Breckenridge
Colorado, US — size L · 111 km of trails · 993 m vertical · 35 lifts · heavy snowfall
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Season: Oct 30 – May 2
26/27 Passes
| Pass | What it grants | Blackouts |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Pass | unlimited days | no blackout dates |
| Epic Local | unlimited days | no blackout dates |
The mountain
- Trails
- 111 km — size L
- Vertical
- 993 m
- Summit
- 3910 m
- Base
- 2917 m
- Lifts
- 35
- Trees
- 0.3 km, 0.3% of mapped runs plus 12 ha of zones — The Burn, needles eye
- Region
- Breckenridge, Colorado, United States
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Heavy
- Measured, 10-season mean
- 718 cm — OnTheSnow
- Snow-day share
- 36% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; ERA5 model
- Longest snowy stretch
- 6 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; ERA5 model
- Model climatology
- 316 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid
The Season
middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26planned season
Snow on the ground: measured at Copper Mountain (SNOTEL sensor), 9.6 km away; 19 winters
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×2.27 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.
Character
A decade of measurements here records 2.3× the snowfall a climate model puts in the same grid cell — one of the widest gaps on the roster, and a reason to trust the gauge over the model at this mountain. It drops 993 m top to bottom, in the tallest tenth of North American resorts on a pass, where the median is 324 m. 111 km of trails, in the largest tenth of North American resorts on a pass, where the median has 19 km. Its lift fleet runs to 1 gondola among 35.
Terrain
- easygreen circle26 km · 39 runs
- intermediateblue square47.7 km · 53 runs
- advancedblack diamond35.2 km · 49 runs
- expertdouble black1.3 km · 2 runs
- extreme0.7 km · 2 runs
- other0.3 km · 1 run
North American grading.
Lifts
- 1gondola
- 20chairlifts
- 1T-bar
- 3platters
- 10magic carpets
Nearby
| Resort | Distance | Trails | Snowfall | Passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Mountain Resort | 8 km | 115 km | heavy | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base | compare |
| Keystone | 16 km | 110 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local (shared) | compare |
| Arapahoe Basin | 23 km | 54 km | heavy | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base | compare |
| Loveland Ski Area | 26 km | 47 km | heavy | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass, Power Pass | compare |
| Vail | 31 km | 205 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local (shared) | compare |
| Beaver Creek | 43 km | 161 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local (shared) | compare |
Also compared with
- Breckenridge vs Winter Park Resort — 52 km away
FAQ
- Is Breckenridge on the Epic Pass?
- Yes. The Epic Pass grants unlimited days at Breckenridge for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- Is Breckenridge on the Epic Local?
- Yes. The Epic Local grants unlimited days at Breckenridge for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- How much snow does Breckenridge get?
- Breckenridge has heavy snowfall by our banding, averaging 718 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons.
- What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
- Keystone (16 km), Vail (31 km), Beaver Creek (43 km)
Sources
- Pass terms
- Epic
- Mountain figures
- OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
- Season dates and live status
- skiresort.info
- Snow on the ground
- USDA NRCS SNOTEL, and Open-Meteo