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Best 2 day Ski Guide to Breckenridge Colorado

Planning the best skiing vacation to Breckenridge Colorado should be easy and fun.

This is one of the best 2 day ski guide to Breckenridge Colorado. Read below for our first-hand experience on navigating the mountain and enjoying a 2 day vacation.

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Why you should ski at the Breckenridge Ski Resort:

187 skiing & snowboarding trails, which span across 5 mountain peaks for a total of 2,908 skiable acres
4 O’clock is the longest trail at 3.5 miles long
34 total lifts
Trails for all skill levels (beginner to advanced)
At 12,840 feet, the Imperial Express chairlift is one of the highest in North America

To ease in navigating the mountain, Breckenridge Ski Resort is organized based on the mountain peaks. The 187 trails span across Peak 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10. Each peak having a major chairlift to assist with transportation across the mountain.

Most of the green trails are located on the left side of the mountain near Peak 9 and the blue trails are evenly spread across the entire mountain.

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Best 2 day Ski Guide to Breckenridge Colorado

For 2 epic days of skiing and snowboarding follow the below guide to understand how to navigate the mountain and the route to take to make it back to where you started.

Start Point:

Peak 9, Quicksilver SuperChair

From the Quicksilver Superchair lift, you will immediately have access to a wide variety of green trails. This will be a good location for beginners to practice and a good warm-up for more experienced skiers.

Starting the journey across the mountain:

From the top of the Quicksilver Superchair lift, ski down Silverthorn to the Peak 8 SuperConnect chairlift. From the top of the Peak 8 SuperConnect chairlift, you will have already travel a third of the mountain. From here you can ski, black diamonds, or 4 O’clock, which is the longest trail at 3.5 miles.

If you take the 4 O’clock route, either ski back down to Peak 8 SuperConnect or travel further across the mountain.

To travel further across the mountain take either:

Columbine – a flat trail running across the mountain; or
Springmeier – a green that will drop you off at the bottom of Rocky Mountain SuperChair

Now make your way towards the Independence SuperChair lift. To arrive at this chairlift, you can take either:

Northstar – a steep blue trail that will connect to Claimjumper; or
Claimjumper – a wide open space trail (we love this route!)

Food

Located at the top and bottom of the Independence SuperChair lift are two amazing lunch options, Sevens & Pioneer Crossing.

Sevens is located at the bottom of Peak 7, directly in front of the Independence SuperChair lift. Here you can either enjoy a sit-down meal or grab a quick-service lunch from The Coop. Either option will provide the mid-afternoon break that is needed from a morning of adventure. After lunch, hop on to the Independence Chair lift to continue the mountain adventure.

Pioneer Crossing is another great lunch option. Located at the top of the Independence SuperChair Lift, this restaurant will allow you to beat the crowds of the restaurants located at the base of the mountain. In addition, enjoy the beautiful view of Breckenridge’s mountain range!

After a lunch break

Choose from a variety of trails that are located at the top of the Independence SuperChair Lift. From the right of the Independence SuperChair lift, you can take a variety of blue trails, such as Monte Cristo, Angel’s Rest, Wirepatch, etc…

However, we recommend taking the scenic route through a little backcountry skiing on the black diamond called Wanderlust. Always know your limits when skiing and snowboarding, there are many risks when exploring trails that travel through trees. Always use your judgment.

From Wanderlust, a great route to take to ski down Peak 6 is to take the Kensho SuperChair. When we traveled during March, the conditions at the top of the mountain were stunning, but the wind was heavy and tossed the snow, which impaired visibility. Unless you are looking for double black diamonds, we recommend taking the 2 blue routes located on the left and right side of the chairlift.

From either blue route, take Lost Horizon and Monte Cristo back down to the bottom of the Independence SuperChair lift.

With over 180 trails on the mountain, continue to explore the beautiful Breckenridge Ski Resort for the rest of the day.