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The mix of purpose-built ski resorts, old mining towns, snow-covered
peaks, alpine meadows and crystal lakes that make up Summit
County lie alongside I-70, around seventy miles west of Dener.
Before white settlement, the Ute hunted here every summer: the
swanky Keystone Ranch Golf Club now occupies the meadow where they
pitched their tepees. During the late nineteventh century the county
witnessed several gold-mining booms; dilapidated ghost towns
cling to the mountainsides, but one settlement that suried is
BRECKENRIDGE, whose streets are lined with brightly painted
ictorian houses, shops and cafés.
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This is the lieliest of Summit County's four towns; FRISCO,
stretching sedately along a quiet alley, appeals to those looking
for a less hectic pace. Both the other towns, DILLON and
SILERTHORNE, are dull, though the latter contains dozens of
cut-price factory outlet stores. Thevillages at the resorts of
Keystone and Copper Mountain are also unexciting.
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