Located in the state of Colorado, Breckenridge is a quaint village with absolutely amazing skiing facilities. Breckenridge is also very well known for summer and spring sports and activities like hiking in the beautiful rocky mountain range and fly fishing in the endless number of lakes that adorn the natural landscape. The biking trails are virtually unlimited and are a haven for biking enthusiasts. There is no limit to the number of outdoor activities at Breckenridge.
One of the most well known winter sports at Breckenridge is skiing and the best of world's powder and terrain is available here for you to enjoy. Breckenridge ski resort offers skiing slopes for all ability levels. Almost half the slopes are for beginners and the other half are for moderate and extreme skiing enthusiasts. With the season opening in early November and continuing up to late April, Breckenridge ski resort offers almost endless winter vacation fun for all age groups.
The Breckenridge ski resort is of the largest skiing resorts in the USA, occupying an area of 2208 acres of nature's wonderful terrain strewn with almost 150 trails and serviced by about 30 lifts. The mountain itself is stands proud at 13,000 feet which gives ample length of slopes and skiing time. At the Breckenridge ski resort, the longest skiing trail is 3.5 miles long and combines intermediate and amateur levels. The trail breakup is about 20% for amateurs, 30% for intermediate skiers, 30% for the advanced enthusiasts and the rest of the 20% are for the dare devils or expert skiers.
Breckenridge is an excellent place for intermediate level skiers who are looking forward to learn and better their skills. The Breckenridge ski resort offers highly skilled instruction, well supported by free video analysis that can help the skier to discover and rectify subtle imperfections in techniques enabling quicker learning. The town of Breckenridge is close to the mountain and has a heritage of being 136 year old. Strewn across the town are an assortment of about a 100 restaurants, 39 watering holes and clubs, 6 spas, 501 hotels and inns and other kinds of accommodation and 258 boutiques. This assortment makes sure that there is something that caters to everyone that comes to Breckenridge. The mountain itself is full of a plethora of restaurants and pubs that can be of service if one is too tired to go into town.
The most amazing part of the natural wonder at Breckenridge ski resort is that the people around the place including the town are very environment conscious and make every effort toward preserving the nature and beauty of the place. The policies put in place by the local administration makes sure that, technologies like renewable energy; resource conservation, recycling etc. are incorporated into the daily schedule of the administration.
Moreover environmental education and wildlife preservation are foremost on the minds of the people living in and around the Breckenridge ski resort. Today, a few thoughtful and rules like service lifts being partly powered by wind turbines, free bus rides for keeping the pollution down and closure of certain sections of the skiing resort during the elk calving seasons speak volumes about the changes that environmental education has brought about.
Ski Resorts In Breckenridge
This year's winter Olympic Games are taking place in Turin; whether you intend to watch the games or not, Italy is a great skiing destination. The Italian Alps are home to many great and famous ski resorts such as Cortina d'Ampezzo and Courmayeur (Remember "The Pink Panther" with Peter Sellers? That's where it happens). The best ski resorts with the most modern facilities are found in northern Italy, in the Alpine area. However, there are some ski resorts in the south of the country too.
Skiing is a very popular activity in Italy. Many Italians take a week off during winter just to go skiing. It is possible to find a ski resort for anyone in Italy. There are very luxurious resorts, and very affordable ones. Some slopes are only for the well trained, others are moderate enough for beginners or rusty skiers.
The best way to arrive to Italy for a ski vacation is through one of these airports:
Turin, Milan, Bergamo, Verona or Venice Treviso. They are all well served by international flights, and offer the option of taking a city break with your ski vacation.
Turin, this winter's Olympic Games location, is a good place to arrive to. Going from Turin towards the French border (public transportation is available), there are Sestriere and Sauze D'aulx among other busy ski resorts. Sestreiere is a very modern and fashionable ski resort that offers 20 ski lifts, and ice skating rink and cross country trails.
Further to the north, on the border, is the area of Valle d'Aosta. In this area both Italian and French are spoken, and the food also has a lot of French influence. In this area you can find some of the highest mountains in Europe: Matterhorn, Monte Rosa, Mont Blanc and Gran Paradiso. The beautiful view of pine trees and castles is seen from wooden ski chalets. One of the most glamorous resorts in Italy is found here – CourMayeur, at the foot of the Mont Blanc. This resort offers all that a skier can dream of, even summer skiing. Also in that area is Breuil – Cervinia
In the north east of Italy are the Dolomites. The "Dolomiti Superski" is a network of 12 different skiing areas. A popular resort in this area is Madonna di Campiglio. This is also where the famous Cortina D'ampezzo is located.
In the winter, there are opportunities for ski in the southern mountains. Campo Felice is in the Gran Sasso, east of Rome, also has a ski school. The Sila massif in Calabria has 35 Km of cross country skiing, and only 2 downhill slopes.
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