Highcountry Living

Living in and visiting the highcountry of Colorado

Where to eat in the highcountry

We’re creating websites of the top 20 rated dining establishments in Summit and Eagle Counties.  We used the ratings on tripadvisor plus our own occasional comments.

  • Breckenridge
  • Copper Mountain  (in the works)
  • Dillon/Silverthorne (in the works)
  • Frisco (in the works)
  • Keystone (in the works)
  • Vail (in the works)

Posted 9 months, 2 weeks ago at 14:53.

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Loveland Ski Area opens today

Loveland will open this morning at 9:00am…A-basin will open this Friday.

Posted 11 months ago at 08:13.

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Arapahoe Basin cranks up the snowmaking machines

A Basin snowmaking 1

It’s been snowing for days in the Front Range, and now Arapahoe Basin has begun snowmaking. The operation began at 7 p.m. Tuesday night and continues today. The ski area has not announced an opening date, but the weather of the recent days certainly has brought that date closer.

Photo: Kimberly Trembearth for Arapahoe Basin

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Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago at 02:40.

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Snowmaking Progress and Storm System Moving In

Our snowmakers are hard at work and making tons of progress. Just check out the pictures and video taken this afternoon, it looks like the middle of winter here at Loveland! Not only is the snowmaking moving ahead quite nicely, but a winter storm warning is in effect and could bring as much as a foot of natural snow over the next 24hrs. Check back for updates and an opening day announcement.

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Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago at 02:40.

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Blue River Anglers team wins The America Cup International Fly Fishing Tournament

More information on the America Cup Website.

Posted 1 year ago at 11:21.

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Snow falls on the higher peaks

Red Mountain and Peak One to name a few got some new snow last night.

Posted 1 year, 1 month ago at 06:37.

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Rescues on Quandary increasing; unprepared hikers

Mount Quandary is one of the easier fourteener’s (14,265 ft) to climb in Colorado. Unfortuantely many people are unprepared as four rescue operations were carried out in the past week.

Posted 1 year, 1 month ago at 10:26.

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Eccles Pass (Meadow Creek) hike

Eccles PassWe hiked this pass yesterday. Though it is slightly longer than 9 miles round trip it is highly recommended. After about 3-3.5 miles you find yourself in a beautiful alpine meadow with panoramic views all around. An abundance of green is evident because there are no stands of lodgepole pines decimated by the bark beetle and there is still plenty of melting snow to nourish the vegetation.
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Posted 1 year, 1 month ago at 08:18.

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Alpine Home Breckenridge, CO




Alpine Home Shock Hill Breckenridge

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This is a typical home found in the Shock Hill development off of Ski Hill Road near the new Gondola in Breckenridge, CO.

Posted 1 year, 1 month ago at 07:55.

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Safeway or City Market for food?

Both are pretty much the same with the exception of meat. Safeway in Frisco, has by far the best selection and quality. City Market in Dillon, is bigger and has a better location in regards to shopping at other stores.

Posted 1 year, 1 month ago at 16:19.

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