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Town Manager’s Newsletter January 20, 2020 1. Thank You’s - A. Domus Pacis 2. Upcoming Events - A. 30th International Snow Sculpture Championships - January 20th - 29th B. Ski Bum: The Warren Miller Story - Jan. 21st C. CLIMATE TALK: Disruption: Defining Radical in the Age of Humans - Jan. 24th D. State of the Town - February 13th 3. Dec. 31 2019 Occupancy Forecast Notes & Report - Winter Season occupancy is down 5.8% to last winter season. Winter Season Room nights on the books are down 4%. Due to an increase in the number of available room nights to sell in 2019 -20 vs 2018-19; we can experience a decline in occupancy % and a growth in occupied nights. Winter season ADR is up $10 or 2.8% ($334 vs. $324). RevPAR is $128 vs $132 last year. December 2020 occupancy was 56.8% down 4.5% to December 2019 (59.5%). Occupied room nights were down 3.7% YOY. December ADR was $419 vs. $393 and RevPAR was $238 vs $234, a 1.8% increase. 4. DMMO Download from the BTO - A. January 14th, 2020 Issue Town Manager’s Newsletter January 20, 2020 5. Summit County Government - A. Work Session Agenda - Cancelled 6. Summit County Government News - A. Project THOR Broadband Access Project Launches B. Trail Enhancements in 2019 7. Northwest Colorado Council of Governments - A. Resources Bulletin - January ‘20 8. Colorado Municipal League - A. Newsletter - January 17th Issue B. Annual Legislative Workshop - February 13th, 2020 9. Mountain Travel News from Inntopia - A. January 17th Issue 30th International Snow Sculpture Championships During the Breckenridge International Snow Sculpture Championships, 16 teams from around the world descend on Breckenridge, Colorado to hand-carve 20-ton blocks of snow into enormous, intricate works of art. Artists are only allowed to use hand tools, creativity and inspiration to bring their ideas to life. No power tools allowed! Teams sculpt countless hours across five days (totaling around 96 hours), resulting in a temporary outdoor art gallery in historic downtown Breckenridge! This is and has always been a free event open to the general public. Competition/ Sculpting Days: January 20-24, 2020 Viewing Days: January 24-29, 2020 The event site will close at 7:00 p.m. on January 29 and the Sculptures will be taken down. 2020 ISSC TEAMS 2020 ISSC TEAMS include: USA-Alaska, Argentina, USA-Breckenridge, China, Ecuador, France-Normandie, Germany, Great Britain, India, Mexico, USA-Minnesota, Mongolia, Switzerland, Turkey, USA-Wisconsin, USA-Vermont. Sculpting Week | January 20-24, 2020 All events are free and open to the public. WATCH HOW THE SCULPTURES ARE BUILT Sculpting begins at 11:00am on Monday, January 20th with a cannon start! Sculpting ends on Friday, January 24th at 9:00am and the judging begins. Sculpting starts: Monday, January 20 at 11:00 a.m. Sculpting ends: Friday, January 24 at 9:00 a.m. Location: Sculpting and Viewing week are held in and around the Riverwalk Center, located in the heart of Breckenridge on South Park Avenue between Washington Street and Adams Avenue. THE FIRSTBANK WARMING HUT EXHIBIT Warm-up and immerse yourself in the 30-year history of the International Snow Sculpture Competition. Located inside the Riverwalk Center, the FirstBank Warming Hut will feature a history exhibit, souvenir shop and volunteers to answer any event questions. Warming Hut Hours: January, 20-29 12:00pm -8:00pm PEOPLE’S CHOICE VOTING Text to Vote for your favorite sculpture at the event. Voting starts: Wednesday, January 23 at 12:00 p.m. Voting ends: Saturday, January 25 at 2:00 p.m. Hint: Thursday, January 23 is one of the best times to visit. Artists are preparing to stay up all night to do detail work and the atmosphere is celebratory. Why not spend a night or two and catch the whole weekend? You won’t regret seeing the sculptures evolve and witnessing the awards given out. Award Announcements | January 24, 2020 All events are free and open to the public. 9:00 AM – SCULPTING ENDS AND JUDGING BEGINS 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM – THE FIRSTBANK WARMING HUT EXHIBIT 7:30 PM – GRAND ILLUMINATION You won’t want to miss the finished sculptures lit to perfection with an ever-changing and unique lighting display. There will be 10 minutes of white light on the hour and ½ hour. PEOPLE’S CHOICE VOTING Text to Vote for your favorite sculpture at the event. Voting starts Wednesday, January 22 at noon Voting ends Saturday, January 25 at 2:00 p.m. Viewing Weekend | January 25-29, 2020 All events are free and open to the public. SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 Sculpture viewing available 24/7 during viewing week Visit them during the day to see them pop against the Colorado sky then come back in the evening for the lightshow. People’s Choice Voting People’s Choice Voting ends today at 2:00 p.m. Nightly ISSC Lightshow The sculptures will be illuminated from dusk to dawn throughout viewing week. The FirstBank Warming Hut Exhibit Warm-up and immerse yourself in the 30-year history of the International Snow Sculpture Competition. Open 12:00pm – 8:00pm at the Riverwalk Center SUNDAY, JANUARY 26 Sculpture viewing available 24/7 during viewing week Visit them during the day to see them pop against the Colorado sky then come back in the evening for the lightshow. Nightly ISSC Lightshow The sculptures will be illuminated from dusk to dawn throughout viewing week. The FirstBank Warming Hut Exhibit Warm-up and immerse yourself in the 30-year history of the International Snow Sculpture Competition. Open 12:00pm – 8:00pm at the Riverwalk Center MONDAY, JANUARY 27 Sculpture viewing available 24/7 during viewing week Visit them during the day to see them pop against the Colorado sky then come back in the evening for the lightshow. Nightly ISSC lightshow The sculptures will be illuminated from dusk to dawn throughout viewing week. The FirstBank Warming Hut Exhibit Warm-up and immerse yourself in the 30-year history of the International Snow Sculpture Competition. Open 12:00pm – 8:00pm at the Riverwalk Center TUESDAY, JANUARY 28 Sculpture viewing available 24/7 during viewing week Visit them during the day to see them pop against the Colorado sky then come back in the evening for the lightshow. Nightly ISSC lightshow The sculptures will be illuminated from dusk to dawn throughout viewing week. The FirstBank Warming Hut Exhibit Warm-up and immerse yourself in the 30-year history of the International Snow Sculpture Competition. Open 12:00pm – 8:00pm at the Riverwalk Center WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 (LAST DAY TO VIEW SCULPTURES) Sculpture viewing available 24/7 during viewing week Visit them during the day to see them pop against the Colorado sky then come back in the evening for the lightshow. Nightly ISSC lightshow The sculptures will be illuminated from dusk to dawn throughout viewing week. The FirstBank Warming Hut Exhibit Open 12:00pm – 8:00pm at the Riverwalk Center 7:00pm Sculptures taken down CLIMATE TALK: Disruption: Defining Radical in the Age of Humans WHEN: January 24, 2020 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm WHERE: Colorado Mountain College, Breckenridge 107 Denison Placer Road Breckenridge CO Speaker: Rob Davies Bio: Robert Davies is a physicist and noted science communicator whose work focuses on complexity, global change and human vibrancy. Over the past decade Rob has delivered hundreds of public lectures ― to policymakers, business leaders, civic organizations and faith communities ― and his “performance science” theatrical collaboration The Crossroads Project | Rising Tide has been performed across the U.S. and in three countries. Dr. Davies has served as a scientific liaison for NASA on the International Space Station Project; as a project scientist with USU’s Space Dynamics Laboratory; and an officer and meteorologist in the United States Air Force. Originally hailing from the Black Hills of South Dakota, Rob is currently Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Utah State University’s Dept. of Physics, in Logan, Utah. About the talk: The BAD news…Sixty percent of Earth’s wildlife has disappeared in the past forty years. Ninety-nine percent of Earth’s coral reefs will likely be gone within two decades; and humanity’s disruption of the planetary climate is accelerating toward thresholds of extreme risk. Meanwhile forty million people today exist in modern slavery; seventy million are forcibly displaced from their homes; more than two billion live in states of critical deprivation; and just thirty individuals today possess the wealth of the world’s poorest half ― 3.8 billion people. The GOOD news…The human systems driving this situation… are going away. Humanity’s systems of food, energy, and economy require more resources than Earth can provide ― by a wide margin. The physics is crystal clear: The likelihood that these systems of ecological devastation will persist, for even a few more decades, is essentially zero. The BAD news…We exist in a state of planetary emergency. The party’s raging and we’re nowhere close to meeting the challenge. The GOOD news…We haven’t really tried. We have what we need to build a sustainable, just, and vibrant space for humanity. With courage and resolve, we stand on the edge of extraordinary achievement. Let’s try. —— Presented by HC3, the Towns of Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco, and Silverthorne, and Summit County government. December 31, 2019 Occupancy Forecast Notes Hello Breckenridge Business Community, We hope the Holiday Season was good to you. The month end reports are out and the amount of “fill” or the amount of rooms booked during the month of December is top of mind. Bookings made in December and arriving December 1 – May 31 were greater than the same period last year by 5%.