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 Wanderlust.
Wanderlust is my ultimate favorite way to ski to Peak 6. The entrance is hidden behind Pioneer Crossing. It can be really difficult for snowboarders who ride defensively and can’t hold their speed because the narrow path in between the trees does flatten out quite a bit. It’s probably the best traverse on the mountain because it’s not boring, really beautiful, and a little more challanging than a simple flat catwalk. I don’t know how it was named, but it’s fitting.
The original people and their homes.
Before there was Breckenridge there were the Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ peoples (Ute Mountain Ute Tribe), one of the three recognized Ute tribes, along with neighboring Navajo Nation and Southern Ute Tribe. As the Ute people expanded across the Great Basin, they were connected to each other by the Southern Numic language, a division of the Uto-Aztecan language family.
Much of what we know about Colorado today is due to the knowledge of the indigenous people of the area. The mountains you see today, called the “Shining Mountains,” were home to the native Ute people for more than 8,000 years and is one of the few tribes without a migration story. The state of Utah was named after the Ute tribe, who migrated seasonally through the Rockies, following game such as bison and searching for plants to harvest. One of the infamous Colorado trees, lodgepole pines, were used to make poles for their lodges, hence “lodgepole.” They were known throughout history to be excellent horsemen and friendly to settlers in Colorado, but were driven out due to pollution in the Blue River that decreased the game in the area. Dredging of the area for the mining industry caused the pollution, leading naturalist Edwin Carter to think that it was driving species to the brink of extinction.
There is very limited photographic evidence available (at least in public archives) of Ute presence in Breckenridge due to the destruction of land and overall decline in flora and fauna by the time the camera was invented. There is also sometimes uncertainty which of the exact Ute tribes the photo represents. Many of the photos you’ll see in this gallery are of their homes from other parts of Colorado, but it’s still important to highlight the tribes existence in this area. You can read more about the Ute Tribe here and here.
Ute: View of a Native American Ute camp, Platte river bottoms, later Denver, Colorado, shows tepees, horses and tripods with war shields, clothing and bedding. Original creator: 1874; Unidentified. Denver Public Library Special Collections, X-30649.
Ute indian abodes: A young Native American (Ute) stands next to a horse and holds a saddle in one hand. A shelter, made of tree boughs arranged like a tepee, a wickiup, is behind him. Original creator: [1880–1900?]; Unidentified. Denver Public Library Special Collections, X-30353.
Garden of the Gods, Ignacio or southern Ute: A Native American woman (Ute) stands holding a cradleboard with a tightly secured baby, Garden of the Gods, Colorado. A bonnet protects the baby’s head; the board is made of a branch doubled back on itself and bound by a stretched animal skin. Original creator: 1911; Unidentified. Denver Public Library Special Collections, X-30360.
Towee making biscuits in summer house: A Native American Ute woman, identified as Towee, wife of Buckskin Charlie, sits making biscuits near a frame building. Her cooking fire, utensils, and two dogs are around her. Hand-written on back: “Squaw of Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief, making biscuits in summer house.” Original creator: 1900–1920?; Unidentified. Denver Public Library Special Collections, X-30641.
Early morning: Outdoors portrait (crouching), Native American woman near a tepee, old Zoo Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; a metal pan and blanket are on either side of entrance; she wears print dress and blanket shawl. Original creator: 1906; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley). Denver Public Library Special Collections, P-62.
Garden of the Gods — Ignacio or southern Ute: A Native American man poses atop a rock at Garden of the Gods, Colorado, and shields his eyes with his right hand. He wears moccasins, beaded leggings, a loose shirt, a beaded vest, a breechcloth, and a feathered headdress. Original creator: 1911; Unidentified. Denver Public Library Special Collections, X-30368.