What To Do In Breckenridge if You Don’t Ski
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| Dog sledding in beautiful Breckenridge, CO. Photo courtesy GoBreck |
Breckenridge, Colorado is a picturesque, historic mining town, perched high in the Rocky Mountains. Blessed with beautiful weather, it has become a tourism and vacation powerhouse year round. Skiing is definitely the draw in the winter, with an assortment of outdoor activities drawing people in the summer months. It’s also become one of the busiest AirBnB vacation rental markets in the United States, which makes it really easy to book a stay here.
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| Annual Race of the Santas in downtown Breckenridge. Photo Daniel Dunn |
This exact situation happens a lot. Multiple generations of a family will book a large home and spend some quality time together. So many in fact, come to Breckenridge, that many folks don’t ski or snowboard at all. Many different reasons attract people to Breckenridge for some relaxing time away from home, but that begs the question, “What should I do in town when my family is out skiing all day?” Well this article is for you. There are so many different things to do, that no list is complete, but in all honesty, you can enjoy one day, or a week, without ever touching the ski slopes, and completely enjoy yourself.
Enjoy all the different events that happen in this beautiful little town. Photo Daniel Dunn
Please keep in mind that everything on this list can be found easily on the Googles. Just open your phone and search for “Breckenridge gondola”. This is a lot easier than me telling you specific information.
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| Isak Hearthstone the troll sculpture is a must see. Photo courtesy GoBreck |
The first bit of advice, I highly encourage you to walk around the downtown core. Breckenridge is full of independent restaurants, bars, and retail stores. You can also entertain yourself by looking at the real estate postings on all of the offices, as you might be surprised by the prices. Breckenridge is a 120 year old mining town. The streets and sidewalks are narrow, and very often covered in snow and ice. This is very different from where you came from, but these are the reasons you’re here. You want to see a cool place, and Breckenridge is an incredibly cool place. Embrace the fact that you don’t know the names of any restaurants here, or what they serve. Have a beer at happy hour and listen to some grumpy locals tell stories of skiing the steeps, or hooking the biggest rainbow trout they’ve ever seen. You won’t be disappointed.
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| The gondola is free to ride year round. Photo courtesy GoBreck |
Parades and town events are not to be missed. General goofiness is the name of the game, you probably won’t recognize many of the floats from the typical Macy’s Day boringness you see on mainstream TV. Have fun, enjoy yourself and realize that Breckenridge is a place to relax. No one cares where you’re from, and what car you drive. What we do care about are things like, can we pet your dog or how was the fishing today? We might tell you our favorite pizza is Breck Ale House and new snow is the thing that makes us the happiest.
Sledding, Carter Park, Airport Rd.
Downtown shopping
Eating out at restaurants
Coffee shops
Fly fishing, ice fishing
Sleigh rides
Snowmobiles - Good Times?
Rec center, tennis center
Ice skating, Stephen C. West ice arena, also Grand Colorado Peak 8
Tubing, Frisco
Outlet store shopping, Silverthorne
Gondola ride, from town up to Peak 8 base area
Build a snowman, lots of snow
Nordic ski, Breckenridge Nordic Center, Gold Run Nordic Center
Snowshoe
Enjoy arts district, take a class
Pottery party with booze, Ready Paint Fire
Ullr Fest, Mardi Gras, Lighting of Breck, Race of the Santas, longest shot ski- multiple festivals, town functions
Go see World Cup downhill ski racing in Beaver Creek
Hike to Isak Heartstone troll sculpture
Visit historical train park close to ice rink
Dog sledding, Good Times
Fat biking
Various museums
Library
Be an Instagram star
Snowcat tour
Historic downtown tour, Go Breck
Get a massage
Breweries, distilleries
Local hike Sally Barber, year round
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| Moose are always around, keep your eyes open. Photo Daniel Dunn |
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