Breckenridge Ski Resort Peak 8  (STEADY) - GoldRunner, Alpine Slide, and Lift 5
Channel: NYCentral Trainspotter
Date: 19/07/2012

Rather than show the Alpine Slide and the GoldRunner Coaster in separate videos, I decided to upload a single video with both attractions in it.

1. GoldRunner Coaster:
This is the new roller coaster that was opened in November 2010, located by travelling up a path to the loading station near the bottom of Lift 7. It's from the same people who installed the much longer Alpine Coaster at Park City. I show video of the access path.
After the ride on GoldRunner, I head down the exit path, which leads into:

2. Lift 5:

Lift 5 is not a fun park attraction, but it is used to access the Super Slide. This lift, a Riblet double chairlift, has a slight line turn near the midstation that is used for access to the slide, which is why the line has several towers in close frequency. The extra towers also allow the uphill line to be lowered for the midway station. In the winter, some of the sheaves are swung out of the way of the line. During this time, Lift 5 runs all the way up to the Four O'Clock Ridge, and is used to access what I call Breckenridge's Terrain Park Alley, since the lift provides access to the Park Lane and Freeway Terrain Parks, direct access to beginner terrain in the Colorado SuperChair's run pod, plus access to town via the Four O'Clock trail or the Skyway Skiway (for BreckConnect users), access to the Peak 8 SuperConnect midway load via Sawmill, and access to Peak 9 via the blue run Crosscut, Lift C and the Beaver Run SuperChair.

3. Alpine Slide:
What makes the Alpine Slide at Breckenridge unique is that it has three tracks: two parallel tracks (A and B), and a faster track (C) for more experienced riders. I use C in this video because I want to go fast. The reason why I wait so long after the guy in front of me starts down is because I want to give him as much of a head start as possible so I won't risk catching up to him further down.