I skied Breckenridge the 1st week in March. I try to get out to ski the area every 2 years. I never fail to have a great time, find runs to challenge me, meet friendly people from all over the world and even have some of the expensive food at the on mountain eateries. The town of Breckenridge is awesome winter and summer. We also go out to Breckenridge in summer and hike the area. I can not say enough good about the entire area.
Just spent 5 days (four of which I skied) at Breck. Traveled with a group and we stayed at The Great Divide Lodge which had excellent access to the chair at Peak 9. The mountain overall had an excellent variety of trails from the very extreme to easy groomers. I only got lost once which I blame on being wiped out from skiing my butt off all day. I suggest that before you go review the trail maps and get yourself a plan to work your way up both in difficultly and in getting used to the altitude which will take it's toll on you. The base is 9,700 feet and the peak is just under 13,000 and I don't care how good shape you are in that is some damn thin air...LOL
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Anonymous - April 3rd, 2008
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I do not get all the love for Breckenridge. Have been to many mountains in the rockies and this is by far my least favorite. Not easy to get from one section to another. Long flat runouts on the main mountain. The town is great but I would much rather ski at the other mountains nearby.
Anonymous - March 27th, 2008
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Skiing was great at Breckenridge in early March 2008. Breckenridge is definitely the best laid out resort I have been to in terms of getting around to the different peaks (The worst was Steamboat but Steamboat has better snow). Excellent, long wide groomers. Lift lines grow around 10:30am everyday. Slopes remain somewhat uncrowded since the place is so big. Rode the new gondola from the base which was convenient but it costs $10.00 if you want to park close to the gondola station. Town itself was OK, lots of strange locals lurking about though. Got ill eating at the dirty Irish Pub in town. Would not recommend that place. Bubba Gump was good. The Breckenridge Brewery was another dive type place, bad food but decent beer. Overall I would recommend Breckenridge for skiing but the town itself is kind of run down.
Anonymous - March 22nd, 2008
0 of 1 people found this Resort Review helpful.
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5 of 5
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5 of 5
If you read this, dont get a bad idea after the first two paragraphs. Brecks great. Ive skied there since I was a little kid. Please read my whole review.
Overall, the place was amazing, my problem however are the types of people that frakin go there! If your a beginner and you want to challenge yourself, I dont care! Stay offf the challenging slopes and let the pros do their work!! Dont' block out all the black diamonds by standing at the top whimpering!! Its ridiculous! I couldn't ski my difficult terrain without some little kid in a wedge running in to me from behinde because they couldn't control themselves!! Even on blacks there are some snobs who think there better than you and are gonna try to cut you off over moguls!! And even the ski schools will just stop in the middle of a run and wait for the whole class to catch up!!!
what im saying is that please, know your limits. Its not fun for people who can actually do blacks and II blacks if there are gonna be beginners who stop in the middle cause its too steep. I understand if you want to challenge yourself but if you know youre gonna be scared and clog the whole thing up, your not ready!!! Thats what the slow skiing trails are for! But if you mainly do blues and you want to try a black do it, but dont be a wimp about it.
I love this mountain and thats why i gave it a good review. Im not trying to be rude to beginners if you just respect us too and know your territories. Trust me, everyone starts out on greens. I did too. I was just trying to make a point to all of you beginners who act like you own the place. And trust me, im not talking to everyone but just the ones who ski out of control and dont know how good they are at all.
-Kayley (28)
Denver CO.
P.S. I know I will always be coming back to Breck and there are people like that at every resort. Its an amazing mountain.
Just do us all a favor and please (once again) stay in control and know your limits.
Anonymous - March 22nd, 2008
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Our family enjoys Brekenridge every year. Everyone talks about the crowds but I can honestly tell you that the mountain is soo big that once you get away from from the main lifts, (Colorado on Peak 8, QuickSilver on Peak 9, etc.) Youll have a blast and wont have to worry about the people. I always go up to Peak 7 because its newer and not as many people (if any) go up there. Also, on peak 7 you can get easy access to the T bar which I love to go because of the extreme terrain.
My kids arn't ready for extreme yet (except my nine year old) so when my husband and I want to take the T bar and maybe go on imperial bowl (my personal favorite) we put them in ski school which they always enjoy. The instructors are nicee and even my 3 year old (who barely skis yet) has fun indoors. On holidays, the ski school in the village is usually crowded so you might want to try Beaver Run (peak 9) or Kids Castle (peak 8) but, my five year old has severe food allergies so if your kid is the same, you can even pack their own personal lunch.
Either were always lucky or Breck always has alot of snow because whenever we go (spring and winter) theres powder!! My family is always used to alot of snow! The trails are also well marked and there are plenty of helpful ski patrol roaming the mountain incase anything happens. The mountain is so big, you could ski one of the 4 peaks every day for 4 days!
There are alot of amazing terrain parks and my crazy seven year old son likes getting "air" on jumps. They are easily accesible and sometimes I can even watch from the side with my camera if i don't want to go with him. All of my older kids enjoy the half pipes (especially my oldest 9 year old daughter, the only snowboarder in the family!)
The lifts are fast and the express lifts are amazing!! And, if you don't want to drive up to each of the bases (which you always can!!!!) then you can just take the gondola up straight to peak 8 and start!!!
(Hint: keep a trail map with you at all times!! The mountain is BIG and easy to get lost!!!! :)) YOU CAN PRINT THE ONE I HAVE ATTATCHED
I always enjoy Breck and hope you have fun when you go!!!!!!!!
GOOODDDD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!
I rode at Breck with my wife and brother-in-law back at the beginning of March. I'm an advanced-intermediate rider while my wife and BIL are both beginners. My wife and BIL took a morning lesson and got a beginner lift ticket and I got a regular lift ticket. The wife and BIL both really enjoyed thier day and their lesson but I on the other hand can only say that I had a fair experience and dont think it was worth the cost of the lift ticket. I think the terrain parks were well maintained, but as for the rest of the mountain, I've ridden better snow for half the price at other ski resorts. I will give it that Breck has a TON of area to ride and I think that is what adds to the ticket price, but who is going to ride 4 different peaks in 1 day? The lift lines were also a bit aggravating too given the sheer volume of people and we were there on a weekday. There is no doubt that the area is well maintained and that makes for a better experience but I think I've gotten better bang for my buck at other resorts.
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Anonymous - February 29th, 2008
1 of 1 people found this Resort Review helpful.
Overall
5 of 5
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5 of 5
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5 of 5
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5 of 5
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5 of 5
Another good trip to Breck in late January. Our family of 5 advanced/expert skiers found good snow conditions (as usual), but a week's worth of cold and high winds (not usual). Snow cover was a bit thin on some of the more extreme runs, but all the "mainstream" trails had great coverage (but no deep powder this year). First time with my kids to Windows and Snow White - what a blast!
Stayed at Grand Timber Lodge, near Beaver Run. Fabulous resort and excellent location, near downtown and the lifts on Peak 9. The perfect lodge: quiet/private, very comfortable, yet close to everything we need. Lift system has really improved over the years, making it easy to negotiate to the far reaching sections of Breck - good access to the T-bar and Peak 7, as well as Peak 10. We found the staff on the mountain and at the Lodge to be exceptionally helpful and friendly. Even better than previous ski weeks. Also like that there are lots of alternative ski resorts nearby (Keystone, A-Basin, Copper, Loveland).
Can't wait to return here next year; already booked our week for 2009. Hopefully next year we can try the new Peak 6 expansion.
I was there Feb 4, 2008 for the first time. I was impressed by the quality of the resort. The parking was close. No line to buy a lift ticket, and all day long we just went for run after run with very little break. There are multiple lodges on the mountain for lunch, and even though there were a lot of people there, it did not feel crowded on the slopes. If I have to rank the resorts in Colorado that I have been to, I'd say: Vail, Beaver Creek, Breck, Keystone, then Winter Park. Choose the resort based on the snow fall, however, as eastern and western facing mountains get very different snow fall amounts depending on the storm coming through.
I have skied many resorts in north America Canada and USA. This resort is very well laid out and easy to get around.Great for all skiers expert and beginners.The resort was very busy on the weekend like most ski resorts.Funny enough the top chair Imperial quad had know line up even on a sunny Saturday January 9 2008. This chair access only expert terrain and lots of it.This is a very good family resort.I stayed in Frisco skied Keystone Vail Breck and Abasin All are very good but Vail sucks for parking.I got some very serious car damage at Vail.Some dumb ass drop a pair off skies on the hood of my car,Out all the resort I thought Breck was the best all round resort. Great parking. Great lifts.Great terrain.Keystone was very good and Abasin is wild.I ski more vertical feet per day at keystone and Breck then any other Resort listed above.
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