Excerpts from a Summit Daily News article by Nicole Formosa, Wednesday, December 21, 2005.
Breckenridge ski resort will open its new skier bridge a year early, thanks to a heaping dose of early season snow and an ambitious construction schedule.
The Skyway Skiway opens Friday (December 23), and will serve as a link for Breckenridge skiers and riders from Peak 8 to the free skier parking lots.
The resort originally planned to complete the bridge construction in time for the 2006-7 ski season, but construction crews worked into the fall to complete the project a year early.
"The Skyway Skiway is an example of the ski resort and the town working together to better meet the needs of our guests, including easier access from the mountain to the parking lots and Main Street," said Roger McCarthy, chief operating officer for Breckenridge and Keystone.
In May, 2002, the town of Breckenridge and Breckenridge Ski Resort signed a landmark agreement outlining a development plan for Peaks 7 and 8 designed to uphold both the resort town's world-class stature and quality of life. The construction and completion of the Skyway Skiway is an integral part of implementing the agreement.
The resort still needs to put in snowmaking on the Skyway Skiway next summer.
For information about building sites adjacent to the Skyway Skiway, check out Lomax Estates or Susan Gunnin's web site.
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