The sun really hits this hillside. That makes hiking Tenderfoot Trail in Dillon a great early season hike when other trails are still snowpacked. It’s also a good early morning hike before the heat of the day. It’s a moderate hike that takes just a couple of hours. And the views are spectacular! Tenderfoot Trail […]
Appeal 2023 Valuation for Summit County CO
With the massive increases we are seeing in valuations in Summit County, everybody is asking for more information to appeal the 2023 valuations on their properties. For the last few days I have been sending out sales for the time period 7/1/2017-6/30/2022, the period the assessor is utilizing for this year’s valuation. Homeowners are doing […]
6 Things to be Thankful for this Thanksgiving
Summit County Winter Events 2022
There are always a lot of fun events happening throughout the winter all around the county. The towns, ski areas & some local businesses all put on events that give us a diverse selection to choose from. Breckenridge and Keystone don’t have many 2023 events on the calendar yet but here are a few events […]
22-23 Ski Season Underway!
The 22-23 ski season is underway! This season A-Basin claimed the first to open title with an opening day of October 23rd. Keystone has announced their opening on October 28th and Winter Park on Halloween day. Winter Park actually has a scheduled opening of November 17th but has jumped the line opening with limited terrain. […]
Labor Day Ski Sales Best to Buy New Ski Gear
STR Report Concludes Rental Restrictions are Not the Answer
Many local jurisdictions are placing restrictions on short term rentals (STR) in Colorado mountain communities. There are a variety of new rules. It seems each community is doing something a little different. However, the reason for the new short term rental restrictions seems to be the same. The communities are seeing a shortage of housing […]
No New Short Term Rental Licenses
Once again the local government has decided to halt Short Term Rental (STR) licenses. In a meeting of the County Commissioners on Tuesday, May 24th, a moratorium was put into place in unincorporated Summit County. With a few exceptions, no new Short Term Rental licenses will be issued for 9 months. Fall 2021 moratorium Last […]
Solar Rebate for Homeowners in Frisco
In partnership with High Country Conservation Center, HC3, the Town of Frisco is working to Solarize Frisco. The town is offering a $1500 solar rebate for homeowners in Frisco during May! In addition, the program’s installer is stacking an extra $300 rebate on top. If you have been considering adding solar to your home, now […]
Springtime in Summit County
Once spring breaks across the country are over and April comes to the county, things begin to quiet down around here. Springtime in Summit County means ski areas close. We only have A-Basin & Breck left open in the county. Loveland will close this weekend and the Mary Jane area of Winter Park will stay […]