The Shadow's Blog

A Snapshot of a Day in Summit County Jason on a FridayHello and welcome to a day in Summit County.  The sign above is posted at a scenic overlook off the highway on my 11 minute drive to work.  To be honest, Friday was the first time I ever pulled over to take pictures but they turned out alright...

Breckenridge's own Katie Uhlaender Wins World Cup Championship Local Woman Skeleton Racer dominates tourKatie Uhlaender clinched her domination of the World Cup in Skeleton racing by finishing 6th in Konigssee, Germany.  She won five gold medals this season; she can ride a sled. She cranked out 7...

Summit County Colorado Real Estate Analysis as of January 2007 Market charts and graphsThis photo was taken by Lake Dillon near the Dillon Marina.  You would not be able to see this view today, as we are having extreme whiteout conditions, 100+ gusts, closed highways and an epic set of powder day...

March 01, 2007A Summit County verses Vail, a Rocky Mountain Resort Alliance Comparison Year end statistics and averages compaired to what is active in SummitGood Morning,       Today's blog is one best done from inside as outside is a biblical force snow and wind storm; the snow riding has been t...

December 18, 2006Breckenridge Colorado Grand Prix Snowboard Half Pipe Competition An overview of a great competition on the slopes of BreckenridgeI've gone every year for four years now and it's fantastic- oh and humbling.  The Grand Prix is a pro level half pipe competition in Breckenridge.   So...

December 18, 2006Pine Beetles- The Global Warming aspect to the outbreak Task force debate on the underlying causes of the Pine Beetle outbreakThe Summit Pine Beetle Task Force met to discuss the recent outbreak of tree-killing insects.  Tania Schoennagel, a Colorado State University forest resea...

Summit County Colorado ski resorts are predicting there biggest season ever (not super shocking, they do every year) but this year they just may do it.  Last year was banner as the state saw more than 12 million skier visits and this pre-season reservations are already at record levels.  Here are...

Hello all-  Whenever I go in to show a property, I leave two cards on the counter; one at the bottom of the stack and one at the top.  I've heard of clients who didn't like their listing agent and when their contract was up they chose to list with an agent that showed the property the most.  Jason

Hello All-     It's starting to snow here in the High Country and we all can't wait.  Last year was one of the best on record snow-wise and condo rentals up here are flourishing.  We are on course for a record tourist season.  As you have probrably seen or heard Vail, Copper, Beaver Creek and Bre...

Hello all-I thought Id' touch on one of the few problems in Summit County.  Here in the high alpine of Colorado, we lack diversity.  2/3 of our home owners are second homes and retired Baby boomers are finally coming to nest up here.  When you compare our ski towns to other ski town resort commun...