THIINGS TO TO AND A LITTLE HISTORY
Breckenridge is known for it's world-class snow-skiing, yet those that live there year round will tell you that the summers are why they stay!
Hiking, Rock Climbing, Spelunking, Biking, Golf, Tennis, Racquetball, Basketball, Fitness Center, Gym, Horseshoes, Miniature Golf, Amusement Parks, Fishing, Hunting, Wildlife Viewing, Horseback Riding, Shopping, Restaurants, Live Theater, Cinemas, Museums, Sightseeing, Swimming, Boating, Sailing, Windsurfing, Parasailing, Rafting, and of course, the winter Downhill Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Snowmobiling and Sledding are the highlights of things to do in beautiful Breckenridge!
BRIEF BRECKENRIDGE HISTORY
Summer 1859 - Gold is discovered along the Blue River and a base camp, later to be known as Breckenridge, is established. While none of this base camp remains today, Breckenridge does contain more than 350 historic structures, making it the largest historic district in the state of Colorado.
1859 - The Gold Pan Saloon is established as a rough-and-ready bar for the miners. Today, the Gold Pan is still in business at 103 N. Main Street in Breckenridge, and stands proud as the oldest continuously operated bar West of the Mississippi.
1860 - Breckenridge gets a post office to serve the more than 8,000 miners and merchants who flock to the area.
1942 - Dredge Boat mining comes to a halt after more than 40 years when World War II requires all metal be melted down for the war effort. Today visitors can view where the progress stopped at Maggie Pond at the Base of Peak 9 or eat on a reproduced dredge at The Dredge Restaurant located at 108 Jefferson Avenue.
1960 - Breckenridge continues as the Summit County seat, but the population dips to 393 and town members fear the area will soon be a ghost town.
December 16, 1961 - The Breckenridge Ski Area officially opens with one Heron double chairlift and a short T-bar. Almost 17,000 skier visits were recorded that first season, despite the fact that Interstate 70 was still not complete to Summit County.
1999 - 2000 - The country's highest-capacity lift and first double-loading six-passenger chairlift, the Quicksilver Super6 opens at Breckenridge, replacing the world's first high-speed quad. For a second straight year, Breckenridge is the most-visited resort in the US, tabulating 1,441,000 skier visits.
2002 - Breckenridge increases intermediate terrain by 30 percent with the Peak 7 expansion, adding seven new trails and the six-person Independence SuperChair. The new Peak 8 SuperConnect transports visitors from Peak 9 to Peak 8 with incredible speed.
BRECKENRIDGE STATS
CLIMATE (Temperatures in Farenheit)
- Winter Temperatures: 28 degrees daytime / 15 degrees nighttime
- Summer Temperatures: 70-80 degrees daytime / 50 degrees nighttime
- Average days of sunshine per year: 300
POPULATION
- Breckenridge: 3,182
- Summit County: 23,548
TOWN SIZE
- 7 miles long 2 miles wide
- 3.93 square miles
- 2,200 developed acres
- 1,100 undeveloped acres 400 acres of town-owned parks