Ski and Snowboard Theft Cases Increase at Breckenridge in 2016 Ski and snowboard theft cases with the Breckenridge Police Department increased in 2016 after two years of decline. A total of 26 skis and snowboards were reported stolen, compared with 16 in 2015 and 25 in 2014. SKIS AND SNOWBOARD REPORTED STOLEN BY YEAR: 2013: 75 2014: 25 2015: 16 2016: 26 But the 2016 numbers remain well below 2013, when 75 boards […] Matias Ricci | January 20, 2017 1 Comment
Breckenridge Reclaims Longest Shot Ski World Record Last January, Wasatch Brewery in Park City, UT broke the world record for longest shot ski, which had been held previously by Breckenridge. The brewery beat the record with a shot ski holding 1,191 shots of their local beer. At this years annual Ullr festival hosted in Breckenridge, the Colorado ski resort aimed to take back their title. The four day festival […] Dylan Cautela | January 19, 2017 0 Comments
Missing Skier Found Dead at Breckenridge Ski Resort, CO Yesterday Sean Haberthier, who had been reported missing last Thursday, was found unresponsive by searchers Friday morning, and pronounced dead yesterday by authorities. The 47-years-old man died of a severe skull fracture after skiing into a tree. Summit County Coroner Regan Wood reported he was not wearing a helmet at the time. Apparently, the site of the accident was the expert Lower Boneyard run off the Peak […] Matias Ricci | January 17, 2017 0 Comments
In-Bounds Death At Breckenridge Ski Resort After Man Hits Tree According to Summit Daily, a 48-year-old man died after striking a tree on an advanced run called Alpine Alley at Breckenridge Ski Resort a little after 1 p.m. on Monday, December 19th, 2016. The Summit County 911 center received a call at 1:17 p.m. regarding a man that had hit a tree in-bounds at the resort. Breckenridge Ski Patrol sprung into action […] Industry News Chris Wallner | December 20, 2016 1 Comment
Breckenridge Makes The Tough Call To Postpone Opening Day Breckenridge Ski Resort, CO was forced to postpone their opening day due to unseasonably warm temperatures that have deterred snowmaking efforts. Their original opening day was scheduled for Friday, November 11th, 2016. Once Breckenridge is confident that they can open with a high quality snow-surface, they will announce a new opening day. “Snowmaking teams at both resorts have been hard […] Industry News Chris Wallner | November 8, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: 1985 Breckenridge Ski Ballet In what might be the most 80’s thing you’ve seen this week, we reflect on ski ballet- a bizarre, glorious sport that brought together figure skating and freestyle skiing. While their puffy-sleeved jackets are hilarious, these guys were at the top of their game. This stuff takes skill, but more so, some serious bravado – like Richard Schabl’s fabulous back-tuck somersalt entrance to his 1985 routine in Breckenridge, CO: Olympics ameliatraynor | March 4, 2015 0 Comments
Breckenridge Conditions Report: 6″ of Fresh Snow Dia nublado por la mañana con 6″ nuevos de nieve en las ultimas 24hs, caidos sobre una gran base de hielo que hizo acentar el manto para no tener riesgo de avalancha.Muy buena calidad de nieve en peak 8 y 9. Mas por la tarde se despejo el cielo y el sol hizo brillar la hermosa nieve que habia caido anoche. Algo de viento por la mañana disminuyendo hacia la tarde y cerrando el dia con un hermoso atardecer desde Boreas pass. los pinos pintados y las pistas tapadas de nieve que hace varios dias no recibian. […] Conditions Report Guest Author | December 16, 2014 0 Comments
Hitting the Colorado Jackpot | Early March Pow Skiing in the Front Range VIDEO Last week in Colorado was fantastic. 8″ at A Bay Saturday-Sunday, the skiing there Sunday was fantastic. We then hit up Vail mid week, after a beautiful bluebird day, we were treated to another 6″ over night with more blue skies to follow the next day, making for a truly epic pow day given the snow we had received earlier in the week. We […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | March 14, 2014 4 Comments
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