Have you ever considered Snow shoeing?  It is a great form of exercise and a nice way to take a break from skiing or snowboarding. 

This weekend there are two large events happening in Summit County.  The first one is called the Swift Skedaddle Snowshoe Adventure and is sponsored by the town of Silverthorne.  It consists of a 3K romp and a 10K race.  This event is a United States Snowshoeing Association (USSSA) regional qualifier.  What this means is if you are competitive you may get a chance to compete at a national level.  Now, if you just want to go and have some fun, just do the 3K romp, it is a family friendly event and it will take place at the Raven Golf course.  This event occurs on Sunday, Jan, 2009.

The other event that is happening is also on Sunday and begins at the Gold Run Nordic Center in Breckenridge.  The course goes between Breckenridge and Frisco and follows the Recreation path.  You will have a choice of either snowshoeing or Cross-country skiing. The event is sponsored by Friends of the  Dillon Ranger District.   They encourage everyone to wear costumes and have a good time!  When you reach the finish line they will have prizes, food and beverages.    This event is called Tour of the Summit, it is a snowshoe and x-country fun festival. Should be a lot of fun!

The Woodward Camp at Copper Mountain is scheduled to open in the early part of 2009.  You may be wondering what is the Woodward Camp.  It is a huge indoor arena for athletes to practice Action Sports, snowboarding, skateboarding, gymnastics, with supervision. It is a  year round ski and snowboard program offering winter day camps and week-long summer camps.

This is going to be a great facility for training or for someone who just wants to get better at their sport.  There are 3 other camps in the United States, one in California, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.

This is very exciting news for Copper Mountain and for Colorado.  www.leahbaxter.com.

Did you know that Copper Mountain’s Super Pipe was the first to open in the country this season?  In fact, it is the 4th season in a row that they have been the first to open. 

This Thurs-Saturday the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix will be hosted at Copper.  Here is the schedule Thursday, Dec. 11
10:30 a.m. – Women’s Halfpipe Qualifiers

Friday, Dec.12
9 a.m.- Men’s Halfpipe Qualifiers

Saturday, Dec. 13
11 a.m. – Halfpipe Finals
7 p.m. – Paul Mitchell Progression Session (night exhibition event)

This is going to be a very exciting competition with athletes from all over the world.  It is supposedly going to be of Olympic caliber.  Come on out and cheer on the U.S. Team. This competition is going to be very competitive.

These athletes  are just a few names  of several of the famous competitors that will be competing – Mason Aquirre, Tommy Czeschin, Steve Fisher, Scott Lago, Gretchen Blieler, Hannah Teter . 

The snow is great at Copper right now and we are expecting a major storm today!  Hope to see you at the games.

Remember if you are in looking for that piece of property to call your own, give me a call 970-389-6367 or email me leah@leahbaxter.com.  Also don’t forget to check out my website www.leahbaxter.com to view all properties in Summit County, Colorado!