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 Dyersville.
This run is a green run that is easily accessible from the Snowflake Chair that is in our backyard. You can lap this run with your kids, friends, or other family members by riding Rip’s Ride. It’s a great learning area with an easy tree run separating it and Trygve’s Run. This trail was named after a real life town from the mining era located on Boreas Pass, now a ghost town with a few half-standing cabins.
Log cabins.
Just like in Dyersville, the area where Breckenridge is located was full of log cabins, dotting the landscape. People were hopeful that they would find riches here; some were lucky. You can find ghost towns of these cabins like in St. Elmo, or you can look at the modern cabins today that are inspired by the mountainous style.
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French Gulch: Dilapidated buildings occupy an area in French Gulch, near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Original creator: 1942; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977. Denver Public Library Special Collections, X-3182.
Snow covered cabin in Breckenridge during the Big Snow of 1899: A cabin is buried under snow during the winter of 1898-1899. Handwritten on the reverse: “cabin in Breckenridge Big snow 1899”. Original creator: 1899 (Creation); Unidentified. Agnes Miner Collection; Gift, Colorado Springs Ghost Town Club. Breckenridge History, Colorado.
Two men and a burro with mill or smelter buildings in the background, west of Breckenridge: Two well-dressed men and a burro stand outside a rough hewn log cabin by the Blue River, west of Main Street, Breckenridge, Colorado. Wagons are parked nearby. Looking southwest with Colorado and Southern (C&S) railway boxcars and mill and/or smelter buildings in the background. Original creator: Circa early 1900s; Westerman, Otto. Breckenridge History, Colorado.
East face of house at 123 South Ridge Street, Breckenridge: Handwritten on reverse: “Abbett’s, Block 12, Lot 9, Building 97, East face.” Original creator: 28672; Unidentified. Town of Breckenridge Inventory of Historic District Structures, 1975-1980. Breckenridge History, Colorado.
Edwin Carter’s log cabin in Breckenridge: Edwin Carter’s log cabin residence and museum in Breckenridge, Colorado. Title quoted from handwritten text on the reverse: “The old Carter museum showing Peak 8 Breckenridge.” Original creator: 1900s (Creation); Westerman, Otto. Agnes Miner Collection; Gift, Colorado Springs Ghost Town Club. Breckenridge History, Colorado
Snow covers a wood-frame building, log cabin and outbuildings: Snow covers the roofs of wood-frame building, log cabin and outbuildings. Probably a homestead in Montezuma or Peru Creek area in Summit County, Colorado. Mountains in the background. Original creator: 1920-1929 (Creation); Sayre, Robert H.. Robert H. Sayre Collection. Breckenridge History, Colorado.