Breckenridge ski area celebrates 50 years of skiing

Breckenridge ski area seen from a NASA satellite, with one snow-covered trail.

Breckenridge and Vail ski resort history interconnected since the early days of the Colorado ski industry

By Bob Berwyn

Breckenridge ski area’s 50th anniversary will be marked by community celebrations and a resort marketing blitz, but skiing has deep roots in the Summit County town that predate the sport’s commercial era by at least 100 years.

The first people to slide about the local mountains on skis weren’t in it for the money. Father John Dyer moved to Breckenridge in 1862, and for Dyer, skiing was essential to his spiritual mission, as he commuted to Alma and Leadville on Norwegian snowshoes spread the word of God. (more…)

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