Home Remodel

Gift House

A tumbledown, Yuletide-hued, 19th-century landmark in Breck’s historic district gets a new lease on life.

01/01/2016 Photography by Kimberly Gavin By Devon O'Neil

Essay

Champagne Snow

Carving turns on the Fourth of July creates its own fireworks—and necessitates a toast.

06/01/2015 By Devon O'Neil

Bottoms Up

Bar Won

A trio of ’80s-era ski-bum bartenders returns with a pub for the next generation.

06/01/2015 By Devon O'Neil

Booze News

Bread and Bitter

Summit County’s newest and nichiest craft brewery just may be its finest.

06/01/2015 By Devon O'Neil Photography by Liam Doran

Homes

Home Not Alone

Welcome to Slopeside Manor, a trendsetting Peak 8 retreat built for family reunions, as well as optimized and supersized for a busload of renters.

06/01/2015 By Devon O'Neil Photography by Pinnacle Homes

CYCLING

Trail of Gears

Ten hours of backbreaking toil a day under the blazing sun might sound like a prison sentence, but for the Town of Breckenridge's hard-pedaling crew of singletrack tenders, it's a dream job.

06/01/2015 By Devon O'Neil

Person of Interest

Status: Electricity

Breck’s Trey Lawyer offers living proof that lightning sometimes does strike the same place twice.

06/01/2015 By Devon O'Neil

Tune In

Radio Days

KSMT—one of the longest-lived ski-town radio stations in America—still rocks at 40.

06/01/2015 By Devon O'Neil

Get Wet

Land of Lakes

Frigid dips aside, there’s a lot to do—paddle, cast, sail, camp, lounge, explore—on and around an alpine lake in Summit County.

06/01/2015 By Devon O'Neil Photography by Liam Doran

Play Hard

3 Magical Days for Adventurers

If your idea of alpine bliss includes bacon Bloody Marys, we've got a 72-hour itinerary for you.

01/01/2015 By Devon O'Neil

Person of Interest

Snow Business

One of the state’s few female avalanche forecasters talks about what it takes to keep backcountry enthusiasts out of harm’s way.

01/01/2015 By Devon O'Neil

Living

House Rules

Breck keeps its locals local with modestly sized and attainably priced homes.

01/01/2015 By Devon O'Neil

Heroes

Fly Guy

Breck’s speed skiing pioneer looks back on life in the fast lane.

01/01/2015 By Devon O'Neil

Homes

Home Run

Nearly two decades after stumbling upon one of the most spectacular views on Breck’s Blue River, a California couple makes it their permanent address.

01/01/2015 By Devon O'Neil Photography by Bob Winsett

Explore

3 Magical Days for Families

If your idea of alpine bliss includes mushing with the kids, we've got a 72-hour itinerary for you.

01/01/2015 By Devon O'Neil

Love

3 Magical Days for Couples

If your idea of alpine bliss includes getting mushy with your sweetie, we've got a 72-hour itinerary for you.

01/01/2015 By Devon O'Neil

Person of Interest

Cigar Story

A ski bum’s recipe for living large in the high country: stogies, vacation homes, and subsidized housing.

06/01/2014 By Devon O'Neil

Community

Sick Leave

An innovative local nonprofit gives visiting patients a vacation from cancer.

06/01/2014 By Devon O'Neil

Market Day

Food Flight

A custom-tailored green-giant grocery joins Summit’s workaday supermarket fray, while others leave it.

06/01/2014 By Devon O'Neil

Homes

Heigh Ho

It’s not off to work, but to a mining-inspired mountain home, they go.

06/01/2014 By Devon O'Neil Photography by Pinnacle Mountain Homes