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Breckenridge Ski Area from Dercum Mountain, Keystone Ski Area
Breckenridge. Photo: Ahodges7, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Breckenridge

Ski resort · United States

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

Breckenridge is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
13 cm
Depth
0.2 mmid 0.1 m, base 0.1 m
Coldest
-8°C
Wind
13 kn

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
13 cm
Depth
0.2 mmid 0.1 m, base 0.1 m
Coldest
-9°C
Wind
6 kn

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
7 cm
Depth
0.2 mmid 0.1 m, base 0.1 m
Coldest
-10°C
Wind
4 kn

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
4 cm
Depth
0.2 mmid 0.1 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-8°C
Wind
6 kn

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
4 cm
Depth
0.2 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-10°C
Wind
7 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
2 cm
Depth
0.2 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-10°C
Wind
8 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 7 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 50, poor
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor

The resort in three facts

  • Top 3,910 mvillage 2,968 m
  • 111 km of runsevery grade
  • Open December–Aprilusually

Full forecast

every day, every number

Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

Forecast and score for each day at Breckenridge
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 1Nov0, poor8 cm0.1 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°Cwind, 10 knots
Mon 2Nov0, poor13 cm0.2 mmid 0.1 mbase 0.1 m-8°Cwind, 13 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor13 cm0.2 mmid 0.1 mbase 0.1 m-9°Cwind, 6 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor7 cm0.2 mmid 0.1 mbase 0.1 m-10°Cwind, 4 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor4 cm0.2 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m-8°Cwind, 6 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor4 cm0.2 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-10°Cwind, 7 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor2 cm0.2 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-10°Cwind, 8 knots

Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. Snow depth starts from today's reading at Hoosier Pass, 3536 m. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best in Mar

Good ski days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase2,968 mMid3,439 mTop3,910 mColdestat the top
Nov0.2 m0.1 m0.1 m-15°C
Dec0.3 m0.3 m0.3 m-19°C
Jan0.7 m0.6 m0.6 m-19°C
Feb0.8 m0.6 m0.7 m-18°C
Mar0.9 m0.8 m0.9 m-15°C
Apr1.0 m0.8 m0.9 m-9°C
May0.7 m0.5 m0.6 m-2°C
Junnonenone0.1 m4°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Map

the resort, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Breckenridge

Colorado 2013
Photo: Jeff Gunn from Atlanta, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

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About Breckenridge

Village 2,968 m.

A ski resort with its village at 2,968 m and its top at 3,910 m. It has 111 km of runs and 35 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 993 m, from 3,910 m to 2,917 m. For beginners and families: 66% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate). For experts: 37 km of advanced, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a public pool, an ice rink, a sports or leisure centre, a ski school and childcare. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in March, about 0.9 m at the top (3,910 m). For skiers the best month is usually March, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Breckenridge. Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.

Breckenridge Ski Resort is an alpine ski resort in the western United States, in Breckenridge, Colorado. Recognized for acres of skiable terrain across five mountain peaks, it welcomes thousands of skiers and snowboarders each season. Just west of the Continental Divide in Summit County, with a base elevation of 9,600 feet, and spanning 2,908 acres, it is perennially one of the most visited ski resorts in the Western Hemisphere. Breckenridge is owned and operated by Vail Resorts, Inc.

From the Wikipedia article Breckenridge Ski Resort by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

The ski area

Runs from 2,917 m to 3,910 m: 993 m of vertical. 111 km of runs and 35 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Breckenridge.

Runs
Easy26 km
Intermediate48 km
Advanced35 km
Expert1.3 km
Not graded1.0 km
Lifts
Gondolas and cable cars1
Chairlifts20
Drag lifts4
Magic carpets10

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.

For families

66% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate).

Within 5 km of the village:

  • a public pool: Columbine Pool, 1 km
  • an ice rink: Stephen C West Ice Arena, 0.9 km
  • a sports or leisure centre: Breckenridge Recreation Center, 1.8 km
  • a ski school: Beaver Run Ski and Snowboard School, 1.4 km
  • childcare: Breckenridge Montessori, 0.8 km

The Family filter counts these. Places from the Overture Maps Foundation, from Meta, Microsoft, Foursquare and AllThePlaces. Foursquare data © 2024 Foursquare Labs, Inc., Apache 2.0. Check opening times before you go.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$2,550–US$3,950 each

about US$2,550–US$3,950 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ASE, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$181–US$382
Transfershared airport transfer, returnabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$288–US$482
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Lift pass5 days at about US$334 a day, the resort's published priceabout US$1,420–US$1,920
Ski hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$221–US$368
Totalabout US$2,550–US$3,950

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Breckenridge

1 min by car · 148 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 148 places to stay in Breckenridge · Booking.com

About Breckenridge its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 6h 50m

About 6h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ASE, direct, then 2h 05m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.