Area Profile
Breckenridge is a great mountain town and an equally great ski town. A vertical rise of 3,398 feet and 28 lifts including two high-speed six SuperChairs and seven high-speed quads. The longest trail - Four O'Clock - is 3.5 miles long. All that terrain, professional grooming, and down-home atmosphere make it easy to see why this area is such a favorite. An 8-passenger gondola links the town to Breckenridge Ski Resort, calling it - the BreckConnect™. It runs visitors between the town and the ski resort's base area at Peak 8.
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Lodging Profile
Breckenridge offers a host of unique lodging options, including spacious hotels, quaint bed and breakfast inns and comfortable homes and condominiums, with something perfect for every taste and budget. Tiger Run RV Resort has a hookup available.
Services Profile
Free trolley and shuttle service to the resort and throughout the county. Free guided mountain tours and free video analysis available with intermediate and advanced ski lessons. The Breckenridge Ski & Ride School offers lessons and programs. Activities in and around town include live theatre, movie theatre, shopping along Main Street, historic tours, and mining for gold. Over 100 restaurants in town, seven restaurants on the mountain, and nearly 40 bars and nightclubs.
Area Recreation Profile
Hiking trails, horseback riding, canoeing, mountain biking, river rafting, fly fishing, and a Fun Park containing slides, maze, climbing wall, and chairlift rides for sightseeing and biking & hiking.
Snowboarding Profile
Breckenridge has five terrain parks and four pipes including a Superpipe with 18 1/2 foot walls. Breckenridge's Freeway Terrain Park is ranked one of the best by Snowboarder, Transworld Snowboarding, and Freeze magazines. The triple-line moved to skier's right and a new double line with rails, fun boxes and a jump of the month, ending with a quarter pipe, was located on skier's left.
Common Misspellings
breckenridges, brekenridge
Important Dates
- Projected Days Open: 163
- Days Open Last Year: 182
- Years Open: 48
- Average Snowfall: 300 in.
Terrain Type
Beginner Runs:  15% |
Intermediate Runs:  33% |
Advanced Runs:  20% |
Expert Runs:  32% |
Lifts
- Total # Of Lifts:
30 - Gondolas & Trams:
1
- High Speed Sixes:
2 - High Speed Quads:
7
- Quad Chairs:
N/A - Triple Chairs:
1
- Double Chairs:
6 - Surface Lifts:
12
Elevation
- Top: 12998 Ft.
- Vertical Drop: 3398 Ft.
- Bottom: 9600 Ft.
- Longest Run: N/A
- Skiable Terrain: 2378 acres
- Snow Making: 540 acres
Breckenridge Contact Information
Breckenridge
P.O. Box 1058
Breckenridge, CO 80424 
Phone: (800) 789-SNOW
Location
Nearby Resorts
- Copper Mountain (5 miles)
- Keystone (13 miles)
- Arapahoe Basin (15 miles)
- Loveland (16 miles)
- Vail (18 miles)
- Ski Cooper (19 miles)
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