Open ledger · AOD.US.BRECKENRIDGE.V00 · ORIGINALClose ledger · AOD.US.BRECKENRIDGE.V00
Ledger AOD.US.BRECKENRIDGE.V00
Snow tunnel to Breckenridge CO , 1898
Snow tunnel to Breckenridge CO , 1898. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Snow tunnel to Breckenridge CO , 1898
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Breckenridge
How settlement, access and winter sport shaped Breckenridge.
Scroll to read the contour through time
Breckenridge is the home rule town that is the county seat of Summit County, Colorado, United States.
Sources for this chapter
1859
Work and settlement beneath the snowline
The town of Breckenridge was founded in November 1859 and named for prospector Thomas Breckenridge.
Sources for this chapter
1961
A route reaches Breckenridge
In December 1961, skiing was introduced to Breckenridge when several trails were cut on the lower part of Peak 8, connected to town by Ski Hill Road.
Open ledger · AOD.US.BRECKENRIDGE.V01 · ORIGINALClose ledger · AOD.US.BRECKENRIDGE.V01
Ledger AOD.US.BRECKENRIDGE.V01
Breckenridge Ski Resort from town
Breckenridge Ski Resort from town. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Breckenridge Ski Resort from town
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
1961
Winter becomes organised
Lift-served skiing arrived in Breckenridge in December 1961, when trails opened on Peak 8 and Ski Hill Road connected them with the former mining town.
THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Breckenridge is recorded at 39.481° N, 106.058° W. Its catalogue reference reaches 3,914 metres. A modern resort map compresses terrain, exposure and access into a diagram. This exhibition keeps the underlying contour visible so the place does not become only a list of facilities.
Sources for this chapter
Open ledger · AOD.US.BRECKENRIDGE.V00 · ORIGINALClose ledger · AOD.US.BRECKENRIDGE.V00
Ledger AOD.US.BRECKENRIDGE.V00
Snow tunnel to Breckenridge CO , 1898
Snow tunnel to Breckenridge CO , 1898. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Snow tunnel to Breckenridge CO , 1898
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
TODAY
Breckenridge now
Breckenridge is now both a preserved mining town and a large ski destination, with its historic street plan sitting below a multi-peak resort.
THE LEDGER
Sources and credits
This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
Sources for this chapter
Artefacts in order of appearance
Snow tunnel to Breckenridge CO , 1898
AOD.US.BRECKENRIDGE.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Breckenridge Ski Resort from town
AOD.US.BRECKENRIDGE.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Editorial record
Full US Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Breckenridge, Colorado overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.