Julia Moore, Author at Wedgewood Lodge

Mineshaft, Breckenridge (127 at Wedgewood Lodge)

by Julia Anna Moore 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 Mineshaft. This is only for expert skiers exemplifying some of the steepest parts on Peak 9 other than Needles Eye. Tight trees, can be ran out but is good on a morning after a storm. Do not attempt this area if you’re unsure about your skill level. This run can be accessed by E-Chair. “E” doesn’t necessarily stand for experts, but it might as well. Gold and picket fences. Many people traveled West to find riches in gold mining and industries to support the population. Breckenridge was no exception with mines dotted all over the surrounding mountains. This unit is a salute to the normal people who came here to try to make a life for themselves. Unfortunately after the mines stopped operating, many folks left, turning Breck into a near ghost town. You can read a complete history of mining in Breckenridge here. From top to bottom: Four young women pose outside a house in Breckenridge: Four young women stand side by side in the snow outside a house in Breckenridge, Colorado. From left to right: Edna York, Florence (Tressler) Myers, Ada Sperry, Ada Davison. They are dressed in long-sleeve, loose-fitting blouses tucked into straight skirts cut above the ankle. The wood frame house behind them features a covered porch and decorative brackets on the posts. Original creator: Circa 1910s; Breckenridge History Archives. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado. No title: Two young girls sit astride their burros in front of an Negative, Glass Plate L-shaped house with gabled ends. One of the girls holds a toddler in front of her seated on the saddle. A little boy walks towards them. Fronting the house is a white picket fence and wood boardwalk. Breckenridge, Colorado. Original creator: 1899; Mary Marks. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado. A family poses outside a two story house with a picket fence, probably in Breckenridge: A family poses outside a house, probably in Breckenridge, Colorado. A woman sits upright in a hammock strung between the corner of the house where it meets a one story addition. Next to her a man wearing a bowler or derby hat sits in a chair. Two young boys, one wearing a straw boater hat, stand nearby. A picket fence borders the two story side gable clapboard house. Original creator: Circa 1890s; Unidentified. Breckenridge History, Colorado. Miners stand by the Pelton wheel in Breckenridge: Miners stand in front of the first successful Pelton wheel to operate in Summit County, Colorado. Circa 1880. This “new” technology, first used in California, provided hydropower for the Gold Pan Mining Company operations at the south end of Breckenridge. Behind the men is a large pile of rocks and boulders. Original creator: Circa 1880; Phares, M.E.. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado. People pose with dogs at the Silverthorn’s house on Main Street: Well-dressed young women and one young man pose with dogs on the covered front porch of Judge Marshall and Agnes (Ralston) Silverthorn’s house on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. The two women sitting on the porch’s lower steps may be the Silverthorn’s granddaughters, Agnes Eleanor Finding (left, in a contrasting vertical stripe dress and cradling a small dog) and her sister Charline Antoinette (right, wearing a dark dress with white paneled front and a large brimmed hat with white plumes). Between them, sitting on the top step, is a girl holding a puppy on her lap and a large dog. Another woman sits on a chair by the front door, her gloved hands folded across her lap. A bicycle leans against a chair in the lawn. Original creator: Circa 1910s; Unidentified. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado. Finely-dressed passengers in a decorated horse-drawn carriage: A man, woman and young girl look out the window opening of a horse-drawn passenger carriage or coach piloted by two coachmen. The covered-carriage is decorated with ribbon garland around the body and streamers woven through the four wheels. All are finely dressed; one coachmen wears a top hat. There is a mansion/large house in the background. It appears as though they are traveling in an urban area, possibly somewhere in Colorado. Original creator: 1920–1929 (Creation); Sayre, Robert H.. Robert H. Sayre Collection. Breckenridge History, Colorado.

Southern Cross, Breckenridge (310 at Wedgewood Lodge)

by Julia Anna Moore 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 Southern Cross. Southern Cross (and Northstar) refer to the stars in the sky and geographic directions. When these runs were cut out during Breck’s early days, they were the southern-most and northern-most runs. Breckenridge has clearly expanded a lot since then. You can get there either by taking the Peak 8 SuperConnect from Peak 9, or if you’re taking Snowflake from our backyard, you will have to connect to Colorado SuperChair. Southern Cross and the neighboring Psychopath feature steep and narrow trees, so only go in here if you’re a confident advanced tree skier. The authentic writers of Breckenridge. Much of history is written in a romanticized way, and in this case, the Gold Rush of Breckenridge has been painted in a positive light. Two women, named Belle Turnbull and Helen Rich, wrote about the hard and normal parts of life of Breck’s early days. After retiring from their professional lives in the front range, they turned to focusing their energy on writing, starting their literary careers after the age of 50. Belle and Helen found inspiration in Breckenridge’s sweeping vistas and the dying industry of gold mining and held out through the time that Breck almost became a ghost town. Their home is located on French Street. You can read more about Helen and Belle here. This unit mostly focuses on Belle, while another unit focuses on Helen. From top to bottom: No title: Drawing of Belle Turnbull. Unknown date, unknown creator. Belle Turnbull at her desk in her later years: Belle Turnbull, Breckenridge, Colorado author, sits at her desk with her chin resting on her left hand. The elderly woman wears a dark brocade coat trimmed in sheepskin. On the desk is a ceramic lamp topped with a fabric lampshade. Original creator: Circa 1950s-1960s. Unknown creator. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado. Holiday postcard shows Helen Rich and Belle Turnbull’s log cabin on French Street in Breckenridge: Holiday postcard shows a snowy landscape and Helen Rich and Belle Turnbull’s log cabin on French Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. Printed below the image are the words: “The Season’s Greetings.” Original creator: Unknown date; Westerman, Otto. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado. No title: Helen Rich and Belle Turnbull. Original creator: Unknown date; Unknown creator. Credit: Denver Public Library. No title: Helen Rich and Belle Turnbull. Original creator: Unknown date; Unknown creator. Credit: Denver Public Library. No title: As found in Colorado Magazine, 1979; After completing high school in 1904, Belle Turnbull “was shipped East to acquire culture,” but she vowed to return to the more adventurous West. Here she posed in her senior prom gown. My description: Belle Turnbull’s photo as it appears on the cover of “Unsung Masters.” Original creator: Unknown date; Unknown creator. Found in Colorado Magazine p. 21, 1979

Flapjack, Breckenridge (306 at Wedgewood Lodge)

by Julia Anna Moore 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 Flapjack. Flapjack is the infamous flat part of Peak 10 and the only way to get there is to ski one of the incredible double black diamonds or Cimarron on lookers-right of Peak 10. If you’re a snowboarder, be sure to keep your speed through this or else you’ll be unstrapping your board to do the walk of shame. I just love the name Flapjack and I love how many beautiful runs lead to this point. I recommend exploring the runs that lead to this one, but watch your knees early and late season because it can get exposed and sharky. Flapjacks and fishing. Honestly the reason I chose the name Flapjack for this unit is because it reminds me of cabin and camping trips to go fishing. Nothing is better than waking up to the smell of coffee brewing over a fire and then making crispy brown pancakes for breakfast before heading to the river. This is one of my favorite collections at Wedgewood because of the nostalgia and connection humans all over the world have with fishing. From top to bottom: No title: No description. My description: Three men and one woman stand in front of a small log cabin surrounded by trees. Two of the men hold fishing rods and have cigars in their mouths. The woman holds what appears to be leather gloves. There is loose lumber to the left of the cabin and mountains behind the forest in the background. Original creator: Unknown date; Mary Marks. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado. Upper blue lake, 11,000 ft above sea level. 1/2 mile wide, stocked with Mountain Trout: A group of men, women and children on an outing to Blue Lake, south of Breckenridge, Colorado. Some people sit on rocks, while others stand in the talus or scree field near the water’s edge. In the background is a mountain cirque. Original creator: circa 1880s-1903 (Creation); Westerman, Otto. J. Frank Willis Photograph Album. Breckenridge History, Colorado. United Air Lines Colorado Joseph Binder 1950s Vintage Travel Poster: No description. My description: A blocky drawing of a man in a river wearing army green pants and an auburn button up shirt. Around his waist there is a basket and a net. He holds a fly fishing rod and flying overhead is a presumably United Air Lines plane. The text says “United Air Lines, Colorado.” Original creator: Circa 1950s; Joseph Binder. A man fishes while another pans for gold outside a cabin in Illinois Gulch, east of Breckenridge: Two men outside a rustic log cabin in Illinois Gulch, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. One man fishes from a log bridge while the other man pans for gold near the cabin entrance. Smoke from the Colorado and Southern (C&S) railroad locomotive is visible on Rocky Point above. Original creator: Circa early 1900s.; Westerman, Otto. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado. Worshipping at the altar of the almighty trout: As the saying goes, it’s not the size of the fish in the fight, but the size of the fight in the fish. Well, this brown trout didn’t have a lot of size, but boy what a fighter! After posing for a couple photos it went on its merry little way. Original creator: June 7, 1992; Mark Fox. Summit Daily News. Uneva Lake, one mile long, 10,000 ft above sea level: On Uneva Lake in the Ten Mile Canyon, Colorado, two couples sit in a rowboat paddled by a man with a beard, with two other people in a boat nearby. Original creator: Circa 1880s-1903 (Creation); Westerman, Otto. J. Frank Willis Photograph Album. Breckenridge History, Colorado

Trygve’s Run, Breckenridge (305 at Wedgewood Lodge)

Centennial, Breckenridge (210 at Wedgewood Lodge)

by Julia Anna Moore 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 Centennial. This run refers to Colorado itself, as its named the Centennial State. The name was chosen because Colorado entered the union in 1876, 100 years after the United States signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Peak 10 plans started another 100 years after that 1976. Centennial shoots straight down the middle of Peak 10, it’s fast and fun, and only for experts who can control their speed. The state of Colorado is situated on the land of the Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute) and Tséstho’e (Cheyenne) peoples. The original people. Before there was Breckenridge there were the Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ peoples (Ute Mountain Ute Tribe). 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. Much of the photos you’ll see in this gallery is from other parts of Colorado, but is still important to highlight the tribes existence in this area. You can read more about the Ute Tribe here and here. https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FlWLdijamdcQ%3Ffeature%3Doembed&display_name=YouTube&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DlWLdijamdcQ&image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FlWLdijamdcQ%2Fhqdefault.jpg&key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=youtube From top to bottom: Ute war party: View of Native American (Ute) men on horseback, a scout party, face away from the camera; men wear moccasins, leggings, and feathers in their hair; each has a rifle; all horses have bridles and saddles. Original creator: 1899; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley). Denver Public Library Special Collections, P-48. Buckskin Charlie, Antonio, Ocapoor and others: Native American (Ute) men, women and children pose in front of tepees. Standing in a headdress is Chief Buckskin Charlie (Sapiah) wearing the Rutherford Hays Indian Peace medal. Sitting to his left, holding a lance, is Tony Buck. Ocapoor is in headdress and beaded buckskin shirt. First woman on left is Dick Charley’s wife (Susan Eaton). Second woman seated is Amy Snow. Possibly taken at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Original creator: 1911; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley). Denver Public Library Special Collections,P-113. Utes Making of a tepee: Native American (Ute) women erect a set of tepee poles near a sandstone rock formation at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Two women hold onto the poles while a third stands near the rolled tepee cover. A group of men sit and stand nearby. The women wear dresses and shawls. Some men wear hats. Original creator: sep 1–1933; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley). Denver Public Library Special Collections, P-1317. Moon dance in Garden of the Gods, small girl is Lucy Thompson: Native American (Ute) men, women, and children participate in a Moon Dance at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Men wear feather headdresses. Women wear fringed shawls, some carry umbrellas. A boy wears a feather headdress. Lucy Thompson wears a bead necklace and carries an umbrella. Spectators sit nearby. Original creator: aug 3–1911; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley). Denver Public Library Special Collections, P-1305. The Messenger: A photomontage by Charles Craig of Native American (Ute) men (including Buckskin Charlie), women and children, in profile, facing a messenger (Severo) on a horse. Severo wears a headdress and points to the background. The landscape and foreground, including a campfire and waterbasket, are hand painted. Original creator: 1898; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley). Denver Public Library Special Collections, P-178. Utes on horses: Portrait of two unidentified Native American (Ute) cowboys on horseback. One wears a pistol. Original creator: [1900–1930?]; Unidentified. Denver Public Library Special Collections, X-30500.

Springmeier, Breckenridge (206 at Wedgewood Lodge)

by Julia Anna Moore 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 Springmeier. In the summer of 1961, the first runs on Peak 8 were built, Springmeier being one of them along with Callie’s Alley, Rounders, Spruce, and others. When you ski this run, you’re skiing a part of Breck’s history. To get there, you can take Snowflake Chair from our backyard and then transfer to 5-Chair or Colorado SuperChair. It’s a fun family zone, rated as a green run but a bit harder than Peak 9’s Silverthorne and Red Rover. You can also learn how to tree ski here as long as they are open. The gap in time. This unit is focused on finding photos of a lost time period in Breckenridge. In between the golden days of mining and the ski resort opening in the 1960’s, Breck almost disappeared due to population decline. A group of individuals kept the town alive, but there is not a lot of photo documentation of this time period between the 1920s and late 1950s. Here is a few things that I was able to find. From top to bottom: COLORADO ANNEXATION — Strip of “No Man’s Land.”: Published Tuesday 7 July 1936, Original creator: Queensland Times. Queenslands Times, found on Trove. Relics of the boom days in gold mining: A man and boys pose on the engine of a mine tramway at an abandoned mine near Dillon (Summit County), Colorado. The mine shafthouse and ore cars are nearby. Original creator: Published July 1925; Dunning, Harold M.. Denver Public Library Special Collections, X-62393” Colorado & Southern buildings (narrow gauge): Depot. Photographed: Breckenridge, Colo., February 22, 1934. Original creator: Published 22 Feb, 1934; Perry, Otto, 1894–1970. Denver Public Library Special Collections, OP-6380 Flag raising Aug. 1936 by Gov. Johnson in which the disputed strip of land was formally annexed: This view of a flag raising ceremony outside of the Summit County Courthouse in Breckenridge, Colorado, includes the large scale two story brick structure, with a hipped gable roof and a cupola with paired sash windows on each of its four sides. The building’s sills, lintels, upper string courses and pendants are of local stone. The main cornice of the building is dentiled, and the projecting entry to the left has frieze work in the upper pediment. The lower pediment, topping a striped canvas awning, has “Summit County” on its base. A large crowd is in the foreground, surrounding a wooden flagpole with an American flag at the top and a Colorado state flag being hoisted. A professional movie camera on a tripod is in the left foreground Original creator: August 1936; Unidentified. Denver Public Library Special Collections, X-912 View of Ten Mile Range from Ore Bucket Lodge, Breckenridge: View from Ore Bucket Lodge over Breckenridge residences, Summit County, Colorado, shows the Ten Mile Range in the distance under cloudy skies. Original creator: 1940–1966; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898–1977. Denver Public Library Special Collections, X-5552” Monte Cristo Gulch on Hoosier Pass: A herd of sheep walk near a dilapidated log cabin in Monte Cristo Gulch near Breckenridge, in Summit County, Colorado. Original creator: 1953; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898–1977. Denver Public Library Special Collections, X-3566

Cimarron, Breckenridge (205 at Wedgewood Lodge)

by Julia Anna Moore 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 Cimarron. Located on Peak 10, this run is steep, fast, and fun. It’s a wide open cruiser with loads of rollers and flat sections. It’s groomed most of the time but check the groom report before going out. According to Summit Daily, “Cimarron might refer to a movie, an early Western town or a Spanish descriptive term. “Cimarron,” the movie, produced by RKO Radio Picture Co. in 1931, came from an Edna Ferber novel about the old West. Cimarron, the town in New Mexico, was the classic Old West, shoot ’em up, wild frontier town located on the Santa Fe Trail, the scene of countless mining and ranch-war incidents. The term, in Spanish, also describes a mustang (a wild horse) as wild and unbroken, maybe a reference to the steepness of the run. So, take your pick — sort of matches up with a nearby, but probably little known, run called Bronc.” With the spirit of wide open runs and wild horses. Even in the days of early mornings and difficult jobs, people still found their way to enjoy the mountains. Many of these places you can still visit today such as Uneva Lake and Upper Blue Lake. Of course, there were always tourists as seen in the second picture below. From top to bottom: Uneva Lake, one mile long, 10,000 ft above sea level: On Uneva Lake in the Ten Mile Canyon, Colorado, two couples sit in a rowboat paddled by a man with a beard, with two other people in a boat nearby. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: “Uneva Lake, one mile long, 10,000 ft above sea level. Original creator: circa 1880s-1903 (Creation); Westerman, Otto. J. Frank Willis Photograph Album. Breckenridge History, Colorado. Snow-Shoe party in the Rocky Mountains, Breckenridge, Colo, April 10th, 1884. Snow 4 feet deep: A group of people pose on long wooden skis. They hold long wooden poles for balance. The women wear hats and ankle length ruffled skirts and long wool overcoats. One small child is seated on a sled. The snowy mountain peaks of the Tenmile Range are in the background. Title quoted from printed caption on card mount: “Snow-Shoe party in the Rocky Mountains, Breckenridge, Colo, April 10th, 1884. Snow 4 feet deep. Original creator: April 10th, 1884; Churchill, W.D.. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado. Upper blue lake, 11,000 ft above sea level. 1/2 mile wide, stocked with Mountain Trout: A group of men, women and children on an outing to Blue Lake, south of Breckenridge, Colorado. Some people sit on rocks, while others stand in the talus or scree field near the water’s edge. In the background is a mountain cirque. Original creator: circa 1880s-1903 (Creation); Westerman, Otto. J. Frank Willis Photograph Album. Breckenridge History, Colorado. Tourists starting for the Mountains: A group of women sitting astride horses or burros are about to begin their recreational tour into the mountains of the Tenmile Range, west of Breckenridge, Colorado. The women, all wearing hats, are dressed in bodice coats or jackets and long skirts. One boy holds the reins of the two burros, while two men stand nearby. Behind the group is a wooden, simple gable structure. Original creator: circa 1880s-1903 (Creation); Westerman, Otto. J. Frank Willis Photograph Album. Breckenridge History, Colorado. No Title: No Description. My description: Three people appear to be setting up camp in the dry Colorado mountain environment. A white tent is in the background while two people tend to a fire. This could potentially be a surveying trip. Original creator: Mary Marks; Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado. Glass plates owned by Utah State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives (USU-SCA). Stereoview card by the Kilburn Brothers, captioned “Camping Out, Col.”: Stereoview card showing a group of men and women near a canvas tent. Seated at a cloth-covered table are two women and two men having tea. Caption printed under the photograph on the frontside of the card: “2951. Camping Out, Col.” Handwritten on the reverse “Hayden Survey?” and stamped “Photographed and Published by Kilburn Brothers, — — Littleton, N.H.” Original creator: N/A; Photographed and Published by Kilburn Brothers. Agnes Miner Collection; Gift, Colorado Springs Ghost Town Club. Breckenridge History, Colorado.

Silverthorne, Breckenridge (126 at Wedgewood Lodge)

by Julia Anna Moore 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 Silverthorne. This unit was named after the family of Silverthorne, early businesspeople of Breckenridge. This run is one of the most infamous green runs, perfect terrain for newcomers to skiing and riding. Accessible by Quicksilver Chair at the bottom of Peak 9, and comes in at 0.7 miles long, which for beginners is a very long run! There are many designated rest stops, slow zones, and features kids areas such as the Haunted Forest. I would recommend that all skiers and riders are able to stop and turn before heading into the Haunted Forest, though. Silverthorne ends with a steeper section marked by a yellow slow sign, known by the locals as Ballet Hill. If you want to avoid this steep section, simply turn left before the slow sign to the catwalk named King’s Way. Chicken or the egg? Silverthorn (Martha) or Silverthorne (Town)? I’m not totally sure what is named after who, but here we are with loads of overlap. These Colorado pioneers came to Breckenridge, and in Breckenridge they stayed. They owned businesses in town such as the hardware store. The Finding/Silverthorne home was built in about 1880 and can be found on 300 North Main Street. Read the history of how the family came to Colorado, written by daughter Agnes Finding Miner. From top to bottom: Studio portrait of Breckenridge resident Agnes Eleanor (Finding) Miner: Studio portrait photograph of Agnes Eleanor Finding, daughter of Charles and Martha (Silverthorn) Finding. She wears a bow high in her hair. Handwritten on the reverse is “Mrs. Agnes Miner (?) Breckenridge”. Original creator: 1880s-1890s (Creation); Unidentified. Agnes Miner Collection; Gift, Colorado Springs Ghost Town Club. Breckenridge History, Colorado. Studio portrait of Breckenridge resident Martha (Silverthorn) Finding: Studio portrait photograph of an elderly Martha (Silverthorn) Finding wearing a woven hat adorned with roses, ribbon and metal brooch with small chain. Her dark bodice is constructed of an embroidered high-neck collar and vertical flat pleats and lacing down the front placket. The simple pleated shoulders are trimmed with fabric buttons. Original creator: 1880s-1900 (Creation); Unidentified. Agnes Miner Collection; Gift, Colorado Springs Ghost Town Club. Breckenridge History, Colorado Portrait photograph of Charles A. Finding: Studio portrait photograph of Breckenridge resident and business owner Charles Augustus Finding. Mounted on cream card embossed with “D.B. Chase” and “Denver, Colo.” Original creator: circa 1880s (Creation); Chase, Dana B. (1848–1897). Breckenridge History, Colorado. Charles Finding in the doorway of his hardware store on Main Street, Breckenridge: Charles A. Finding (left) and another man stand in the doorway of Finding’s redstone-front hardware store. A coal burning or parlor stove is visible through the open door. Etched in the glass window above the doorway is “C.A. Finding”; painted across the window frame are the words “Stoves, Tinware, Steam & Gas Fittings, Rope, Iron, Steel and Nails”. The reflection of buildings across the street is visible in the large storefront windows. Adjacent the sidewalk and street is a standing water spigot. Quote from handwritten text on the reverse: “Finding Hardware Store — Mrs. Miner’s father”. Original creator: 1890s (Creation); Unidentified. Agnes Miner Collection; Gift, Colorado Springs Ghost Town Club. Breckenridge History, Colorado. A dog asleep in the parlor room of the Finding house on Main Street, Breckenridge: A dog is asleep on the carpeted floor of the parlor in Charles A. and Martha (Silverthorn) Finding’s house on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1893. The room is furnished with area rugs, a secretary desk, a bookcase and a wicker rocking chair in the bay window. Anchoring the room is an ornate cast iron parlor stove. Decorative items throughout include framed pictures and photographs, porcelain plates supported on easels, seashells and vases. Doilies, antimacassars and tasseled cloth runners cover chair backs and tables and heavy tasseled curtains drape the opening to the adjacent music room. A large book is displayed on a metal book stand, probably the Family Bible. Original creator: Circa 1893; Unidentified. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado. C.A. Finding residence, Breckenridge 1890: The Finding family poses by the fence, near the open cutworked gate, at their home in Breckenridge, Colorado. A saddled horse and two dogs pose with them. Holding the horse’s reins, Mrs. Finding is in a corseted black bodice with jockey points, black leather gloves and riding hat. The girls stand outside the fence. Agnes, the future founder of the ‘Sister’s Mustard Seeds’ charitable organization, wears a white frock and ribboned straw hat. Behind her is a birdbath with a spraying fountain.

Whale’s Tail, Breckenridge (311 at Wedgewood Lodge)

by Julia Anna Moore 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 Whale’s Tail. This run is a double black diamond in the saddle between Peak 7 and Peak 8 with a 604-foot drop. You can access it via the highest chairlift in the world, Imperial Express Chair. Beware the cornices at the top giving you a boost in speed when you hop into the bowl. This run is extremely popular, and for good reason. It offers gorgeous views of the entire mountain and town below. The origin of the name is not very clear, but the area was originally called White Whale. It’s thought that because the pattern of melting spring snow on the rock resembles a whale’s tail, it was renamed to what we see today. The is expert-only and hike-to terrain. The high alpine. The theme of your unit is the high alpine wildlife of Colorado. If you have kids or kids-at-heart on your trip who love animals, this is a great opportunity to learn more about what lives here and maybe go on a scavenger hunt. Be sure to thread lightly and stay on trail as wildlife at high elevations such as moss is extremely sensitive. Some folks have always been fascinated with Colorado’s flora and fauna such as Edwin Carter, an early mid-1800’s naturalist who wanted to preserve species for the future by practicing taxidermy. He believed that all Colorado animals would be extinct by the end of the 19th century due to pollution caused by mining. While many species survived the pollution, some did go extinct due to other numerous reasons and other species numbers plummeted. Nowadays, some species are protected in hopes that they can recover from human activities. If you would like to learn more about Edwin Carter, visit the museum in town. Chappell: Mountain goat study needs to continue: The Rocky Mountain goat population of Colorado has two main herds, the Gore Range herd with about 150 goats and the Continental Divide herd with about 225 goats, and they have one great friend named Alex Chappell, who has devoted the last two years researching the goats. Original creator: 1994; Mark Fox. Summit Daily. The Yellow Bellied Marmot: Fauna Facts. Original creator: 1982; Unknown. The Mountain Ear Gray Crowned Rosy Finch (Leucosticte Griseinucha): This illustration was extracted from the vintage book: Contributions to the natural history of Alaska. Original creator: Circa 1874 to 1881; Turner, Lucien McShan. Mountain sheep in a freight car: Big Horn sheep eat probably hay on the snowy ground outside Denver and Rio Grande Railroad freight car number “3438” in Colorado. A ram stands inside the car. Original creator: [between 1917 and 1926]; C. Bancroft. Denver Public Library Special Collections, Z-5739 Colorado state flower (the Columbine): Artistic studio view of Colorado’s state flower, Columbine; shows five blooms on four stems with black background. Original creator: [1900–1920]; McClure, Louis Charles, 1867–1957. Denver Public Library Special Collections, MCC-1936. Denver (Colo.) Ptarmigan in Winter, The Spirit of the Colorado Rockies: Newsletter produced everty two months by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City. Original creator: 1924; Clark Blickensderfer. Denver Public Library Special Collections, C352.078883 D4373muX3

Snow White, Breckenridge (308 at Wedgewood Lodge)

by Julia Anna Moore 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 Snow White. This unit is named after one of the hard to reach expert runs on Peak 8. Packed with face shots after a big storm, this is an extremely steep experts only bowl that leads to other difficult tree runs such as Double Barrel and Boneyard. Snow White is hardly open early season. Over the years. I picked Snow White to name this unit because of how lucky you have to be with the conditions to have a great run, and how difficult it is to get there anyhow. You also have to be a good skier or snowboarder. Snow White represents the amazing feats of human beings in the Rockies. From top to bottom: Mount Tillyann near Breckenridge: Denver, South Park and Pacific (DSP&P) railway between Boreas Pass and Breckenridge, Colorado. In the background is Peak 8 of the Tenmile Range. In the 1880s-1900s, Breckenridge locals called the mountain Peak Tilly Ann, named after Matilda Silverthorn and Ann Remine, the two young women that allegedly first climbed Peak 8. Original creator: circa 1880s-1903 (Creation); Westerman, Otto. J. Frank Willis Photograph Album. Breckenridge History, Colorado. Mountaineering training: Four Tenth Mountain Division soldiers practice rock climbing skills, including hoisting bundles with ropes. In the foreground, a soldier holds one end of a rope and a bundle is suspended above his head. Behind him, another soldier is holding a rope; farther back, another is rock climbing. Mountain and valley below in background. Original creator: circa 1943–1944; Southworth, William A., 1921–2003. 10th Mountain Division Resource Center, Denver Public Library, TMD-727. A man on a snowy mountain slope near Montezuma, Colorado: A man with snowshoes or skis stops to look at the view as he hikes through the trees on a mountain slope. He wears a beret, overcoat with scarf and mittens, and pants tucked into high boots. Snowy mountain range in the background. Probably Montezuma or Peru Creek area in Summit County, Colorado. Original creator: 1920–1929 (Creation); Sayre, Robert H. Robert H. Sayre Collection. Breckenridge History, Colorado. From top to bottom: 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 date; Westerman, Otto. Summit Historical Society Collection. Image created by Breckenridge History, Colorado. An avalanche in the Rocky Mountains: Three prospectors are on a sheer cliff during an avalanche in the Rocky Mountains, probably near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. One man clings to a rock while another man grasps him by the belt. Rocks are in mid air over the canyon, and a hat is in motion with the snowslide. Shows a rifle on the rock ledge. Original creator: 1880–1890; Barnard and Graham. Denver Public Library Special Collections, Z-4030. 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.

Author: Julia Moore