ICE Ventura

Breckenridge

Breckenridge is a traditional wild west cowboy town originally a mining town.

The air here is very thin as the resort is at 3,000 meters and and if your not careful you can easily find yourself gasping for breath just from walking down the street. Getting here is relatively easy with many transatlantic flights from UK airports but not all fly direct to Denver. So try if you can to find a direct flight as getting a connecting flight in the US can add hours to your journey. I flew with British Airways from Heathrow on my last visit in 2000. 

The skiing here is plentiful and superb with wide open tree lined runs. The lift pass although pricey allows you to also ski in Keystone, Arapahoe Basin, Copper Mountain and Vail. The pass also covers the bus to transport you there. In order to get the most out of your holiday, I would recommend coming here for a 10/11 night stay rather than 7 days. Firstly it gives you a chance to recover from jet lag and secondly as there is so much skiing on offer the lift pass is flexible in that you can purchase a pass that will cover you for the duration of your stay. For example you can purchase a lift pass which will give you 8 out of any of your 10 days enabling you to have a day off to do something like snowmobiling or shopping.

There is also lots of off piste skiing on offer. May I recommend you take the bus to Keystone one day and head over to the furthest peak and ski off into the trees. Make sure you watch your clock as lifts start to close from 3.30pm in the afternoon so you need to be heading back over before this time. 

Date Visited: January 1997 & February 2000.

Rating: 9/10.

Top tip: Get a direct flight to Denver from the UK.