The Holmquest Brothers

What a Season

Wow What a winter season! We got more snow in Breckenridge then we know what to do with.  You got to love having one of the sweetest powder days of the season on April 17th,    A foot of powder and blue skies, can't beat that.  Breckenridge had some great concerts this week and really ended the season on a high note.   I'm catching a few more runs on Sunday and thens its off on our Marketing Trip out West!! Should be a good time and great for the biz!

Kevin

1st Day of the season

Well Winter has arrived. Mike and I went to A-Basin yesterday the 23rd of October for our first day of the season.  The sun was out, the 2 runs were not that packed and we were with good friends. A good day for sure and a great start to the season!  Check out our photos of our day!  Cheers,  Mike and Kevin

Snow is Falling

Greetings everyone,

Well we finally have been having some decent weather out here in Breckenridge.  Last week it was 20 below Zero and winds of 60 mph plus.  The mountain was brutal and most people didn't even go outside.  Then we got 50 degree weather this week, it was beautiful, the sun was shining and it felt like spring.  Now its back to the teens and snowing a little bit. I'm looking forward to getting back on the mountain as I have been inured for a few weeks, I took a nasty fall on my shoulder have just begin to get movement back. 

I hope you all are having a great February, pray for some snow it Vermont as they are having a rough winter.

Cheers,

Kevin

Happy Holidays

We want to wish all our friends, family, clients, agents, and business partners happy holidays. 2006 was a fantastic year for Adventures Around The World and 2007 is shaping up to be even busier and better. Thanks for all your support and we wish you a Happy New Year.  New journeys and experiences await us all in 2007 and may you continue to explore your your world, one adventure at a time.  Check out our holiday video link that we posted. It contains some great shots from our trips in 2006, our musical performances from Thanksgiving, and some great winter and adventure photos and clips!  Enjoy your holidays!

Best Wishes,

Mike and Kevin Holmquest

Holiday Blizzard

Well I am sure you have all heard about the Blizzard that has been dumping snow on Colorado this week..  Denver was chaotic and basically shut down the entire city including the airport. Which has made for an interesting few days for Adventures Around The World as we had to change some clients trips due to the fact  they couldn't get into Denver. But everything was sorted out and all the clients are happy. 

In Breckenridge we couldn't be happier! The snow has been falling and we have gotten around a foot of fresh powder. Mike an I were on the 5th Chair yesterday morning and were able to catch first tracks on several powder runs before they the crowds got here.  It was awesome, freshies everywhere!  Its blue skis today but another storm is on the way!

Cheers,

Kevin

Fresh Powder

What a day!  It started snowing last night around midnight and it hasn't stopped.  I worked this morning  on some of our upcoming trips and then it was off for a sweet lunch ride. I caught the bus out front of our house at around 1pm and hit the mountain for some sweet powder runs. There was about 6-7 inches of nice fluffy powder.  The trails were really good and I even hit the park for a bit practicing my switch 180's and method grabs.  So nice landing on some soft snow for a change.  After several awesome runs it was time to head back to work and finalize some things for our custom ski trips that we have coming up this season. The snow is still falling and I feel another lunch run coming up tomorrow with more of the fresh pow pow.  Such a great day! Work hard and play hard, thats the way to live life!.

Cheers,

Kevin

The mountain

What a great opening weekend here in Breckenridge.  We got lots of of new snowfall and there is 3 lifts open on Peak 9.   For those of you that don't know, Breckenridge has 4 peaks that it has trails on, Peak 7,8, 9 and 10.  The peak numbers actually start in Frisco and work towards Breckenridge.  9 years ago, when I lived in Frisco for a summer, I hiked peaks 1 to 10 with a friend one weekend.   It was a great hike and considering that Peak 10 rises up to 13,643 ft. we had some great views the entire time.  I'm hoping that sometime this winter I'll be able to traverse the range on my skis with a few friends.  Anyway, the main point is that with only a few trails open, I am looking forward to playing in the mountains around here as soon as there is enough coverage up high.   We also have a number of good friends coming to visit this winter.  I think our adventures this year will be limitless.
Cheers, Mike

Opening Day at Breck

What a great opening weekend at Breckenridge Resort.  We woke up Friday morning the 10th of November and worked for a solid 3 hours in the morning on a custom Australia trip for a group of 12 friends from New York City.  Around 11am it was time to take the afternoon off and enjoy the mountain on our backyard.  Our friend Dave was with us and we walked across the street to the bus station and headed to Peak 9.  It took us 1 minute to walk to the bus station and about 2 minutes on the bus. Not a bad commute to the mountain!  They had 5 trails open and three lifts! The weather was sunny and cool and we were ready to hit the slopes that we had been looking at from our living room for a month. 

The first run was so sweet. The snow was packed powder and they had around  20 inch base.  We were enjoying it so much that we lost Mike on the first run, Dave and I took a detour through the terrain park where the boarders and skiers were throwing some sick tricks of the jumps that Breck was claiming were "the first jumps in the country for the season."  We met up with Mike after a few runs and decided to go and get some lunch.  we were flying on the way down, and enjoying a great run, and then it happened.... I turned right, Mike turned left and BAM! We collided so hard I think it knocked me out for a few seconds and it made Mike's skis fly off.  We both didn't know how it happened, just a freak accident.  We were both alright but when we got down to the base Mike noticed that I had a nice gash on my chin, must of been from his shoulder.  I ended up getting 7 stitches in my chin and spent the next 2 hours in the Breckenridge Medical Center while Mike and Dave enjoyed a lunch of burgers and fries.  After lunch and the Emergency Room we headed back up the mountain for some more runs. We also met up with a few friends from Denver, Cristy and Tasha, who mistakenly rode the bus loop even thought they didn't need to! But we got a few runs in and then called it a day.   An interesting first day at Breckenridge for sure but heaps of fun!

Cheers,  Kevin

The Move to Breckenridge

Coming from the Beach in Southern California I did not know what to expect from Breckenridge.  All I knew about this little mountain town nestled in the Rocky Mountains about an hour and a half from Denver was that it had a great ski resort. 

My move from Manhattan Beach went pretty smooth, except for almost running out of gas in the middle of nowhere!  I stopped in Denver and met up with Tara and got to meet her friends who live there. It was great to know some people that lived there already!

When I arrived in Breckenridge on October 2nd, I almost immediately felt at home. I grew up in a small town in Vermont called Adamant and it reminded me of it.  It was a sunny day as I walked around town for the first time and took a glance at the little shops and abundant restaurants and bars that lined main street.  This was going to be a  great winter I thought to myself. With the trails of Breckenridge ski resort shining down on this little town I knew I was going to have some fun here.

When Mike arrived on Thursday October 5th it was raining out but nothing could stop our excitement of finally being in the same town and being able to work on the travel company and hit the slopes.  We moved into our place the next day and immediately loved it.  Our apartment is a 3 bedroom located right in downtown and with amazing views of the mountain.  Our place was partially furnished with very eclectic furnishings and had a great vibe to it.

We moved in and went out that night and ended up meeting some great people that have turned into great friends already.  Devita and Shawna let us stay at their place when we moved her and have become great friends. Steve, Margaret, and Karen live upstairs and they all seem very cool.  We met a girl named Allison and she introduced us to Alice.  The four of us have already become great friends and have hit the mountain already at A-basin.  They live right next store to us and we cook dinner and hit the town quite often. They are also big supporters of Adventures Around The World and have helped us out immensely! Go A-Team!  Check out our photos and article on Powder.com from our first day of the season.

Plus we've met other people along the way and its not even the skiing season yet.  So in closing, Yea I miss the beach and the friends I made there and in Los Angles. But I am going to enjoy my time in Breckenridge and work hard and play hard.  How can you not? It snowed 14 inches last night!

Cheers,

Kevin