Breckenridge Ski Resort Starts Construction on Highest Chairlift in North America Aug 3, 2005
8 ft. in length * 9 towers * Capacity of 600 people per hour, upgradeable to 1800 people per hour * 15 chairs this season, upgradeable to 45 chairs Access to the Imperial Express: * From Peak 9: Take the Peak 8 SuperConnect and from the top follow Frosty's Freeway to Chair 6 * From Peak 8: From the top, follow Frosty's Freeway to Chair 6 * From the top of the Rocky Mountain SuperChair, take T-Bar and the follow Lone Wolf or Nut Trail to the Imperial Express View from the Top: Panoramic views... (Yahoo Finance -- Recreational Activities)
Climber Describes Nasty Fall Near Breck Jun 3, 2005
Martin Eisenberg, 65, was climbing down from the summit of Quandary Peak when the snow gave way. He slid head first down the mountain right into a rock field. (CBS 4, CO)
Mountain climbing Jul 12, 2004
"Look at Quandary Peak (a fourteener in Summit County). It used to be almost inaccessible," says Ralph Swain, wilderness coordinator in the regional office of the U.S. Forest Service in Lakewood. "Now, instead of having to drive up from Denver over Loveland Pass and go over a rough county road to the trailhead, people just go up from Breckenridge on their summer vacation.". (Denver Post)
Eight lauded at 'Green Scene' awards Apr 23, 2004
Erin Stebbins, a 13-year-old Summit County resident and avid recycler, was awarded the Lisa Simpson Outstanding Youth Award for having adopted the pond by Big-O Tires in Frisco and an open space parcel below Quandary Peak. The Greener Summit Business Award was presented to Mark and Mel Glenn, owners of Conscious Coffees, also known as Breckenridge Coffee Roasters, in recognition of their commitment to organic, fair-trade, shade-grown coffee and waste reduction. (Summit Daily News, CO)
The Holden Roundup Nov 26, 2003
The two returned to Quandary Peak on November 16, the anniversary of the avalanche, to stare up from the road Wisniewski was eventually carried out on. With less snow this year, the steep rock hed fallen down looked impossible to survive (Holden Landmark, MA)
