In 1963, Breckenridge was looking for a way to stand out among the boom of new ski resorts in Colorado. Historians say Breckenridge did not exactly have the best reputation and was known as a.
Breckenridge Ski Resort is getting up in age. The resort is celebrating its 60th anniversary Thursday, Dec. 16. Skiers and snowboarders know Breckenridge as an iconic Colorado ski resort that attracts thousands of people daily.
Summit County got its start as an old mining town in the 1850s, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that some of the community’s long-standing buildings and iconic places have some spooky history attached to.
Local historians Bill Fountain and Sandra F. Mather have written another book about the mining history of Summit County. Released last month, “Country Boy Mine, Breckenridge, Colorado, 1881-1994” tells the story of the titular mine.