Day 1
An inevitably active day calls for a great breakfast to start the day. Try the cozy Butterhorn Bakery & Café on Main Street; they offer amazing breakfast and pastries all day. A renowned local hang out its best to get there early. If you don't want to wait in line they offer coffee and freshly baked pastries to-go.
.02 Winter activities
For your first winter activity, head over to the Frisco Nordic Center where you can enjoy your morning at the Peninsula Recreation Area, complete with beautiful views of Lake Dillon and surrounding peaks. The Nordic Center has 27 kilometers of ski trails ideal for all levels of skiers. If you’re a beginner or looking to improve your technique, group lessons are available every day. They also offer rentals for both skate and classic skiing as well as snowshoe rentals if you’re just not that into sliding.
.03 Frisco Adventure Park
If that seems a little too much like hard work, across the street from the Nordic Center is the Frisco Adventure Park, the perfect place to let your inner child play in the snow. The tubing hill has 1200-foot tracks sure to get your adrenaline pumping, and the best part is that it’s lift serviced so you won’t have to drag your tube back up the hill.
Don't want to break the bank? The Frisco Adventure Park not only has a great lift-assisted tubing hill, but just a few steps away there is a traditional sledding hill. So bring your own sled and some energetic kids who want to run uphill and get prepared to watch the snow fly! Park at the Frisco Nordic Center located at the Frisco Adventure Park at 616 Recreation Way in Frisco and look for a sign that says “walkway to sledding hill.” The sledding area is open every day from 9:00am – dusk.
.04 Apres-tube
After a hard day tubing and sledding head to the Outer Range Brewing Co, Frisco’s favorite brewery. It’s a trendy spot, where you can spend time enjoying their variety of IPAs and Belgians. Outer Range even sells their beer in cans, so you can take your favorite back to 481 west main street. There’s a yurt out back for extra seating (it’s usually less busy). The brewery is BYOF (food), but the semi-permanent food truck Hoof, Wing, & Fin sits right outside small bites and sandwiches and Wholefoods across the street.
DAY 02.
.05 RISE AND SHINE
Drink a little too many hazy IPAs at Outer Range last night? Day 2 must start with coffee. Head to Rocky Mountain Roasters for a variety of fresh roasted coffee that Summit County locals love. Grab a light breakfast, baked good, or maybe just a steamy cup o’ joe or tea to get the day started.
.06 DID SOMEONE SAY PUPPIES?
There’s no cuter way to explore the mountains than on a dogsled. Though located in Leadville, Colorado, Alpine Adventures Dogsledding will pick you up in Frisco for a morning of puppies and pristine winter landscapes. The six-mile tours run for a blissful hour and 20 minutes during which 10-12 adorable (and strong!) dogs will pull you, a driver, and a sled over the snowy terrain. You can also reserve a kennel tour for before or after your tour to learn about the sport of dog sledding, the Husky breed, and meet the pups.
.07 SNOWSHOEING
Frisco is truly the gateway to the front range. If you want to spend time in the outdoors there a huge variety of snow shoe trails withjn a very short distance of the town. The Frisco Nordic Center offers beautiful trails and snowshoe rentals 7 days a week from their cozy cabin at 616 Recreation Way in Frisco. If you want to see more of the surrounding area check out mayflower Gulch trail. Snowshoe through a scenic gulch to the old Boston town site. It is a very photogenic area, particularly for sunrise or sunset.
