Breckenridge Ski Resort
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Peaks 8, 9 and 10 viewed from
Dercum Mountain at Keystone Resort |
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 Breckenridge
Location in the United States
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| Location |
White River National Forest Summit County, Colorado |
| Nearest city | Breckenridge |
| Coordinates | 39°28′48″N 106°04′01″W / 39.480°N 106.067°WCoordinates: 39°28′48″N 106°04′01″W / 39.480°N 106.067°W |
| Vertical | 3,398 ft (1,036 m) |
| Top elevation | 12,998 ft (3,962 m) |
| Base elevation | 9,600 ft (2,926 m) |
| Skiable area | 2,908 acres (11.77 km2) |
| Runs | 155 total - 14% beginner - 31% intermediate - 19% advanced - 36% expert |
| Longest run |
Four O'Clock 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Lift system | 32 total (1 gondola, 4 high-speed six-packs, 6 high-speed quads, 1 fixed grip quad, 1 triple chairlift, 6 double chairlifts, 13 surface) |
| Terrain parks | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Snowfall | 370 in (940 cm) per year |
| Snowmaking | 600 acres (2.4 km2) |
| Night skiing | none |
| Website | breckenridge.com |
Breckenridge Ski Resort is an alpine ski resort in the western United States, in Breckenridge, Colorado. Just west of the Continental Divide in Summit County, it is perennially one of the most visited ski resorts in the western hemisphere. Breckenridge is owned and operated by one of the world's leading ski resort operators, Vail Resorts, Inc., which also operates other ski resorts in Colorado (Vail, Beaver Creek, and Keystone), Utah (Park City Mountain Resort),Michigan (Mt. Brighton), Minnesota (Afton Alps), and California (Heavenly, Kirkwood, and Northstar at Lake Tahoe).
The mountain first opened on December 16, 1961, consisting of trails on Peak 8 serviced currently by the Colorado SuperChair. The main lift was a double chairlift, Lift 1, which had a midway unloading station. Lift 1 ran from the base area up to a point slightly west of the top of the current Colorado SuperChair. This small butte overlooks the Rocky Mountain SuperChair and is accessible by hiking from the Vista Haus along a short dirt road in the summer.
A year later, a double chairlift was installed up the double-black trail Mach One. The lift, later numbered Lift 3, ran from near the present-day Peak 8 SuperConnect's midway load station up to near the top of Lift 5.
In 1965, Lift 1 was supplemented by Lift 2, constructed to serve the south part of Peak 8. A base lodge was also opened on Peak 8, but it was destroyed in an explosion (suspected to be caused by a gas leak) shortly after completion. Breckenridge expanded into high alpine terrain with the construction of a platter lift from near the top of Lift 2 to near the top of the current Lift 6 in 1967.
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