Colorado Tourism Office Launches New Dining Guide

With world class chefs and locally sourced ingredients, dining anywhere in Colorado can be a different experience when going to the next town, or next county. With the many local search engine apps available to help you with your dinner plans, the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) has launched their own dining guide specifically geared toward making the right recommendation from the diverse dining offerings the state has to offer.

By visiting www.Colorado.com, you can search by location, price, meal, restaurant type, and cuisine. In addition to booking reservations online, the dining guide also publishes restaurant deals along with results, and also includes info on Colorado produce, farmer's markets and a Colorado crop calendar.

As the question of where to eat while travelling is often the most challenging, the CTO's Colorado dining guide is one more helpful tool when traveling to and around Colorado.

The Curtis Offers a Deal for Real Pirates

Denver travelers and Colorado residents can score tickets to “Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship” when staying at The Curtis, a Doubletree Hotel with the Curtis Yo Ho Ho & a Bottle of Rum package.

Starting at $175 per night, package includes:

-Accommodations with one King or two Queen beds
-Breakfast for two adults at The Corner Office
-Two tickets to “Real Pirates” at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
-A Treasure Chest full of pirate booty, including a Curtis Yo-Yo, a Ho Hos snack cake and a small bottle of rum with two sodas

“Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship” exhibition at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science features over 200 authenticated artifacts from the Whydah, a pirate ship discovered in U.S. waters. The exhibition runs through Aug. 21, 2011.

To book, visit www.thecurtis.com  or call 800.525.6651. Booking code: PK9. The package is available until August 7, 2011 and is subject to availability; does not include taxes or gratuities.

Highlights from Breckenridge Spring Fever

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The sun was warm, the mountain runs were awesome, the food and drink were fantastic. It was only a few days in the month-long celebration of Spring Fever in Breckenridge, but plenty of good times were had. Here are some highlights from Breckenridge Spring Fever.

Favorite Drink- The Café Le Ninja at Coppertop at the Peak 9 base was smooth, sweet, and perfect at the end of the day. If you want to know what's in it, you'll have to go there and try it for yourself. Too busy loving it at the time to take note.

Favorite Lodging Amenity- The view from the Lodge & Spa at Breckenridge. Great pics of Peaks 9 and 10, and great way to wake up in time to enjoy the mountain.

Favorite Restaurant Deal- Breckenridge restaurants were offering an $18.59 deal for Spring Fever. At Briar Rose, $18.59 got you two courses from the $18.59 menu. The shrimp and beef tips were just awesome, and lived up to the Briar Rose's reputation of gourmet cuisine.

Favorite Mountain Run- All, even the green ones, because they were great for killing time until the powder softened up from freezing the night before.

Favorite Spring Fever event (while there)- "5 'til 5" addressed the basic need of anyone skiing and riding on the mountain- the lifts and trails are never open long enough. Add great music, food, contests, and giveaways and it's like a party scene from a ski movie, minus the thin plot and cheesy dialogue.

Even though college for me was four lifetimes ago, if I have a spring vacation next year, I'm going back to Breck.

Breckenridge Spring Fever continues, with a full schedule of events remaining both on and off the mountain. If you can make it, check out GoBreck.com for a full schedule of events for the rest of the month.

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Live Blog- Breckenridge Spring Fever: Freestyle Happy Hours and a Roller Coaster

Today, DJs were spinning tunes, the smell of barbeque was in the air, and the party continued under a warm spring sun, while skiers and riders were jamming in the middle of Park Lane Terrain Park for the Spring Fever "5 'til 5" Terrain Park Happy Hours. The roar of the crowd occasionally drowned out the music after an awesome freestyle display, but the combination of tunes and freestyle jamming made for great party in the middle of the mountain.

Earlier it was more of an amusement park than a ski resort, as I rode the Gold Runner Coaster, at the base of Peak 8. Riding 2,500 feet of twisting and turning track on a sled where I controlled the speed was really good fun in hindsight (I forgot I get motion sick). It hardly slowed me down though as I rode my snowboard down as many peaks as I could, covering three peaks today.

While I covered a lot of ground, there's still more I want to do tomorrow. I'm just three points shy of the next level on my Epic Mix account, and I'm going back to push it over top.

Tomorrow Spring Fever in Breckenridge continues with a sidewalk sale that lasts all weekend. Deals abound as merchants unload their winter inventory before the ski season ends.

Check back over the weekend for highlights from my last day during Breckenridge Spring Fever.

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Live Blog- Breckenridge Spring Fever

Location: Lodge & Spa at Breckenridge, Breckenridge, CO

So I'm in here in Breckenridge for some snowboarding before season's end and checking out Spring Fever, a month long festival of free music, great food, and on-slope events to celebrate the arrival of spring. The weather is sweet right now in town (jacket optional), and it's perfect for cruising main street. Tomorrow, I'll be checking out the "5 'Til 5" Terrain Park Happy Hours which is every Thursday from 2-5 PM through April 21, 2011. 5-Chair Lift, Freeway, and Park Lane will be open until 5 with DJs, free BBQ, giveaways and contests. Check out GoBreck.com for packages and a full events calendar for Spring Fever.

While being new to Breck during ski season, I got the inside scoop and solid attack plan from the magnificent Rachel, from the Breckenridge Resort Chamber to take on the mountain. It turns out that April is isn't a busy time for Breck since the Spring Break rush from all the colleges is done in March, so it's a great time and locale for getting on the slopes before season's end, which is April 19, 2011 weather permitting. Of course it could all change once the word gets out, so if you can get out here by the weekend, do so. Definitely check it out next season.

I'll also be checking out the Gold Runner Coaster courtesy of Austyn, from Breckenridge Ski Resort as a diversion while on the mountain tomorrow. Should be fun!

That's all for now from the Lodge & Spa at Breckenridge. Time to check out their fitness center, and take in the KILLER view from here(see above) before sundown.

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