Thunder Lodge, Breckenridge

The lodge features a year-round outdoor pool, three spa tubs, outdoor children's playground, and mountain bike rentals. There is an exercise room in each building, and guests receive discounted privileges at the Breckenridge Recreation Center.

Summit County, where Breckenridge is located, offers numerous recreational activities. Besides skiing and snowboarding, winter sports include ballooning, sleigh rides, and snow tubing. Summer sports include hiking, biking, gold panning, ballooning, rafting, and mine tours.

Nearby golf is available at the Breckenridge Golf Course, a 27-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed municipal course; Keystone Ranch and The River Course at Keystone; Copper Creek, located at Copper Mountain; and The Raven Golf Course at Three Peaks in Silverthorne.

Activities at the Dillon Dam Recreation Area, 10 miles north of Breckenridge, include boating, sailing, camping, canoeing, fishing, and Nordic skiing.

The Breckenridge and Silverthorne recreation centers include indoor pools, basketball courts, skateboard parks, indoor climbing, and tennis courts.

The lodge is located in Breckenridge, which has a summit elevation of 12, 998, and which gets an average of 300 inches of snow annually. Its four interconnected mountains—Peaks 7, 8, 9, and 10, each with its own personality—encompass 2, 207 acres. These include four terrain parks, four half-pipes, and 772 acres of bowls. The resort's 146 trails are 52 percent expert/advanced, 33 percent intermediate, and 15 percent beginner, and are accessible by 27 lifts.

Keystone Resort is seven miles from Breckenridge and linked by a free shuttle service and interchangeable lift tickets. The resort, which has a 12, 408-ft summit and gets 230 inches of snow annually, offers 2, 870 acres with 116 trails: 19 percent beginner, 39 percent more difficult, and 49 percent most difficult. These are accessible by 19 lifts, including two gondolas. During the high season, 15 trails and a lighted terrain park are open at night.

Other shuttle-accessible Summit County resorts are Arapahoe Basin and Copper Mountain. A-Basin, as it's known locally, stands tall at 13, 050 feet. Its 69 trails are reached by six lifts; the terrain park, Mutha' Hucker, is one of the highest in North America. A-Basin's season extends from October through June, depending on weather and snow. Copper Mountain's 125 trails are accessible by 22 lifts. It also has terrain parks for adults and children, and jib parks, including Night Rider, open evenings on Fridays.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

• Golfing nearby
• Cross-country skiing nearby
• Snowmobiling nearby
• Bicycle rentals on site
• Hiking/biking trails on site
• Mountain biking on site
• Playground on site