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 Quandary.
Quandary is a short black diamond below Snow White and Lake Chutes. It’s only accessible by dropping in from above or taking 6-Chair and traversing across. I recommend only advanced skies attempt any runs on 6-Chair because all the trails have variable terrain and a lot of bumps.
Quandary Peak.
This peak was named in the 1860s when a group of prospectors discovered a metal on the mountain that they were unable to actually identify. They found themselves in a quandary, or a state of perplexity. It’s now one of the most climbed 14ers in Colorado, and is the highest summit of the Tenmile Range in Colorado, standing at 14,271 feet. It offers a relatively easy ascent via the East Ridge trail (Class 1), making it popular among hikers and backcountry skiers. If you decide to climb Quandary, please go early and go prepared. Summiting a 14er is not to be taken lightly.
Mountain Range, from Hoosier Pass, Colo: View east from Hoosier Pass in Summit County, Colorado; shows felled timber, tree stumps, and Mosquito Range mountains including Mount Bross, Mount Lincoln, North Star Mountain, and Quandary Peak. Original creator: [1910–1930?]; Haines Photo Co. (Conneaut, Ohio). Denver Public Library Special Collections, Z-1033.
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View of Quandary Peak and the Tenmile Range, southwest of Breckenridge: View looking southwest from Boreas Pass, above Breckenridge, Colorado. Pictured far left is Quandary Peak, the highest summit in the Tenmile Range. Original creator: Unknown; Westerman, Otto. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado.
Headwaters of McCullough Gulch: Newspaper clipping. Original creator: 1994; M. John Fayhee. Summit Daily.
View looking southwest over the town of Breckenridge: Southwest view overlooking toward the town of Breckenridge. Snow-covered peaks of the Tenmile Range (including Mt. Quandary, Mt. Helen, Peak 10 and Peak 9) in the background. In the foreground is a wood structure. Handwritten on the reverse is “Breckenridge Colo.” Original creator: 1890s (Creation); Unidentified. Agnes Miner Collection; Gift, Colorado Springs Ghost Town Club. Breckenridge History, Colorado.