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A Chauffeur for the Whole Day
Summit Black Car is a private car service for the Colorado mountains. Every booking is private and prearranged: the chauffeur and vehicle are reserved for your party alone, for a single transfer or for as many hours as the day requires. We are based in Breckenridge and work across Summit, Eagle and Pitkin Counties, with regular runs to Denver and its airports. The company was founded by a former Colorado State Trooper and executive protection professional, and our chauffeurs live in the mountain towns they drive.
That means the chauffeur taking you to dinner in Aspen knows the restaurant’s loading zone, and the one collecting you from a Beaver Creek rental knows the gate. Service runs 24/7, year-round, from an early grocery run on arrival day to a late return from a concert at Red Rocks. Get an Instant Quote at summitblackcar.com/book-now/ or call 970-485-3494.
For meetings, hourly trips and events within the city, explore our Denver chauffeur service.
At a Glance
Service area
Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper Mountain, Dillon, Frisco, Silverthorne, Vail, Beaver Creek, Aspen and Snowmass Village
Service types
Point-to-point transfers, hourly as-directed service, multi-stop days and day trips
Airports
Denver International, Eagle County Regional, Aspen/Pitkin County and the private aviation terminals at each
Day trips
Glenwood Springs, Leadville, Georgetown, Red Rocks and Denver
Vehicles
Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Suburban, Mercedes-Benz Executive Sprinter, Ford Transit, Rolls-Royce Cullinan by request
Availability
24/7, year-round, by advance booking at https://summitblackcar.com/book-now/ or 970-485-3494
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Law Enforcement-Owned
Based in Breckenridge
Late-Model SUVs & Sprinters
Open 24/7
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Where We Drive
Our home base is Breckenridge, which puts the whole of Summit County within about 25 minutes: Keystone over Swan Mountain Road, Copper Mountain at I-70 exit 195, and the Lake Dillon towns of Frisco, Dillon and Silverthorne at exits 203 and 205. Guides for each: Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper Mountain and Dillon, Frisco and Silverthorne.
West over Vail Pass is the Vail Valley: Vail itself, about 50 minutes from Breckenridge, with Beaver Creek, Avon, Eagle-Vail and Edwards down valley and Eagle County Regional Airport at Gypsum. See Vail and Beaver Creek.
Further west through Glenwood Canyon and southeast on Highway 82 through Carbondale and Basalt lie Aspen and Snowmass Village, covered on the Aspen and Snowmass pages.
East of the Divide we drive to Denver, to Denver International, Centennial and Rocky Mountain Metropolitan airports, and to Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Morrison. In between, I-70 passes Georgetown and Idaho Springs, and Leadville sits south of Copper Mountain with Camp Hale on the way. Those, and Glenwood Springs at the western end of the canyon, make comfortable day trips from any of the resort towns.
How Private Car Service Works
Booking starts with the Instant Quote form or a phone call. Tell us the date, the pickup and drop-off addresses, the number of passengers and bags, any ski or golf gear, and whether you need child seats. If the day involves several stops or an open-ended evening, describe it in plain terms and we will suggest hourly service where it fits better than a chain of transfers.
We assign a vehicle to match the party, then a chauffeur who lives in or near the area you are visiting. The vehicle is yours for the booking; nobody else rides along and no other pickup is folded into your trip. Airport pickups include flight tracking, so a delayed landing at DIA, EGE or ASE simply moves the chauffeur’s arrival.
On the day, the chauffeur arrives ahead of the agreed time, loads the luggage, confirms the plan, and handles the road while you use the Wi-Fi or sleep. Changes in the middle of a trip, such as an extra stop for groceries or a later pickup after dinner, go through the chauffeur or through a call to us; we answer 24/7. Every request is confirmed before the day, and there is one number to reach if anything shifts.
Hourly Chauffeur Service and Multi-Stop Days
Hourly, as-directed service keeps the chauffeur and vehicle with you for the block of time you reserve, wherever the day goes. It suits itineraries that do not fit a single pickup and drop-off.
Arrival day. From the airport, a stop at the market in Frisco or Silverthorne, a ski shop for rental fittings, then the condo in Breckenridge, all in one movement with the bags staying in the vehicle.
Dinners and evenings. To a restaurant in Vail Village or the Aspen core, on to a second stop, then home, with no one in the party thinking about the drive back over a mountain road.
Gear and errands. A run to the ski shop, the pharmacy or the outlets in Silverthorne, with the chauffeur waiting rather than a second booking.
Day trips. Glenwood Springs and its hot springs, reached through Glenwood Canyon; Leadville, the high-altitude mining town south of Copper Mountain, with Camp Hale on the way; Georgetown, the historic town on I-70 east of the tunnel. Denver to the mountains and back in a day works too: a morning pickup at a Denver hotel, a day in Breckenridge or Vail, and an evening return with the chauffeur handling the tunnel both ways.
Weddings and events. A couple’s day of appointments, a group’s route between lodging, Ten Mile Station and a late reception, or a concert at Red Rocks with a chauffeur waiting through the encore.
Tell us the shape of the day and we will recommend the hours to reserve.
Airport, Resort and Town Transfers
Point-to-point transfers make up most of what we do. Airport legs are covered in depth on their own pages and listed on the Airport Routes hub: from Denver International it is about 1 hour 50 minutes to Breckenridge, 2 hours to Vail and 4 hours to Aspen in normal conditions; from Eagle County Regional about 30 minutes to Beaver Creek and 40 to Vail; from Aspen/Pitkin County about 10 minutes to the Aspen core. Private jet arrivals at the Vail Valley Jet Center, Atlantic Aviation at Aspen, Centennial or Rocky Mountain Metropolitan are handled on the FBO transfer page.
Between towns, the common runs are Breckenridge to Vail (about 50 minutes over Vail Pass), Breckenridge to Keystone (about 20 minutes), Vail to Beaver Creek (about 15 minutes) and Aspen to Snowmass Village (about 15 minutes). Within a town, we take guests from lodging to the Keystone Conference Center, Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center, Vail’s Ford Park and the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, the Aspen Institute campus at Aspen Meadows, the Dillon Marina and amphitheater, and to the hotel porte-cocheres at the Four Seasons, The Little Nell, Hotel Jerome, Park Hyatt Beaver Creek and the Viceroy Snowmass, among others.
Every transfer is door to door, including private residences on Peak 7, in East Vail, behind the Beaver Creek gates, in Aspen’s West End and on the Snowmass ski-in/ski-out slopes.
Vehicles for Private Car Service
For a couple or a small party the 2025 Cadillac Escalade or 2026 Chevrolet Suburban is the usual assignment: five passengers, room for luggage, all-wheel or four-wheel drive on winter tires, and rooftop carriers when skis are coming along. For a group evening, a wedding party or a corporate move, the 2025 Mercedes-Benz Executive Sprinter seats 13 and the 2025 Ford Transit seats 14, with gear stowed inside. The Rolls-Royce Cullinan is available by request for an anniversary dinner, a proposal or a client who prefers it.
Every vehicle carries Wi-Fi and bottled water, and every one meets the Colorado Traction Law throughout the September-to-May season, which matters on evenings when the pass turns from wet to white. Child seats are installed on request. For hourly service the vehicle stays with you, so bags, coats and shopping ride along between stops instead of going back to the hotel. Tell us the passenger count and what you are bringing when you book, and we will match the vehicle; we never promise unlimited capacity. See the full fleet.
Planning Your Day
Send us the outline of the day, even a rough one: where you wake up, where you want to be for lunch, where dinner is booked, and when you would like to be home. We will turn that into a pickup time, a vehicle and an hourly block if the day needs it, and we will flag anything that mountain distance makes tight. Breckenridge to Aspen, for example, is a long drive in either direction, and a same-day return is possible but should be planned rather than improvised.
Altitude and weather deserve a line in every plan. Breckenridge sits at about 9,600 feet, so a big first night out is usually a mistake, and a storm can add an hour to a trip that was 50 minutes in the morning. Event weekends fill vehicles early: Aspen’s Food & Wine Classic, the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Red Rocks concert season, and the winter festivals in Breckenridge. We cannot promise availability around any of them, so book as soon as the plan firms up. Late-night returns are part of normal service; tell us the likely end time and the chauffeur will be there.
Why Private Car Service Beats Rideshare in the Mountains
Rideshare is a reasonable choice for a short daytime trip in Denver. In the mountain towns it is a different proposition. Drivers are fewer, they thin out further late at night and during storms, and a request from a Beaver Creek gate or a Snowmass slope-side home at 11 p.m. may sit unanswered. A driver who does accept may be unfamiliar with the gated entries, the pedestrian villages in Vail and the loading zones, and may be driving whatever car they own, with no assurance that it meets the Traction Law when the pass is snowing. Long trips, such as a return to DIA, are prone to cancellation after acceptance, which leaves you at the curb with bags and a flight.
A private car is reserved before you need it. The chauffeur knows the address, the gate code and the road, has the child seats fitted, and waits through dinner rather than being summoned and hoped for. The same chauffeur can carry you through a whole day of stops, which no app-based ride does. You are not a request in a queue; you are the booking.
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What to Expect
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Reserve Your Vehicle
Request an instant quote on the Book Now page with your dates, passenger count, bags and any child seats, then reserve once it is confirmed.
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Meet Your Driver
We confirm the pickup time and location as your date approaches and track your flight on the day. If plans change, call or text us and we adjust.
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Travel to Your Destination
Your chauffeur loads the luggage and gear and drives you to the door. Enjoy the Wi-Fi, the water and the view while we handle the road.
About Summit Black Car
Based in Breckenridge and founded by a former Colorado State Trooper.
Summit Black Car is a private chauffeur service for the Colorado mountains. Our chauffeurs live in the towns they drive and come from law enforcement, military and professional driving backgrounds. Late-model SUVs and Sprinters, AWD or 4WD on winter tires, available 24 hours a day across Summit, Eagle and Pitkin Counties.
Frequently Asked Questions
It means the chauffeur and vehicle are reserved for a block of time and go where you direct them within it, with as many stops as you like. You are not booking a list of transfers; you are booking the car for the afternoon or the evening. It is the right choice when the plan has several stops or an open end.
Yes. On hourly service, tell the chauffeur and the route adjusts. On a point-to-point transfer, a short stop such as a grocery run or a rental-shop pickup can usually be added on the day; a larger change may convert the booking to hourly service. Either way, ask the chauffeur or call us and we will sort it out.
On hourly service, yes; the chauffeur and vehicle remain with your party for the reserved block. For separate transfers on different days we try to keep the same chauffeur when schedules allow, and any chauffeur assigned to you has the same briefing on your addresses, gate details and preferences.
Yes. A morning pickup in Denver, a day in Breckenridge, Vail or the Lake Dillon towns, and an evening return is a regular request, and hourly service keeps the vehicle with you throughout. Aspen is a much longer round trip, roughly four hours each way from Denver, and is better planned with an overnight.
Yes. Arrival-day grocery stops in Frisco or Silverthorne, ski and snowboard rental fittings, pharmacy runs and trips to the Silverthorne outlets are all normal parts of an hourly booking or a short add-on to a transfer. The chauffeur waits, loads the bags and carries them to the door at the other end.
Yes. We serve private homes and rentals throughout the service area, including the gated entries at Beaver Creek, Bachelor Gulch and Arrowhead, Aspen’s West End and the ski-in/ski-out homes at Snowmass. Give us the address and any gate code or guest-registration instructions when you book and the chauffeur handles the entry.
Yes. Glenwood Springs is west through Glenwood Canyon, Leadville lies south of Copper Mountain with Camp Hale on the way, and Georgetown sits on I-70 east of the Eisenhower Tunnel. Each works as a day trip on hourly service, with the chauffeur waiting while you soak, walk the historic streets or eat lunch.
Yes. We operate 24/7, year-round. Late returns from dinner, from a concert at Red Rocks, or from an event in Aspen or Vail are booked in advance with a likely end time, and the chauffeur waits for you rather than the other way around. Storm conditions late at night are exactly when a local chauffeur matters most.
