Mountain Review: Breckenridge, Colorado 

As someone who lived in CO -- Breckenfridge is great for beginners despite what it says in video ..the blues at breck are greens at most of the other CO resorts.. In particular peak 7 has its own lift - its basically all blues but to call them "blue" is a stretch. Theyr're basically greens. A novice can spend the whole day there lapping without getting lost with very little consequences as thats what I did when I was learning to ride..... Fun town as well but gets very busy and wind closures are real with the gondola .>> There's a reason locals call it "breckenfridge". Its cold , windy and sometimes awesome...

I’ve been waiting for this one! I absolutely love this mountain, especially all the High Alpine Terrain!

You are my go to channel for resort reviews. Keep up the good work!

Fantastic content! You’re really providing so much value. As someone who travels to destination resorts these videos are very useful

I love Breck! The bowls are just great but I love the Windows trails. Expert only: Steep, tight glades, crossing small streams; it's just a breath of fresh air in there, especially solo or with a buddy. You can't slow down in there as there are no places really to move over so if it's crowded wait a bit, you'll love it! And it's usually no big deal but getting acclimated to the thinner air is something you might want to think about, especially for people over 40. The base sits at 9600 ft with 13000 ft. at the summit. Thanks for posting this! Good job hitting Breckenridge's highlights.

Glad you mentioned a bit about the town - the apres ski is amazing in Breck, such a great town with pretty much every kind of food you could ask for. It is a real shame what Vail Resorts has done to the park skiing there. That is not where I would hang out personally but the vibes back when they invested in the parks were awesome, they even used to have a mini half-pipe on 9. Great mountain though

the snow looks amazing!

Another fantastic review!!

Love your video,thanks for sharing your poins.😁

excellent guide for trip planning. Thank you.

Let’s gooo! So hyped to go there this year

I have never skied before and will be working at one of the resorts in Breckenridge this winter. This video gets me pumped for all the possibilities, thanks for making it!

You deserve more subscribers. Love your channel!

cant wait for ski season i just bought my epic pass. also going to breck for christmas vacation

I love it when you put out a new video!!!!!

Love the content!!!

Just wanted to say this content is amazing and underrated

I’ve always had subpar experiences at Breck compared to every other summit county resort. Honestly I find making the extra drive to Vail worth it. Lift lines and snow are usually much better there.

Love y’all’s channel!!!

doing a 5 day stay in keystone. one day at breck and 4 at keystone due to cost. first time out west cant wait!

This and all of the reviews have been really informative! Heading up for a long trip to Tremblant this year and would love a review if possible. Cheers 🤙🏼

You make great videos and I have found them accurate. You mentioned multiple times about the altitude but I don’t remember you giving the numbers. Maybe I missed it, if I did my bad. Take care

A note on the EPIC Pass, there is an option for a day pass good for 1 to 7 days if you don't plan on skiing enough to justify a whole season pass.

You’ve reminded me why I would get up high and stay high…to avoid the crowding at lower elevations. 😁 Also, I’ve recently been recounting the concussions I’ve had, and the shot starting at 0:10 is a spot where I got lazy, lost control, and fell…getting concussed.

Enjoy the channel. Would love to see a review of Loon mountain in New Hampshire.

i've spent like a hundred hours of my life on e-chair lol. love it so much

Favorite ski area in CO.

Lower blues on 7 and 8 are really greens. These are very beginner friendly. Also, really crowded with neophytes. Stay up top if you are able.

Ha ha, Chair 6 being on Peak 8 was never confusing until they opened Peak 6. All the lifts on 8 used to be numbered, and those on 9 were letters. So you can tell which ones are so old they were there when Breck was only those 2 peaks. The 6 chair is slow, yeah, but It's usually a good option on peak days. I like to do a lap up the Super-connector, to 6, to Imperial, and then come down Lake Chutes, back bowls, and the Bone Yard, and then catch the Superconnector at the mid load. It's a great long vertical, and usually you can avoid the too many crowds. Everyone heads up to Imperial, but the singles line usually moves quick. Maybe 10% do the hike but it's so worth it.

Great video, very well explained. My wife and I are considering going to Breckenridge this winter. We did our honeymoon this past January in Jackson Hole, I would imagine this isn't quite as challenging (or expensive) as that.

Love Breck

Love your video, especially this season I am planning a trip to CO to ski all 4 Epic resorts ... Now the only one left is Keystone LOL

Love the reviews! Any chance we might get some southeastern mountains at some point? Places like snowshoe in WV or sugar/beech in NC?

love your videos! so in depth and informative. have you ever been to Revelstoke Resort or done a video on it?

Telluride mountain review would be great to see

When Lewis goes skiing not snowboarding without

Sun Valley next!

I’ve hit over 60mph as a snowboarder off falcon superchair, and one of my ski buddies have hit nearly 80mph. I used to live and work at breck, lake chutes and 6 senses are by far my favorite areas to test big mountain skills. Zoot chute in particular is insanely steep and hard as rock, especially at the top. It’ll test your ability to hold an edge.

1:23 I believe I was there that day! It was very fun for the late season. I'm assuming video was taken in april?

I've had a pass at Breck for more than 25 years, and i work for the resort part time. Nice to see the positives, but I wish you would be more careful in your edit & narration. You switched from talking about E and 6 chair to runs off the Super Connect, and then showed Tom's Baby (E-Chair) at 4:16. Altitude sickness is a real consideration, even at the base, but what do you mean by "Those not used to the elevation will find themselves struggling to exhibit energy here" (6:55). Good advice to "drink plenty of water", but even better if you acclimatize to altitude by sleeping at higher altitude before trying to ski at 9600 feet. It would have been good to include altitude data to illustrate the differences. Chair 6 is on Peak 8 because it was the sixth chair added during the development of the mountain, not to confuse guests (Rip's Ride was also '5 Chair'; but it should be replaced by opening day). I really don't understand your 'Rating' numbers; guests should pick a ski area for the character of the runs. No one goes to A-basin or Crested Butte for "Terrain Diversity" (they are given low numbers in your 'ranking' table at 13:40), you go to ski some good s__. Fortunately, I didn't see any of my favorite runs in your video.

The only other Resort That I know that has a lift with a 45 ° turn in Killington

Went to Breckenridge and we got a foot of snow on Sunday. Fantastic and it was all tracked out by noon. After Denver dug out of 3-4 feet they all show up on Tuesday and by 11 the crowds were worse than the weekend. We left early

Heard u day T Bar is that up to Imperial Bowl

Are you going to do a video stowe review? You have a written one on the website.

How does this mountain compare to Snowbird.

Wait the lifts close at 4pm???

Do Grand Targhee!! They are opening a new peak and lift this year!

Better summary than I could have managed even though I've skied Breck probably 15-20 times a year for the past decade. For locals- Breck is easier to park and saves an hour or more round-trip from going to Vail or Beaver Creek as well on good pow days only A-Basin, Vail or MaryJane 'might' be better on the I70 corridor but only Vail is also on Epic. For people visitng from out of state Breck is worth it if you want varied terrain for the whole family but note that it is usually 2-4 degrees colder and the base evevation is about 1,000 feet higher than Vail or Beaver Creek but comparable to Copper. The truly high mountains in CO are A-Basin and Loveland with base elevations close to 11,000 so many people can get altitude headaches even in the parking lot.

Great steeps and bowls but the lines at the base can be utterly stupid. Great place if you only ski weekdays 😂

AS you can plainly see ski resorts are more for the ski culture rather the the average ski/boarder experience. Mostly, leave the big corporate resorts for the least advertised resort for the experience and let the other resorts handle the culture

5:34 what lift is this? That looks like (as he mentioned) some great, lappable upper mountain stuff!!

I took my family to Keystone last year. I'm a beginner skier and my family has never skied before. I thought Keystone was a family-friendly resort, which they are - but I made the mistake of believing that also meant it was beginner friendly - not really. I was planning a trip to Breck this year based on some reviews of the lower part of peak 9 with the idea of graduating up if we could manage it. Keystone has an excellent bunny slope area but the jump from bunny slope to an actual green is pretty significant. If Breck isn't good for beginners - where is?

Breck is beginner paradise Flat runs everywhere lol

You should do a video on Whistler Blackcomb next since it's your real number one I'm wanting to go on a college trip there in a few years

This is a smaller resort but I think it would be cool if u would check dodge ridge out because it’s my local.

Man these are some great, informative videos, but that voice couldn’t motivate me to make a sandwich. This gotta be the most dry review I’ve ever watched. Either way thanks for all these helpful reviews man.

Break is definitely a nice place... but it's probably the most crowded resort in north America.... not worth

How Breckenridge is 9th in Colorado I do not know. Vail is trash in comparison

Ello

How is it that Winter Park is ranked above Breckenridge? That place is boring for the most part. That said, both areas are not easy to get from one side to the other. Too much traversing to get from point A to point B. In my experience and preference, Copper Mountain is preferred by a long shot over both areas.

Why is skiing and snow boarding so expensive it not like the lifts cost a whole lot and the groomers only have to pay for maintenance it makes no sense unless the ski resorts don't want poor people to come

keystone

The lifts are like Europe 30 years ago. Murican skiing-soo uncivilized.

Copper>Breck

meh

Probably one of the most overrated mountains in all of CO. Most lodging of any mountain in the state. AVOID if you do not like crowds