Photographs taken in January 1965 by Gregory Young while on a ski trip to Breckenridge with his college fraternity.
Young, GregoryLooking east over the parking lot at the base of Peak 8 of the Breckenridge Ski Resort in Breckenridge, Colorado. In view is a person standing on the deck of the Bergenhof Bar and Restaurant and Bald Mountain in the background. January 1965. "Kodak Paper" manufacturer's backprint.
Young, GregoryLooking east over the parking lot at the base of Peak 8 of the Breckenridge Ski Resort in Breckenridge, Colorado, in January 1965. On the roof of the building in the foreground is a red dragon wood shape cut out. "Kodak Paper" manufacturer's backprint.
Aerial oblique photograph taken in 1964 shows the town of Breckenridge, Colorado and the Breckenridge Ski Area on Peak 8. Photographic print mounted on board. Quoted from text handwritten on the back of the board: "For Andy Love - To remember his summer of labor on the mountain - 1964! Sincerely, S[illegible] Catlin, Pres. Breckenridge Lands Inc." Also on the board backing is a round Breckenridge Lands Inc. sticker with the mountain sunburst B logo.
UnidentifiedPostcards and photographic material created by photographer John Albert Topolnicki Sr. featuring the Colorado natural landscape, mountains, abandoned mine sites, ski areas and similar subjects. His photographs are considered the best historical record of Breckenridge Ski Resort and Summit County, Colorado landscapes in the early 1960s-1970s.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Skiers slide down the slopes to the Bergenhof Bar and Restaurant. The restaurant opened the day before the first official opening of the Breckenridge ski area on December 16, with a party to mark the start of the 1961 season. It was one of three original buildings that made up the Peak 8 base area facilities. It was demolished in 2013.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Skiers gather at Peak 8 base area and the Bergenhof Bar and Restaurant. Chairlift 1 in the background. At Breckenridge ski resort in Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Skiers in line for the chairlifts at the Peak 8 base area of the Breckenridge ski resort. In the foreground is the ski area's original lift, a Heron Double chairlift, named Chairlift 1. Next is a platter pull type lift, Poma 1 (also called B-100). In the background is Chairlift 5. Chairlift 5 was installed for the 1970-1971 season and was considered the fastest lift at the resort at that time.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A skier stops to enjoy the view from above the terminus of a chairlift, probably Chairlift 1 on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. Chairlift 1 started at the base of Peak 8, near the Bergenhof Restaurant, and went up the slope to a point about 500 feet above tree line or timberline.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A skier is airborne after hitting a jump or hump in the snow on a ski run at Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. This maneuver is sometimes called "catching air".
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A view of the ski runs on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Little Johnny ski run on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. Little Johnny was named after John Sheron (commonly known as Little John), a chairlift attendant and well-known local bartender, primarily at the Gold Pan Saloon on Main Street.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Breckenridge Ski Area ski school director Trygve Berge executes a front somersault on skis while a group of ski school students and instructors (wearing red ski jackets) watch from the trail's side.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Two skiers under Chairlift 2 midway on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski resort in Colorado. Spruce Run at right. Chairlift 2, a Heron double lift, was installed for the 1965-1966 ski season. It ascended over Callie's Alley Run to the top of Peak 8. It was retired in 1997 when Rocky Mountain Chair was built.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Chairlift 2 midway on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski resort in Colorado. Spruce Run at right. Chairlift 2, a Heron double lift, was installed for the 1965-1966 ski season. It ascended over Callie's Alley Run to the top of Peak 8. It was retired in 1997 when Rocky Mountain Chair was built.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.People ski down a snow-covered slope on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Lange Cup professional ski race on Spruce Run at Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Rounder's Run, a ski trail on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. Rounder's was named after the resort's first developer, Bill Rounds (nicknamed Rounder). It was one of five original ski trails when the resort opened in 1961. Rounder's Run was rated expert or advanced due to its challenging terrain.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Skiers on the chairlift at Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A view of the Peak 8 ski runs at Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.