Base areas
Breck’s main base: four lifts, the ticket office, ski school headquarters, the gondola and TBar.
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Peak 8
Peak 8 is Breck's flagship base, with four lifts, the ticket and pass office, ski school headquarters, rentals, food, the top of the gondola and the resort's own après bar. It works for first-timers and experts alike.
That's also its problem. Between 8:30 and 10 on a weekend, everyone is here. If you don't need anything at the base, think about starting at Peak 9 instead.
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Peak 8
Lifts
Something for every level.
The Colorado SuperChair and Rocky Mountain SuperChair take intermediates and up onto the mountain. The Five SuperChair and Rip’s Ride serve the beginner terrain, with learning carpets at the bottom. From the Colorado SuperChair you can reach the 6-Chair and Imperial. Rocky Mountain is the way to the T-Bar and Peak 7.
Services
Everything is here.
The lift ticket and season pass office is at Peak 8, along with the headquarters of the Breck Ski & Ride School and a Breck Sports rental and retail shop. If you need to sort anything out on your first morning, come here.
Getting here
From town in about 10 minutes.
The free BreckConnect Gondola ends at Peak 8. There's very little parking at the base itself, so most people arrive on the gondola, the free shuttle or the Free Ride buses. The covered Stables lot is about a 5-minute walk away.
Food and drink
Breakfast to après.
Ski Hill Grill does breakfast and lunch every day. TBar, next to the Rocky Mountain SuperChair and the gondola, is the resort's own après bar. Robbie's Tavern at the Grand Colorado is a bit more grown-up.
Lodging
Ski-in, ski-out.
One Ski Hill Place, a RockResort, and the Grand Colorado on Peak 8 both sit at the base. Mountain Thunder Lodge, closer to town, is ski-in and gondola-out. See our ski-in, ski-out guide.
Check before you go
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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