Opening Day at Breckenridge, CO
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Chefs work hard flipping free pancakes all morning for the hungry, opening-day crowd.
Excited skiers and riders enjoyed a free buffet of pancakes and syrup that was set up on the main deck.
A band of mariachis serenaded the crowd in line for the lift all morning.
The Beaver Run Superchair serviced intermediate terrain on the Columbia trail.
A one-day lift ticket on opening day was $59. Breck offers deals on multi-day tickets and discounts for buying online ahead of time.
The view up the hill, from the lift.
The spot to be on opening day was the terrain park. Soft landings and a variety of features made it more appealing to most skiers and riders than the rest of the open trail.
Getting in some Jib time.
Breck has a handful of terrain park elements set up along the side of the trail for the jibbers to get their kicks.
The 18-inch base provided soft turns all day long.
There were some really talented freeskiers and riders practicing in the park all day.
Most of the crowd seemed to be locals from Colorado enjoying their fifth or sixth day of skiing this season.
Keep an eye on this one for the X Games in 2020.
All the kids are rocking SkiNet swag these days.
