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 Sundown.
Sundown is a blue run that can be accessed by any of the lifts on Peak 9. It’s a less bust blue run and you can cut over onto Lower American to then hit the terrain park if it’s open. Sundown is like an easier version of American but still has a relatively steep pitch, so its a more difficult blue. You can also watch ski races here on occasion. I have no idea why this trail was named Sundown, but you’re definitely going down.
Watch the sunset over Bald Mountain.
Congratulations, you have probably the best view of Bald Mountain (Baldy) ever. This wonderful corner unit features a balcony view of town and the gorgeous mountain that hugs it. Look inside at your living room wall, and you can see Baldy over the years.
From top to bottom:
Breckenridge, Colorado: This view, from Sugar Loaf Mountain, of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking south, includes the tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad in the foreground, and the town beyond. Snow covered Bald and Boreas Mountains and their foothills are in the background. Original creator: [1900–1908?]; E.C. Peabody.. Denver Public Library Special Collections, X-1970.
A woman outside George Watson’s house in Breckenridge during the Big Snow of 1899: A woman wearing a hat and fur-collared coat stands at the end of a deep trench cleared in the snow outside of George Watson’s house in Breckenridge, Colorado. Looking east with Barney Ford Hill and Bald Mountain (Mount Baldy) in the background. Handwritten caption on the reverse: “View from y’d at G.B. Watsons April 20th ‘99’. Original creator: 1899 (Creation); Unidentified. Agnes Miner Collection; Gift, Colorado Springs Ghost Town Club. Breckenridge History, Colorado.
Snowy landscape view of houses and buildings in Breckenridge, looking east at the railroad tracks on Ford Hill: Snowy landscape of Breckenridge, Colorado looking east at the railroad tracks on Barney Ford Hill, with Bald Mountain in the background. Smoke rises from the stovepipes on wood frame buildings and houses. In view on the west side of Main Street, from left: the back of Denver Hotel’s two buildings side-by-side; an unidentified structure with an angled roof; rear view of the Arlington Hotel, including the backside of its curvilinear false front; J.A. Turk and Company drugstore and saloon; and other structures and houses. Original creator: Circa April 1899; Unidentified. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado.
Men stand on the steep, snow-covered side of Bald Mountain, east of Breckenridge, Colorado: Two men stand on mine dump tailings or talus field on the side of a steep, snow-covered mountain. Caption at bottom of image: “Alpha — 7:30 6/3/22.” Probably the 7:30 Mine on Bald Mountain, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. In the distance is a view of the Ten Mile Range. Original creator: 1922 (Creation); Sayre, Robert H.. Robert H. Sayre Collection. Breckenridge History, Colorado.
Breckenridge: In this view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking southeast, the school, Fireman’s Hall, dwellings and false fronted commercial buildings are interspersed with evergreens. The sheds, depot and freight cars of the Colorado and Southern Railroad are in the foreground, and snow covered Barney Ford Hill and Bald Mountain are in the background. Original creator: [1890–1899?]; Westerman, Otto. Denver Public Library Special Collections, X-1966.
The old miner, Mt. Baldy near Breckenridge: watercolor; 10 x 15.5 in., Denver Public Library Western Art Collection. Original creator: Unknown; Perrin, J., artist. Denver Public Library Special Collections, C79–99 ART.
