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 Wirepatch.
You can get to Wirepatch by riding the Independence SuperChair on Peak 7. It’s one of my favorite blue runs with wide open spaces and big rollers. You can have fun with family and friends or do some graceful turns on your own. Be sure to not stop below a roller so you’re visible to all other riders. I’m assuming that this run was named after The Wire Patch Mine, which was opened 1882 near Breckenridge. It was mostly mined for gold, but of course picking up other materials.
Time before I-70.
Before there was a straight shot from the Front Range through the mountains, we had to do a lot more work to get around. While during the summer humans could travel on foot, by horse or donkey, and eventually by locomotive relatively easily, winter posed different challenges. Avalanche risk and storms hampered travel plans, and even with the rise of personal vehicles, it was still difficult to reach Breckenridge before the construction of Eisenhower Tunnel near Loveland Pass.
Gray’s Peak number one: Men and women pose with horses beside a mountain stream near the summit of Gray’s Peak in probably Clear Creek County, Colorado. The women ride sidesaddle on horses; they wear fitted shirts or jackets, long skirts, and hats or bonnets with elaborate decorations. The men wear suits and derby hats, one holds a walking stick, another holds a small telescope, others recline on a hillside. Snow is in rock crevices on Torreys Peak in the distance. Original creator: 1884–1892; Stiffler, George W.. Denver Public Library Special Collections, Z-2548.
The rotary snow plow and several train engines are stopped in a deep drift of snow covering the railroad tracks on Barney Ford Hill, east of Breckenridge, Colorado, in April 1899: A well-dressed man stands on a rock overlooking the tracks, while shovelers dig out debris buried under snow that could damage the rotary’s blades. View of snowy Tenmile Range in the background. Original creator: 1899 April. Unidentified creator.
Jack train loaded with Ore: A dog guides a line of burros hauling ore in pack saddles, Summit County, Colorado. Original creator: circa 1880s-1903 (Creation); Westerman, Otto. J. Frank Willis Photograph Album. Breckenridge History, Colorado.
Hiram King on horseback at Peak 8 reservoir west of Breckenridge: Hiram “Hi” King on horseback at the Peak 8 reservoir about one mile west of Breckenridge, Colorado. Original creator: Circa 1896–1900; Unidentified. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado.
Men pose by the railroad locomotive stopped at Rocky Point, east of Breckenridge: Denver, Leadville & Gunnison (DL&G) Engine Number 113 pauses on the railroad tracks at Rocky Point cut, above the town of Breckenridge, Colorado, on the way to Boreas Pass and Como. Railroad workers sit on or stand beside the locomotive’s metal frame pilot (also known as a “cowcatcher”). Another man, finely dressed in a suit and bowler hat, stands off to the side with his hands on his hips. The Denver, South Park & Pacific (DSP&P) operated Engine №113 from 1885–1889. Original creator: 1889–1899; Unidentified. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado.
Eisenhower Tunnel: View of scaffolding and concrete forms during construction of the Eisenhower Memorial tunnel in either Clear Creek or Summit County, Colorado. Snow and mud dot building materials under an open section of the roof; men work at the side. Original creator: 1970–1980; John Gordon. Denver Public Library Special Collections, [Z-108].