With about 2 feet of new snow in the last week and great temperatures for snowmaking, Breckenridge Ski Resort is set to kick off the winter season on Friday, Nov. 8, on Peak 8.

The opening day festivities will include free donuts, live DJ music from the Rockstar DJ Cat with DJDC and a first chair banner break on the Colorado SuperChair. 

Starting Friday, the resort will be open for daily operations with the BreckConnect Gondola opening at 8:30 a.m. and resort lifts opening at 9 a.m.

Opening Day lifts and terrain will include the BreckConnect Gondola, Colorado SuperChair and Five SuperChair, with access to primarily intermediate terrain on the 4 O’Clock and Springmeier trails. In addition, two learning carpets will be available at the base of Peak 8 for beginner guests.

On Saturday, Nov. 9, the resort plans to open a small terrain park setup on Springmeier with box and rail features, plus the Rip’s Ride lift and Trygve’s trail to offer additional beginner terrain. 

With nearly 2 feet of new snow this week, Breckenridge Ski Patrol will also be assessing trail conditions for additional potential openings on natural snow. 

The resort will continue to make snow at every opportunity to expand terrain as weather and conditions permit, working toward opening more terrain on Peak 8 and connecting over to Peak 9 to open that base area next. 

Breckenridge Ski Resort reminds guests that limited terrain and early-season conditions exist. The resort asks guests to observe all posted signs and warnings as well as keep off closed trails and areas.

Uphill access at Breck is currently not open due to early season mountain preparations and snowmaking. The resort will announce when uphill access is open to guests once early season operations are complete and there is adequate terrain to safely permit uphill access.