Posts tagged Breckenridge

Breckenridge is definitely on my top 5 in the US list.

Explaining Breckenridge to someone who has never been there is almost impossible. It is among the biggest resorts in the US, has a great town at the base, and super friendly residents. I've ridden at some amazing resorts over the years, and Breck sits right up at the top of the list. We received about a foot of snow overnight, which was cool for us, but sucked for the pipe crew working on the Grand Prix. One of the most amazing events of the week was making a run by the terrain park early on in the morning and noticing a patroller headed towards the closed sign, after raking all of the launches. I ended up making first tracks down the park; it was a ride I will never forget. It was like being in the backcountry except someone had dropped perfectly shaped tabletops and rails in the middle of it. Huge thirty foot airs off massive table launches, and landing in a foot of untracked snow. Looking up at my tracks, long drawn-out S-carves interspersed with 30-40 foot gaps where my tracks disappeared. The park stayed good all day and by the end of the afternoon there was a good sized crowd, but the park is so big that it can handle the traffic.

We spent a lot of time at the Grand Prix events, which are a story in and of themselves. Hanging out with Todd Richards at the 411 Snow video premier was definitely a highlight. Throughout the week, the time we spent riding at Breck was amazing and there was never a dull moment.