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Dan Wakeham

British Olympic Superpiper

I did my second season in breck and it was a wake up call to see a real park. The parks and pipes there are amazing. It gets quite cold there and the snow is generally quite dry and hard packed. freeriding doesn’t really exist there and as soon as there is any new snow they seem to run it all flat on to the pistes.

If you wanted to go freeriding it isn’t far to drive to Vail which is totally different. Breckinridge is all about park riding and they the have just about every obstacle you could imagine.

Breckenridge is a true snowboard classic, and has been for many years, having played a leading role in the development of snowboarding in the US. The resort is constantly improving by adding new features to the mountain and around town.

Located off Interstate 70, to the west of Denver and part of the Ten Mile Range, Breckenridge is a big and impressive area with terrain that spreads over four excellent snowboarding peaks, all offering something different for everyone.

Some say that the 'new school' style of snowboarding started here, but whether you're from the new or the old, you should have no problems cutting big turns on the mainly wide, open flats.

It also boasts one of the top 5 snowboard parks in North America, with a variation of jumps, rails and boxes, from beginner to expert. This is the place to come if you want to get better at freestyle.

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New for season

2010/11: Grand Opening One Ski Hill Place, a RockResort. Gold Runner Alpine Coaster. TBar après ski bar. EpicMix iPhone app

2008/9:This season, Breckenridge Ski Resort opens its first base area since the development of Peak 9 in 1971. Complete with high-end lodging at the new Crystal Peak Lodge, skier services including ski school, ticket sales and rentals, and new sit-down dining experience at Sevens

2007/8:Breck is building a new terrain park on Peak 8. The terrain park team is designing a multi-level park progression system all located in one place. Peak 8 will host a beginner and intermediate park and pipe, plus the famed expert park and pipe. This park setup will guide skiers and riders from beginners to expert hucksters.

2007/8:Breck is building a new terrain park on Peak 8. The terrain park team is designing a multi-level park progression system all located in one place. Peak 8 will host a beginner and intermediate park and pipe, plus the famed expert park and pipe. This park setup will guide skiers and riders from beginners to expert hucksters.

06:/07: new 3000 p/h capacity gondola from base to Peaks 7 and 8. Beware though for those 7 minutes you'll probably going to be piped some speil in 'capsule museum' as they're calling it ...

05/06: new quad chairlift to the top of Peak 8. At 3913m it claims to be the highest lift in N.America. The Imperial Express provides access to 400 acres of terrain that you used to had to hike 45mins to get to.

04/05: Breckenridge 20th anniversary of Snowboarding is marked with 4 parks and 4 pipes, a new small Zaugg Monster pipe cutter, a whole series of new rails and an x-box café for the kids.

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£854

Breckenridge, USA
09/Jan/13 , Heathrow

Tannhauser Condominiums - Self Catered
The Tannhauser Condos are ideally situated on colourful Main Street, providing easy access to the ski lifts and slopes as well as the bars, restaurants

Property	Date	From	Basis	Price
Tannhauser Condominiums	12/Jan/13	Heathrow	SC	£ 958
Tannhauser Condominiums	01/Jan/13	Heathrow	SC	£ 948
Tannhauser Condominiums	08/Mar/13	Heathrow	SC	£1,193
Tannhauser Condominiums	09/Jan/13	Heathrow	SC	£ 854
Tannhauser Condominiums	11/Jan/13	Heathrow	SC	£1,029
Tannhauser Condominiums	23/Mar/13	Heathrow	SC	£1,108
Tannhauser Condominiums	01/Jan/13	Heathrow	SC	£ 990
Tannhauser Condominiums	22/Jan/13	Heathrow	SC	£1,000
Tannhauser Condominiums	12/Jan/13	Heathrow	SC	£ 938
Tannhauser Condominiums	19/Dec	Heathrow	SC	£1,425
Tannhauser Condominiums	02/Jan/13	Heathrow	SC	£ 948
Tannhauser Condominiums	04/Jan/13	Heathrow	SC	£ 913
Tannhauser Condominiums	12/Mar/13	Heathrow	SC	£1,093
Tannhauser Condominiums	08/Mar/13	Heathrow	SC	£ 973
Tannhauser Condominiums	04/Jan/13	Heathrow	SC	£1,029

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Nov to April
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 29
Gondolas: 1
Chair lifts: 16
Drag lifts: 4
Other lifts: 8 Magic Carpet lift
Max people per hour: 40,880
Board Leashes required: Yes

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 146
Total ride area: 2208 acres
Longest run: 3.5miles (5.6km)

Top lift: 3962m
Vertical drop: 1036m
First lift: 2962m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 15%
Red runs: 33%
Black runs: 52%

Lift Passes

	Low Season			High Season
	USD	GBP	Average	USD	GBP	Average
Day Pass	-	-		-	-

	USD	GBP	Average
Season Pass:	-	-

Lift Passes:
Purchase your lift tickets before you even get to the mountain.
Peaks lowest price guarantee at breckenridge.com
Lift times:8.30am to 4.00pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 7.61metres
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 25%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: 3 days of lessons from $165 with beginers lift pass for $11/day
park and pipe lasson $60/75
Snowboard Hire:
Night Riding: : No

Other activities

Heliboarding: : Not available
Snowmobiles: Not available

Further information

www.breckenridge.com/
Email:breckguest@vailresorts.com

Despite being an expensive location, this is a super good resort with great snowboard terrain, and excellent local services. If you want to ride an amazing park with something for every one and which is groomed and maintained daily, this is the place to come.

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ON THE SLOPES: Excellent
OFF THE SLOPES: Great
MONEY WISE: Fairly expensive, both on and off the slopes, but worth the costs.

HALFPIPE: Yes - 2
TERRAIN PARK: Yes - 6
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Yes
TREE RUNS:Yes

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