Breckenridge Mud Season

Breckenridge locals have for years referred to the four to six week gap between the snowfall and the flowers blooming everywhere as �mud season.� As the spring weather warms the mountains, the snow starts to melt and runs down through the valleys in torrents, swelling the Blue River to the delight of fly fishermen and kayak enthusiasts. But before the summer is officially here, that same snow melt can create a lot of mud in the lower altitudes. Hence, the term �mud season.�
This has been an unusual spring even by Breckenridge standards where, if you don�t like the weather, wait twenty minutes. As recently as yesterday, June 11th, we had snow. People have broken out their motorcycles, bicycles, and hiking gear and, seemingly as a protest, nature says, �Not so fast, partner.� But Breckenridge offers as much fun during the summer as anywhere on the planet. It�s a treat to live here and a treat to just come spend some time watching the mountains and the valleys pop with flowers. There�s a saying here. �People come for the winter to ski, they come for the summers to live.�