Breck looks to ramp up its Nordic ski identity
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- Created on Thursday, 28 April 2011 13:27
- Written by Nathan
By CADDIE NATH, SUMMIT DAILY NEWS
BRECKENRIDGE — Nordic skiers, snowshoers and other backcountry recreators may someday see an expansion of and improved access to backcountry trails in the Upper Blue Basin, due to a recent revision of the Nordic Master Plan.
“Its goal is to protect existing routes,” Breckenridge Open Space and Trails planner Scott Reid said. “It envisions new routes as well. It's a way of protecting and/or improving access points and trailheads.”
More specifically, the revised document looks ahead to possible long-term expansions to both the Breckenridge and Gold Run Nordic centers' trail systems and provides for future parking and access improvement to backcountry trails.
Long-range future groomed trails highlighted in the plan would extend into the Peak 7 Siberia Loop area, Breckenridge staffers said.
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