Town Manager’s Newsletter August 12th, 2019 1. Upcoming Events - A. BIFA - August 9th - 18th B. Breck Epic - August 11th - 16th C. SPI Community Meeting - August 14th D. Breck Chapter of the Chamber Mixer - August 14th E. Summit County Chamber Mixer - August 15th F. Cycle Effect Fundraiser - August 15th G. Friends of Breckenridge Trails - August 24th H. Labor Day Wkd Sidewalk Sales - Aug. 31st - Sept. 2nd I. Great Rubber Duck Race - August 31st 2. DMMO Download from the BTO - A. August 6th Issue 3. Board of the County Commissioners - A. Work Session - August 13th B. Regular Meeting - August 13th 4. Summit County Government News - A. Capacity Analysis Begins for Recpath and Dillon Reservoir Recreation Area 5. Northwest Colorado Council of Governments - A. Region News and Successes - August ‘19 6. Mountain Town News from CAST - A. August 7th Issue BRECK EPIC Aug. 11-16, 2019 It's race time. The Breck Epic, one of the best mountain bike races in the world, returns to Breck Aug. 11-16 with 600 mountain bike racers over 6 days featuring 210+ miles and 40,000 vertical feet of gain... and loss. https://breckepic.com/ NEW this year, there are ways for you and our community to get involved: EXPO: Attend the new InterBreck Expo Aug. 13-15 in downtown Breck with demos, events and more ONESIE WEDNESDAY: Wear your onesies for Onesie Wednesday on Aug. 14. Wear your onesie and come, cheer on the racers at the start and along the race. CHEER AT THE START + FINISH: Join us at the 8:30 am start line every day, especially on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday when the start is on Washington Ave in downtown Breck. o Here’s the DAILY SCHEDULE DRAFT MEETUP: Bikes + Beers + Biz meetup Wednesday, Aug. 14 6-8 pm at Rocky Mountain Underground with speakers, networking and community announcements. FREE to attend. SPREAD THE WORD: Share the love and invite your friends to attend the Breck Epic on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2150384388508509/ TRAIL ROUTES: If you’re a hiker or mountain biker, make sure you check out the daily schedule and suggested alternative routes. Plan ahead and come and cheer along the route. https://breckepic.com/the-course/ Here’s a rundown of the 6 stages of the Breck Epic for 2019: Aug 11: Stage 1 - Pennsylvania Creek (Ice Rink/Carter Park) - 36.4 miles/58.6km, 5700’/1737m Aug 12: Stage 2 – Colorado Trail (Lower Washington/B&B Lot) – 41.4 miles/66.6km(!), 6565’/2001m Aug 13: Stage 3 – Guyot (Lower Washington/B&B Lot) – 39.2 miles/63km, 7100’/2164m Aug 14: Stage 4 – Aqueduct (Lower Washington/B&B Lot) – 41.2 miles/66.3, 6473’/1972m Aug 15: Stage 5 – Wheeler (Beaver Run Parking Lot/Peaks TH) – 24.00 miles/38.6km, 5227’/1593m Aug 16: Stage 6 – Gold Dust (Ice Rink/Ice Rink) 29.3 miles/47.2, 3740’/1139m Stage 7 is also on Friday. Bring your drinkin’ hat and your dancin’ shoes. Locals and spectators should check out the handy spectator guide, as well as a list of alternate routes and trails: https://breckepic.com For more information, click your way to: https://breckepic.com Giddy up. # # # ABOUT BRECK EPIC Established in 2009, the Breck Epic is a 6-day mountain bike stage race held in the sprawling backcountry surrounding the Victorian mining community of Breckenridge, CO. Drawing riders from 20+ countries and dozens of states each year, the Epic traverses nearly 240 miles and 40,000 vertical feet of Colorado’s best singletrack over its 6 days. The Epic features a unique cloverleaf format; riders to begin and end every stage within Breck’s town limits. With 3- and 6-day options available, the Epic is also designated as MTB Stage Race World Championships with UCI C1 inscription with a $30,000 purse this year. Interested? Visit www.BreckEpic.com. And bring your big ring. SOCIAL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/breckepic Instagram: @breckepic Twitter: @breckepic Hashtags: #breckepic #brecklife WEBSITE https://breckepic.com Join Us at The Alpine Bank Social on August 14th! Breckenridge Chapter of the Summit Chamber: Special Mixer in Partnership with Alpine Bank's Customer Appreciation! August 14th from 5-7PM Location: Alpine Bank Breckenridge 110 North Main Street, Breckenridge, CO 80424 Contact: Laura Lyman Phone 970-513-5904 [email protected] Check out The Summit Chamber Website Hello Peyton, You are invited to the following event: CELEBRITY BARTENDER TO BENEFIT THE CYCLE EFFECT Event to be held at the following time, date, and location: Thursday, August 15, 2019 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM (MDT) Fatty's Pizzeria 106 South Ridge Street Breckenridge, CO 80424 View Map Share this event: Attend Event The Cycle Effect is hosting a Celebrity Bartender night at Fatty's Pizzeria with the lovely lady shredders of Mountain Bike Mondays! Join us for an opportunity to WIN A CRUISER BIKE! And MORE! $20 gets you 2 raffle tickets and 2 drinks. 10% of ALL DAY proceeds will directly benefit The Cycle Effect. Share this event on Facebook and Twitter. We hope you can make it! Cheers, The Cycle Effect Friends Of Breckenridge Trails Be Active, Get Outside, And Make A Difference You Can See! The Friends of Breckenridge Trails is a program designed to provide an opportunity for locals and visitors to participate in the upkeep of the fragile habitats, open spaces and trail systems unique to the Town of Breckenridge. Through volunteer efforts, Town open spaces, trails, historic sites and ecologically sensitive areas are maintained and restored, thereby creating fun opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. 2019 Volunteer Events June 1st: National Trails Day, Trail Love Carter Park, TLC CANCELLED, POOR CONDITIONS Come join us for a trail maintenance day to give a little love to some of your favorite local trails: Carter Park, Moonstone, Barney Flow, B-Line, and Jack’s Cruel Joke! Please meet at the Carter Park parking lot 9am. June 15th: Planting at the River Park Help us to get the River Park ready for it’s Grand Opening by planting perennials. Then stay to enjoy the afternoon and play at the park! Pizza will be provided for lunch. Please meet at the River Park 9am. For more information click here July 13th Redpig Trail Help to construct a safe and sustainable trail connection from the Wellington Trail and Wellington Neighborhood to the Barney Ford Trail. This new trail will be constructed through a community wide effort in conjunction with Friends of Breckenridge Trails, Higher Ground Earthworks, and Summit County Open Space. Trail highlights include roughly 3,000 feet of new trail contouring through a beautiful north facing forest, existing mining ditches, unique rock outcroppings, and will be an important trail connection to French Gulch. For more information click here July 27th: Redpig Trail Give back to the trails you love to use! We aim to make new trail construction fun and safe. Join us to help construct this important trail connection, and regardless of your trail experience and age, by the end of the day you will know the basics of new trail construction. For more information click here August 3rd: Redpig Trail Join in on this community wide project to help construct a new singletrack, multi-use trail connecting the Wellington Trail to the Barney Ford Trail. For more information click here August 24th: Redpig Trail Do you enjoy working outside, using trails, and being surround by good people? Then please join us on this community wide project constructing a new single track trail connecting the Wellington Trail and Barney Ford Trail. For more information click here September 7th: Redpig Trail Please join us for our last trail building event of the season! Be a part of completing this new trail connecting the Wellington Trail and Barney Ford trail. For more information click here The Town also offers team building opportunities centered around trail construction efforts for businesses, families or other groups. On the morning of the event, volunteers are encouraged to meet in front of the Breckenridge Recreation Center (880 Airport Rd) at 9:00am for juice, coffee and snacks. A typical work day will end around 2:00 p.m. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are welcome. Participants should bring lunch, gloves, sunscreen, sunglasses, sturdy footwear and a water bottle. All other materials will be provided by the Town. The Town requests each volunteer fill out a waiver prior to the trail work. Please print a copy of the waiver to sign and bring with you when you check in. For more information, or to Volunteer for a Friends of Breckenridge Trails project, please contact Tony Overlock, Open Space and Trails Division, at (970) 453-3189 or [email protected]. GoBreck.com Get your business involved with BIFA Display Green Patriot posters during this year's BIFA, August 9-18, 2019. Green Patriot Posters displays an image of strength, optimism, and unity. The overriding message is that our individual actions do matter, that we can all be a part of the sustainability movement, and that this can become a defining value of 21st Century patriotism. Posters will be free and distributed to your business by BCA staff. Learn More In our Backyard Occupancy Report As of July 15, Occupancy Report This week, Aug. 5-10, starts out around 60% occupancy and lifts OCCUPANCY REPORT to 85% for the weekend. Aug. 15 - 18, YOY occupancy significantly drops due to No Spartan WEEKLY CALENDAR race and 50% of public schools starting. August 19 - 25 expect midweek occupancy in the 50's and weekeds around the 70's September is doing well with Oktoberfest (Sept.