Hello friend,
Welcome to the Wedgewood Lodge, slope-side, next to Snowflake Lift. Snowflake is a one-of-a-kind two-person lift that has a mid-load station and 70-degree turn to put you at Peak 8. It’s personally one of my favorite lifts of all time especially when snow is quietly falling, blanketing the landscape in Colorado’s legendary white powder.
We’re extremely stoked that you have chosen Breckenridge, and even more so that you’re staying with us. We pride ourselves in being a long-standing boutique experience, with studio spaces to three bedroom townhomes. We’re still family-owned and operated and specialize in group travel and weddings. Whether you’re here for the ski season or a summer getaway, we are only a few blocks from Main Street and just a stones throw from the slopes where you can ride and hike.
We renovated in 2023–2024 and within that renovation we decided to customize each and every space with unique historic photographs curated by me (Jules)! The artwork in your unit is unique to you and contains a piece of Breck’s history. In addition, you’ll see some of my own photographs sprinkled throughout the space. Each unit is also named after a run somewhere in Breck’s 3,000+ acres, with the story behind it explained below. Unfortunately, we only have 52 units, so a lot of runs were left unmentioned but we hope that you get to explore as much as you can. At Wedgewood, we love where we live and want to display how far the town has come. Thanks for coming, and enjoy your stay.
How to get to 4 O’Clock.
Well, I hope you don’t seek out 4 O’Clock until it’s closing time… because this road back to town has this name for a reason. You can get there from almost anywhere on Peak 8. Take a look at the map.
Main Street.
Of course, 4 O’Clock is also the name of the road where Wedgewood Lodge is, so you can take this trail straight home. Like I said before, you can also take it back to town, which is really fun and reminds me of Zermatt in Switzerland. This unit features Main Street of Breckenridge, and it was really difficult picking the “best” shots, but I wanted to highlight the early mining days and the era after mining that seems to be a gap in the timeline for Breck.
People under the portico of the Denver Hotel on snowy Main Street: Men and women stand in snowdrifts covering the sidewalk under the portico of the Denver Hotel on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. Others stand in the snow in front of Evans Pharmacy. In view is a barber’s pole advertising “Baths”. During the “Big Snow” event of 1898–1899, heavy snowfall had reached the second story of most buildings. Tunnels were dug to allow passage on both sides of the street. Original creator: 1889–1899; Unidentified. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado.
Denver Hotel on snow covered Main Street, Breckenridge: The Denver Hotel on the west side of snow covered Main Street, Breckenridge, Colorado during the “Big Snow” event of 1898–1899. Snowfall totaled over 32 feet that winter; it was so deep it reached the hotel’s second-floor balcony. The two-story wood frame building featured paired gables and a shared false-front with the words “DENVER HOTEL”. The Post Office shares the hotel’s covered portico. Next door is a false front building with signs announcing “Bankrupt Stock” in the storefront windows. Original creator: 1889–1899; Unidentified. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado.
A girl and boy playfully pull at opposite ends of the boy’s suit coat: A girl and boy playfully pull at opposite ends of the boy’s suit coat outside Breckenridge High School on Harris Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. This game is often called “Tug of War”. Quoted from text handwritten below the photograph: “Little Angels”. Card mount has uneven edges, possibly cut from a larger poster or other type of display. Original creator: circa 1920s-1930s (Creation); Unidentified. Breckenridge History, Colorado.
Concrete sidewalks line Main Street, Breckenridge: Buildings fronted with concrete sidewalks line both sides of Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, looking north. Circa after 1912. Utility poles line the east side of the dirt packed street. Across the street, two men and a dog stand outside the building adjacent to Evans Pharmacy. To the right is the Denver Hotel. The balcony and covered portico has been removed and boards are placed across the second floor doors. Next is a front gable two and half story frame building, then Bruch’s Barbershop and Store with a barber pole out front. Further north is the Silverthorn Hotel. Original creator: Circa after 1912; Unidentified. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado.
Wood frame houses and the Occidental Hotel on North Main Street in Breckenridge: Wood frame houses and the Occidental Hotel on North Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. Looking east over the snowy landscape, with Bald Mountain and Barney Ford Hill in the background. In the distant view, left center, is the hip gable roof and four-sided cupola of the brick Summit County Courthouse on Lincoln Avenue. Snow and ice covered Blue River is in the foreground. Probably before the dredge came through. Original creator: Circa 1920s; Unidentified. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado
Main Street, Breckenridge, Colorado: Breckenridge, Colorado, circa 1867. Log buildings and cabins line the west side of the rocky, dirt packed Main Street. The two story, side gable log building is the 1862-built Silverthorn Hotel. A covered horse-drawn carriage is stopped out front. More wagons pulled by horses or oxen crowd the street. In the foreground a young boy (possibly Eli Fletcher) sits on a tree stump. In view (far right) is a pump and trough for horses and oxen (removed in 1881). Original creator: Circa 1876; Unidentified. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado