Hill & Summit LLC is a small hosting company run by two people who would rather be on a trail. Our first place is a color-soaked mountain cabin in Fairplay, Colorado: a private 5-acre basecamp with Mt. Democrat views, built so the whole family can spread out by day and gather around the fire, the game table and the hot tub at night.
Most cabins go brown, beige and antler. Ours goes mustard, coral, teal and cherry red, layered over knotty pine with velvet, lacquer and shag. Every room should make you smile when you walk in, and every room has something to do.
Amenities are planned and may change as the renovation finishes. Real photos and the final list go here when it's done.
One of us is from Japan, the other from Austria. He didn't believe Japan has Alps, so we went to Hakuba to show him. We love mountains in both countries, and this cabin is our attempt to bring the best of them to Colorado.
Kite Lake picnic hikes, mountain biking, camping and fishing. Fairplay calls itself the trout fishing capital. July is usually the busiest month.
Ski Breckenridge, then come back to a quieter, roomier place with a hot tub. Sledding and snowshoeing are close by.
South Park City museum, Burro Days, the Park County Fair, the Silverheels 100 ultramarathon and the Elevation Music Festival.
The air is thin here and most people feel it a little. Drink more water than you think you need, and save the big hike for day two.
The cabin is being renovated now. Here is where things stand.