Why families love the quintessential ski town of Breckenridge, CO

Why families love the quintessential ski town of Breckenridge, CO

Challenge is a good thing for all ages on vacation and Breckenridge offers it up in spades, whatever the kids’ ages and ability — from the Four O’clock run, which is 3.5 miles long, the terrain parks, the kids’ trails through the trees and kids’ terrain features with names like Rip’s Ravine and Dragon Trail.

Family central at Breckenridge CO and its new Peak 6

Family central at Breckenridge CO and its new Peak 6

The mountain—it’s huge, even larger with the newly opened Peak Six that has added 543 new acres of terrain, the biggest ski resort terrain expansion in over a decade. There are Kids’ jumps and small trails through the trees and kids terrain features with names like Rip’s Ravine and Dragon Trail.

Snowshoeing into history at the Breckenridge Nordic Center

Snowshoeing into history at the Breckenridge Nordic Center

We stop at one of the three historic miner cabins that contains a letter that a woman named Josie wrote to her husband, telling him she wouldn’t move to the miner district of Breckenridge “the most fiendish place…the red light district is visible to all…” until he built them a proper home.

Happy hour for humans and doggos at Denver Hotel

Visit the very pet-friendly Aloft Denver Downtown this holiday season & enjoy the special Frigid Mailman & Bichon Freeze cocktails! A portion of proceeds donated to Denver Dumb Friends League.