Breckenridge Ski area
Breckenridge Ski Area Resort Real Estate
By The Stu Crew

The base elevation of the ski area is 9600 feet above sea level and at the Summit it is 12,998 feet. The ski lifts are a lot better than most with 2 high speed 6 passenger super chairs, a new gondola, 7 high speed quad lifts and more. 29 lifts in all! Snow boarders and Skiers love the 25 acres of Terrain Parks available and the 152 different types of trails with 2,358 ski able acres in all!

With many properties in town and on the Ski Area side of town on up to the base of Peak 8 for the ultimate Ski in Ski Out experience you will find prices range from a $250,000 Condo on up to a $4.5 Million Dollar Home! You can also find Real Estate around Breckenridge like on Baldy Mtn with Ski Area views or in the evergreen trees in Blue River which is to the south of town or adjacent to the Ski Area is the Peak Seven residential area. The beauty of this area makes owning property invaluable! Click the link below for current listings:

http://www.firstbreckenridgerealestate.com/listings/index.html

Breckenridge Ski area is progressive with advancements being made each year on and around the mountain. Snow making is huge with 565 acres. Breckenridge has a new BreckConnect Gondola taking skiers from town up to the Peak 8 Ski Area base. In May 2007, Vail Resorts Development Company broke ground on the first building of the Breckenridge Peaks lodging project. The Crystal Peak Lodge sold 45 of 46 units during the winter season, demonstrating the strength of the Breckenridge real estate market. The Breckenridge Peaks will also include a new Peak 7 base area and the redeveloped Peak 8 base area.

Check the link to the ski trails map for more details about the Breckenridge Ski Area:

http://breckenridge.snow.com:80/media/swf/trailmap/trailmap0708.asp

In the summer there are many activities for the family with the alpine super slide, the human maze, scenic chair lift rides, mountain biking, high alpine mini golf course, climbing wall, trampoline, zip line, jumping castle and more. For the little ones there is a Peak 8 Children’s center.

Note the 2008 Reader Ski Resort Survey in SKI Magazine October 2007:

Breckenridge, Colo. is listed as #7 Top Ski Resorts with its 3 Terrain Parks listed as the top 3. Readers also listed Breckenridge # 8 for Après-Ski and # 9 in Off-Hill Activities. The new lifts are the biggest draw for skiers with the Imperial Express chair giving you access to challenging terrain up in the bowls and the new Breck Connect Gondola makes it quicker and easier to get up to the mountain from the in-town parking lot.