Best runs
The best green runs at Breck for first-timers and nervous skiers, and the easy blue to try next.
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Learning at Breck
Breck is a good place to learn, as long as you stay in the right places. Peak 9 has the most green runs on the mountain and some of the best learning terrain in the Rockies. Peak 8 has the main learning area at its base, with carpets, Rip’s Ride and the Five SuperChair.
Avoid Peak 7 (no greens), Peak 6 and Peak 10 (no greens, and nothing easy back) until you're comfortable on blues.
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Green runs
Peak 9 · Quicksilver SuperChair
The classic first long run.
A smooth, gentle green from the top of Quicksilver back to the Peak 9 base. Quicksilver only serves greens, so nothing off the top will surprise you, which is exactly what you want on day two.
Our tip: Ride Quicksilver, ski Silverthorne, repeat until it feels boring. Then you're ready for Peak 8.
Peak 9 · Quicksilver SuperChair
The other long way down.
The second long, gentle green back to the Peak 9 base. Mix it with Silverthorne so you're not skiing the same run all morning.
Peak 9 · Quicksilver SuperChair
Short and calm.
A shorter green with some trees along the edges. Good for practising turns without a long run ahead of you.
Peak 9 · Quicksilver SuperChair
Another quiet green.
Short, calm and lined with trees, like Frontier. A nice change of scenery once the main runs feel familiar.
Peak 9 · A-Chair
A quieter place to practise.
Under the A-Chair, a slow triple that only serves greens. It's away from the busier lifts, so it's a good place to practise after a lesson.
Peak 8 · Lower Peak 8
A family zone.
One of the family zones on lower Peak 8, below the trees. It's on the easy terrain served by the Five SuperChair, the natural next step after Rip’s Ride.
Peak 8 · Lower Peak 8
Gentle and close to the base.
One of the gentle greens near the Peak 8 learning area. Good for the first runs off a chairlift.
Peak 8 · Back to town
Ski back to town on a green.
Takes you from Peak 8 down to town on easy terrain. A great way to end the day, but it gets busy after 3pm with faster skiers heading home.
Our tip: Ski it before 3pm, or ride the gondola down.
Peak 8 · Back to town
The other easy way home.
A green route back down toward town from Peak 8. Like Lower 4 O'Clock, it fills up at the end of the day.
Peak 9 · Mercury and Beaver Run
Your first blue.
A blue with a single fall line, so it's easy to read. It's a slow zone and a learning trail, which means everyone is expected to take it easy. That makes it a friendly first blue.
FAQ
Start on Peak 9 off the Quicksilver SuperChair, which only serves green runs, or in the learning area at the Peak 8 base. Avoid Peaks 6, 7 and 10, which have no green runs.
Keep exploring
Book online before you arrive and pick your gear up in town the evening before. The morning rush at the base shops can eat your first hour, and booking ahead can be cheaper.
Breck is on the Epic Pass. Buying a ticket at the window on the day is the most expensive way up the hill, so buy ahead online or look at an Epic Day Pass if you're here for a few days.
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