa option in all of Breckenridge, offering Ashiatsu, Swedish and deep tissue massage, as well as neuromuscular therapy. Therapists are top notch, and highly recommended. They are located on the 2nd floor of the Bank of the West building.
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Mountain Angler
Fisherpeople will want to stop into this shop tucked inside a Main Street mall. They offer a wide range of outdoor clothing, fishing gear and guided fly-fishing and float trips on the Blue, Eagle, Colorado, Arkansas and Platte Rivers.
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Blue Sage Spa
Some day spas have an immediately relaxing ambiance. This is one of them. Let the tension melt away further with one of their six varieties of massage including deep tissue, shiatsu and hot stone. They do facials and mani-pedis too.
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Fuqua Livery Stable
A concrete-floor yoga space in the town's old livery (read: historic barn). Classes last between one hour and 75 minutes and are mostly of the Vinyasa variety. They offer occasional intensive workshops here too.
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Stephen C. West Ice Arena
An attractive lodge-like arena on Boreas Pass houses the town ice rink. It's open for public skating at least four days a week. Hours vary, so it's best to check the website for the latest schedule.
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Main Street Sports
A family-owned joint since it opened in 1991, this is a Spyder concept store, which means they rent demo skis, snowboards and sell all the latest Spyder ski apparel too.
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Mohawk Lakes Trailhead
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Quandary Peak Trailhead
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Breckenridge Ski Area
Spans four mountains and features some of the best beginner and intermediate terrain in the state (the green runs are flatter than most in Colorado), as well as killer steeps and chutes for experts, and a renowned snowboard park.
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