Breckenridge

With 2,208 acres (894 ha) of skiing spread across four interconnected mountains (Peaks 7, 8, 9, and 10), the skiing at Breckenridge is exceptional and exciting for every level of skier and boarder.

Peak 7 made its debut for the 2002/03 season, opening up 165 acres (66 ha) of intermediate terrain and seven new trails, and although it has been “tamed” there are still the ungroomed areas of Peak 7 to attract hardcore skiers. Peak 10 is by consensus the toughest, and Peak 9 the easiest of the other mountains, while Peak 8 is a bit of everything. The town and the ski area base are both at 9,600 feet (2,926 m) above sea level. The highest lift-serviced point is at 12,840 feet (3,914 m).

There are 24 green beginner trails, 38 blue intermediate trails, and 74 black and double black diamond trails for advanced and experts. If you’re concerned about safety, you can be assured of a safe skiing and riding experience at this resort: Breckenridge Ski Patrol monitors each run every morning to check for safety hazards that may exist. All man-made objects are padded to specification and/or marked with bamboo, rope and flagging for visibility.

The ski area also includes world-renowned terrain parks and halfpipes, and to accommodate new trails and a new terrain park, the Breckenridge grooming fleet got three additional snowcats and new pipe-grooming implements. Artificial snowmaking includes 380 snowmaking guns covering 540 acres (227 ha)—24 percent of the mountain.