Best of Breck
The chairlifts and gondola worth riding for the view alone, from Imperial at 12,840 feet to the free gondola.
Ride for the view
Some lifts at Breck are just a way up. Others are half the reason you came. The best views are on the lifts that go above treeline, on Peaks 6, 8 and 10, and on the gondola from town, which is free and doesn't need skis.
If you only ride one for the view, make it Imperial. If Imperial is closed for wind, which happens a lot, Kensho is the next best thing.
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View lifts
Peak 8
Short ride, huge view.
Imperial SuperChair takes about 2.7 minutes to climb to 12,840 feet. The ride is short, but you're above treeline the whole way and the top looks out over all of Summit County. It replaced a hike that used to take most of an hour.
Peak 6
Straight up the middle of the bowl.
Kensho SuperChair climbs 1,536 feet up the open bowl of Peak 6, with the chutes lined up on one side and the Tenmile Range opening up behind you. Blue runs come back down, so most intermediates can do it.
Town to Peaks 7 and 8
Over the town and into the trees.
The free gondola runs from town up to Peak 7 and Peak 8. You can sit down, stay warm and look back at the town as it shrinks below you. No skis needed.
Peak 10
The view back along Breck.
Falcon SuperChair runs up Peak 10, the southernmost peak, so the top looks north along the whole resort. Every way down is black or harder.
Peak 8
A surface lift with a view.
Not a chair, so you're standing the whole way, but the Horseshoe Bowl T-Bar pulls you up through the high bowls of Peak 8 and the view at the top is one of the best on the mountain.
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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