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.

Skiers gather in the Peak 8 base area outside or on the deck of the Bergenhof Bar and Restaurant at Breckenridge ski area in Breckenridge, Colorado. The Bergenhof was one of three original buildings that made up the Peak 8 base area in the 1960s. It was demolished in 2013. Chairlift 1 is in the foreground.

A man and a young girl or boy ride Chairlift 1 on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. The man wears a red zip up ski jacket and black ski pants. His sunglasses are propped up on his hat. The child next to him wears ski goggles and a red and white knit hat. Both are wearing leather lace up ski boots and skis. Other skiers fill the chairs behind them.

The sun is beginning to set as skiers ride the chairlift on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. The summit of Peak 8 is in view.

Chairlift 1 and Bergenhof Bar and Restaurant at the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. Chairlift 1 was constructed by Heron Engineering Company, Inc. and opened in 1961. It started near the Bergenhof and went up Peak 8 to a point above timberline.

Postcard, "Colorado Photography" by John Topolnicki. Scalloped edges. Caption on the reverse includes the four (4) b's Breckenridge logo: "Bergenhof Chalet; Breckenridge Mountain Ski Area; Off U S Highway 6 - On Colorado 9; Ski Country; Colorado" and "Rest and Refresh at the Bergenhof. Catch the view from the sundeck. Then back up the slopes again. The whole Valley below - a panorama of beauty long remembered."

Postcard, "Colorado Photography" by John Topolnicki. Caption on the reverse includes the four (4) b's Breckenridge logo: "Breckenridge Ski Area; I-70/US 6 and Colorado 9; Ski Country; Colorado" and "Midway - Peak 8. #2 chair lift to top with Crescendo Run on the left and Spruce Run at right."

Skiers ride Chairlift 1, a Heron double chairlift, on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. Constructed in 1961, the lift started at the base of Peak 8 near the Bergenhof Restaurant and went up the slope to a point about 500 feet above timberline, with a midway unload-load station at 10,400 feet. In 1962 the top terminal was moved downhill to a less exposed site.

A pair of Head skis are supported by straps of ski poles stuck upright in the snow outside the Bergenhof Bar and Restaurant. Numerous pairs of skis lean against the Bergenhof's exterior wall while skiers take a break inside. In the background, skiers stand in line at Chairlift 1. At the Peak 8 base area of Breckenridge ski resort in Colorado.

A couple ride Chairlift 1 on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. The woman skier wears bright green sunglasses, a headband over her brown hair, a gold and orange floral ski jacket, and beige stirrup ski pants. Sitting next to her is a man with green ski goggles with orange lenses. He wears a green and brown geometric patterned sweater or pullover, and beige ski pants. Both have leather lace up ski boots and are holding ski poles. Other skiers fill the chairs behind them.

Skiers ride Chairlift 1 while other skiers gather in front of the Bergenhof Bar and Restaurant. At the Peak 8 base area of the Breckenridge ski resort in Colorado.

Skiers gather at Peak 8 base area and the Bergenhof Bar and Restaurant. Chairlift 1 in the background. At Breckenridge ski resort in Colorado.

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.

Skiers on the chairlift at Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.

Skiers stand in line for Chairlift 2 midway on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski resort in Colorado. Crescendo Run on the left and Spruce Run at right. Chairlift 2, a Heron double lift, was installed for the 1965-1966 ski season. It ascended over Callie's Alley (which drops into Spruce Run) to the top of Peak 8. It was retired in 1997 when Rocky Mountain Chair was built.

Skiers ride Chairlift 1at Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. Constructed in 1961, the lift started at the base of Peak 8 near the Bergenhof Restaurant and went up the slope to a point about 500 feet above timberline, with a midway unload-load station at 10,400 feet. In 1962 the top terminal was moved downhill to a less exposed site.

Breckenridge ski area facilities and parking lot at the base of Peak 8. The buildings, from left to right: ski school meeting place, operations building and ticket office (nicknamed "Ullrhom") and a ski shop. The practice hill and T-bar lift (a type of surface lift usually found on beginner ski slopes) are east of the facilities and parking lot. On January 10, 1966 the recently completed Ullrhom building exploded, killing one man and injuring 12 others. The cause was a suspected propane gas leak.

Skiers ride Chairlift 1 while other skiers gather in front of the Bergenhof Bar and Restaurant. At the Peak 8 base area of the Breckenridge ski resort in Colorado.