Breckenridge Gondola

LOCATION
The BreckConnect Gondola is located at the Breckenridge Transfer Center on the corner of Watson Avenue and Highway 9/North Park Avenue.

170 Watson Avenue
Breckenridge, CO 80424
970.453.5000

GETTING HERE & PARKING 
Breckenridge Free Ride - Take the free area shuttle from your Breckenridge condo. 
Summit Stage - Take the free public bus from Frisco, Keystone, Silverthonre, Dillon, & Copper
Parking - Most parking is paid in Breckenridge, use the kiosks to pay for parking. The North Gondola and South Gondola lots are paid parking year-round located next to the gondola. Free parking is available the satellite lot on Airport Rd, the free shuttle picks up every 15 minutes and will bring you to the Breckenridge Transfer Center.
Driving Directions

COST - FREE
Ride the gondola between town and Peak 8 in both summer and winter months. If you are looking to ski or access on mountain summer activities you will need to purchase a lift ticket or activity to continue up the open air chair lifts. 

THE RIDE
Once aboard the gondola, there are three stations along the way. The first is for Shock Hill guests and residents only. The second is to Peak 7 where skiers can hop on the Independence Chair and Sevens Restaurant. The last stop is the Peak 8 base area restaurants, chair lifts, and Epic Discovery (summer only). 

The ride up lasts about 10 minutes from town to the base of Peak 8. Along the way you will rise almost 400 feet in elevation for a view of the town and the Cucumber Wildlife Preserve. 

Once you are on Peak 8, you can walk around the base area and acess the restaurants and on mountain activities.

The gondola does not operate between seasons when the resort is closed CLOSED May 1, 2023  - June 29, 2023 and September 5, 2023 - ~ November 2023 Opening Day TBD
SUMMER 2023	June 30, 2023 - Labor Day September 4, 2023
Winter 2023/2024	TBD Mid November 2023 - April 2024
After April 30, 2023 the BreckConnect Gondola will be closed for the season until summer operations in mid-June. This is a part of our collaboration with the Town of Breckenridge to help support the health of the Cucumber Gulch Preserve and wildlife that migrates through the gulch and under the gondola in the spring.

Guests who want to stay at the Peak 8 Base past gondola operating hours can catch a ride down on the Black Route on the Breck Free Ride Shuttle that picks up just below the gondola on Ski Hill Road. The Shuttle runs year-round and is a great alternative to getting into town at the end of a day on the slopes if the gondola line is long.

Though it is free to ride the gondola for transportation from town to the base area, lift tickets must be purchased to ski and mountain bike (uphill lift use). *Lift tickets can be purchased at the ticket office at the base of the gondola as well as Peak 7, Peak 8, and Peak 9 base areas.

For summer on mountain activities it is also recommended to purchase tickets online in advance at Breckenridge.com 

The BreckConnect Gondola is open in the summer to transport you between the town and the base at Peak 8. Riding the gondola is FREE!

In the summer months you can ascend past the Peak 8 Base Area on the Colorado Super Chair (paid activity). You will ride in an open chair over the ski runs enjoying beautiful views on the way to Alpine Camp atop Peak 8. Once you arrive you can hike about and explore before you descend.

Colorado Super Chair Scenic Chair Rides Summer 
Purchase in person on mountain at guest services office (base peak 8)
Advance online purchase at Breckenridge.com $$

Summer 2023 operation June 30 - Labor Day 

Summer Lift Status - The gondola does not operate when there is lightning 

Other on mountain summer activities include  zip lines, ropes courses, rock climbing walls and more!

Scenic chair rides on mountain are not available in the winter months. The mountain is open for skiing and you not be able to safely load/unload the open air chair with out skis.