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 Boreas.
You can get to Boreas on Peak 8 by riding down Columbine catwalk and dropping into Rounders. Make sure you hand lookers-right and get ready for some steep areas. This trail is narrow and has loads of bumps and is rarely groomed. Be sure that you’re an advanced skier who enjoys mogules before attempting this run.
Beautiful Boreas Pass.
Nowadays this road is a scenic drive and great place to recreate. In the past, it was the lifeline to the town where all supplies and mail needed to come through. Originally called Breckenridge Pass in the 1860s and later renamed, it’s 22 miles long at over 11,000 feet in elevation. It went from footpath to stagecoach road to railroad to what you see today. It’s partially closed during the winter months, but can be a great place to go snowshoeing or skiing if avalanche conditions allow. During the summer, it’s a beautiful place to hike, camp, and visit abandoned buildings. Be sure to follow Leave No Trace Principles at all times and enjoy the scenery.
Snow tunnel to the post office on Boreas Pass during the Big Snow of 1899: A man stands on top of the snow where a tunnel has been dug to access the Boreas post office, on the Boreas Pass route to Breckenridge. A shovel leans against the tunnel entrance, above a sign is stuck in the snow with the words: “Post Office”. Printed on the lower right corner of the photograph is: “50 ft. Tunnel to P.O.” Handwritten on the reverse: “Top of Boreas Pass” and “Miner[?]”. Photographer’s stamp: “O. Westerman. Photographer, Breckenridge, — Colorado.” Original creator: 1890s (Creation); Westerman, Otto. Agnes Miner Collection; Gift, Colorado Springs Ghost Town Club. Breckenridge History, Colorado.
Hook-Eye Curve near Breckenridge: View of Boreas Pass and “Hook-eye Curve” near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Shows Denver, South Park, & Pacific railroad tracks, a trestle, snow fences, a snowshed and the town. Original creator: [1880–1910?]; Jackson, William Henry, 1843–1942. Denver Public Library Special Collections, WHJ-1423.
Railroad snow shed on Boreas Pass after the Big Snow winter of 1899: View looking through the wood-framed railroad snowshed on Boreas Pass, along the Boreas Pass route from Como to Breckenridge, Colorado. Handwritten on the reverse: “Snowshed — Boreas Pass” and stamped “O. Westerman, Photographer, Breckenridge, — Colorado.” Original creator: 1899 (Creation); Westerman, Otto. Agnes Miner Collection; Gift, Colorado Springs Ghost Town Club. Breckenridge History, Colorado.
House top of Boreas Pass: View of the abandoned Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company section house in the ghost town of Boreas on the summit of Boreas Pass in Summit County, Colorado. Shows a building with a cross gable roof and hewn timber outbuildings. Mountains are in the distance. Original creator: 1967; Al Bachman; gift; 1998. Denver Public Library Special Collections, Z-12854.
Clearing snow off railroad tracks on Boreas Pass during the Big Snow winter of 1899: Along Boreas Pass, east of Breckenridge, Colorado, men look downslope in the direction of a rotary snowplow on the snow covered railroad tracks. Visible are dark plumes rising from the train locomotive chimney/smokestack. Handwritten on the reverse: “Clearing Boreas Pass Big Snow 1899.” Original creator: 1899 (Creation); Unidentified. Agnes Miner Collection; Gift, Colorado Springs Ghost Town Club. Breckenridge History, Colorado.
Boreas Pass: The tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad pass over Boreas Pass, near Dillon, Colorado, in Summit County. A snowshed covers the tracks; evergreen trees grow on the hillside below the shed. Original creator: Circa 1900; Unidentified. Denver Public Library Special Collections, X-7721.