Recognized for acres of skiable terrain across five mountain peaks, it welcomes thousands of skiers and snowboarders each season.

Just west of the Continental Divide in Summit County, it is perennially one of the most visited ski resorts in the western hemisphere.

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 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 and other ski resorts faced a severe drought in the winter of 1980-1981 and installed snowmaking systems the following year.

Runs on Peak 10 were named by mountain manager Jim Gill after World War II planes, like Crystal, Cimarron, Doublejack and Mustang.

[1] Also in 1986, another high speed quad named the Colorado SuperChair was built by Poma on Peak 8, replacing Lift 1.

The replacement lift ran a different alignment from its predecessor, running up the south side of Spruce and ending at the Vista Haus.

In the 1987-1988 ski season, Breckenridge topped one million skier visits, as it was sold to Victoria Ltd of Tokyo.

Also in 1996, Poma constructed the Snowflake double chairlift, providing mountain access for a number of condominium developments off of Four O'Clock Road.

The following year, Breckenridge installed their first high speed six pack to replace the original Quicksilver SuperChair.

Quicksilver Super6 runs from the Village base area up the Silverthorne trail (to the south of Lift A) and ends at Ten Mile Station.

During busy periods, the gates are programmed to send select chairs through the bottom terminal empty, to be filled by people loading at the midstation.

A big drawback of the Peak 8 alpine bowls from the beginning was that much of the terrain required taking a lengthy 45 minute hike from the top of the T-Bar up the ridge, rendering them inaccessible for the most part, as this meant people had to endure a hike in cold temperatures and strong winds in excess of 35 mph.

In 2005, this problem was alleviated when Leitner-Poma constructed a new high speed quad, which outdid Loveland Ski Area's Chair 9 to become the highest operating chairlift in North America.

The T-Bar was retained, as it provides round-trip access to trails in the Contest Bowl and the area immediately north of it.

In early 2007, the BreckConnect Gondola opened to the public, improving access from the town to Peak 8 base area.

A new fixed-grip quad and high speed six pack were built as part of the expansion: the quad, known as the Zendo Chair, originates on Peak 7 at the junction of Monte Cristo and Angel's Rest, and travels to the Horizon Warming Hut at 10,800 feet, and is the primary route to access Peak 6.

From the Horizon hut, the six pack, known as the Kensho SuperChair, transports visitors above timberline to an altitude of 12,302 feet and provides access to intermediate bowl terrain.

[6] Zendo and the Kensho SuperChair opened to skier traffic on December 25, 2013, expanding the resort to 2,908 acres spread across five peaks.

The first of these was the Ten Mile Flyer on Peak 8, constructed immediately adjacent to the GoldRunner Coaster's lift hill, and opened on January 22, 2014.

For the 2017–2018 season, the Falcon SuperChair, at this point more than 30 years old, was upgraded to a high speed six pack by Leitner-Poma.

For the 2021-2022 season, Leitner-Poma constructed a high speed quad servicing trails on the north side of Peak 7.

Before entering through skiers and snowboarders must have great background knowledge and training, a plan of what they intend to do, the right gear, and must be prepared for anything.

The speedy Falcon SuperChair allows skiers and snowboarders to gain a vertical rise of 1,404 ft./ 428 meters.

Due to the difficulty of the side of the mountain, the Falcon SuperChair rarely has a wait time longer than 5 minutes.

These are home to the 27-person Breck Pro Team, as well as numerous other extreme sports groups from around the world who use the parks to prepare for such events as The Dew Tour and X-Games.

Hiking from the top of the Imperial lift allows access to the summit of Peak 8 and a variety of cornices and chutes.

Access to Guests coming from Peak 7 can also use the Wanderlust trail from the Pioneer Restaurant at the top of the Independence SuperChair.