{"id":794593,"date":"2019-04-07T16:32:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T22:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/breckebeiner-nordic-ski-fundraiser-celebrates-breckenridge-nordic-centers-50th-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2019-04-07T16:32:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T22:32:00","slug":"breckebeiner-nordic-ski-fundraiser-celebrates-breckenridge-nordic-centers-50th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/breckebeiner-nordic-ski-fundraiser-celebrates-breckenridge-nordic-centers-50th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Breckebeiner Nordic ski fundraiser celebrates Breckenridge Nordic Center\u2019s 50th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.9521681997372\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-364172-675\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center | Members of the\" team pose for photo at breckenridge center during annual breckebeiner nordic ski-a-thon fundraiser in breckenridge. the superheroes skied a total of kilometers on sunday as an led by ella class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the \" team pose for photo at breckenridge center during annual breckebeiner nordic ski-a-thon fundraiser in breckenridge. the superheroes skied a total of kilometers on sunday as an led by ella><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Members of the &#8220;Superheroes&#8221; team pose for a photo at the Breckenridge Nordic Center during Sunday&#8217;s 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundraiser in Breckenridge. The Superheroes skied a total of 195 kilometers on Sunday as an 8-skier team, led by Ella Greene&#8217;s 50 kilometers.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center | Josh Dayton, right, skis in an astronaut outfit during Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner 50K Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundraiser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge. As a member of the team dubbled\" blast josh dayton skied kilometers on class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"9.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Josh Dayton, right, skis in an astronaut outfit during Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner 50K Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundraiser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge. As a member of the team dubbled \" blast josh dayton skied kilometers on><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><strong>Josh Dayton, right, skis in an astronaut outfit during Sunday&#8217;s 17th annual Breckebeiner 50K Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundraiser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge. As a member of the team dubbled &#8220;Dayton&#8217;s Blast Off,&#8221; Josh Dayton skied 10 kilometers on Sunday.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center | Anne Ojennes skis under bluebird skies during Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner 50K Nordic Ski-A-Thon at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge. Ojennes skied 10 kilometers for Team Tie Dye.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"Anne Ojennes skis under bluebird skies during Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner 50K Nordic Ski-A-Thon at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge. Ojennes skied 10 kilometers for Team Tie Dye.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Anne Ojennes skis under bluebird skies during Sunday&#8217;s 17th annual Breckebeiner 50K Nordic Ski-A-Thon at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge. Ojennes skied 10 kilometers for Team Tie Dye.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center | Angela Knightly traverses the Breckenridge Nordic Center trails on a sit-ski during Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundraiser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge. Knightly skied 20 kilometers on Sunday, half of the total skied by a team dubbed\" all you is class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-3.jpg\" alt=\"Angela Knightly traverses the Breckenridge Nordic Center trails on a sit-ski during Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundraiser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge. Knightly skied 20 kilometers on Sunday, half of the total skied by a team dubbed \" all you is><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Angela Knightly traverses the Breckenridge Nordic Center trails on a sit-ski during Sunday&#8217;s 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundraiser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge. Knightly skied 20 kilometers on Sunday, half of the total skied by a team dubbed &#8220;All You Knee&#8217;d Is Motivation.&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center | Therese Dayton of the Breckenridge Nordic Center and Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center development manager Hallie Jaeger look over paperwork at Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner 50K Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundraiser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge. Jaeger skied five kilometers as part of the BOEC's team dubbed\" skieee for class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-4.jpg\" alt=\"Therese Dayton of the Breckenridge Nordic Center and Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center development manager Hallie Jaeger look over paperwork at Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner 50K Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundraiser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge. Jaeger skied five kilometers as part of the BOEC's team dubbed \" skieee for><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Therese Dayton of the Breckenridge Nordic Center and Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center development manager Hallie Jaeger look over paperwork at Sunday&#8217;s 17th annual Breckebeiner 50K Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundraiser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge. Jaeger skied five kilometers as part of the BOEC&#8217;s team dubbed &#8220;Skieee For Good.&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center | A member of the\" team skis at breckenridge center during annual breckebeiner nordic ski-a-thon fundraiser in breckenridge. the superheroes skied a total of kilometers on sunday as an led by ella class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-5.jpg\" alt=\"A member of the \" team skis at breckenridge center during annual breckebeiner nordic ski-a-thon fundraiser in breckenridge. the superheroes skied a total of kilometers on sunday as an led by ella><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>A member of the &#8220;Superheroes&#8221; team skis at the Breckenridge Nordic Center during Sunday&#8217;s 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundraiser in Breckenridge. The Superheroes skied a total of 195 kilometers on Sunday as an 8-skier team, led by Ella Greene&#8217;s 50 kilometers.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-6.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center | Scenes from Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-6.jpg\" alt=\"Scenes from Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Scenes from Sunday&#8217;s 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-7.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center | Participants skate-ski uphill toward the Breckenridge Nordic Center during Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundraiser in Breckenridge.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-7.jpg\" alt=\"Participants skate-ski uphill toward the Breckenridge Nordic Center during Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundraiser in Breckenridge.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Participants skate-ski uphill toward the Breckenridge Nordic Center during Sunday&#8217;s 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundraiser in Breckenridge.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-8-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-8.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center | Scenes from Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-8.jpg\" alt=\"Scenes from Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Scenes from Sunday&#8217;s 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-9-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-9.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center | Scenes from Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-9.jpg\" alt=\"Scenes from Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Scenes from Sunday&#8217;s 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-10-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-10.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center | A member of the\" team skis at breckenridge center during annual breckebeiner nordic ski-a-thon fundraiser in breckenridge. the superheroes skied a total of kilometers on sunday as an led by ella class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-10.jpg\" alt=\"A member of the \" team skis at breckenridge center during annual breckebeiner nordic ski-a-thon fundraiser in breckenridge. the superheroes skied a total of kilometers on sunday as an led by ella><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>A member of the &#8220;Superheroes&#8221; team skis at the Breckenridge Nordic Center during Sunday&#8217;s 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundraiser in Breckenridge. The Superheroes skied a total of 195 kilometers on Sunday as an 8-skier team, led by Ella Greene&#8217;s 50 kilometers.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-11-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-11.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center | Scenes from Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-11.jpg\" alt=\"Scenes from Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Scenes from Sunday&#8217;s 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-12-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-12.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center | Scenes from Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-12.jpg\" alt=\"Scenes from Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Scenes from Sunday&#8217;s 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-13-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-13.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center | Scenes from Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Breckebeiner-SDN-040819-2-13.jpg\" alt=\"Scenes from Sunday's 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Scenes from Sunday&#8217;s 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundriser at the Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/breckebeiner-nordic-ski-fundraiser-celebrates-breckenridge-nordic-centers-50th-anniversary\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/breckebeiner-nordic-ski-fundraiser-celebrates-breckenridge-nordic-centers-50th-anniversary\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Under sunny, bluebird skies on a warm spring-ski Sunday, 50 years looked good on the Breckenridge Nordic Center at the 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">This year\u2019s event at the Breckenridge Nordic Center celebrated 50 years of Nordic skiing in Breckenridge by asking individual participants or teams to ski 50 kilometers on the center\u2019s trails. The annual fundraiser for the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center also set its goal at $50,000 in honor of the 50th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Nordic skiing in Summit County has come a long way in the half-century since Gene Dayton founded the Breckenridge Nordic Center, which was several years before Dayton helped to found the BOEC. Though Dayton was not able to attend Sunday\u2019s celebration, his wife Therese, who helps to run the Breckenridge Nordic Center with him, spoke to what her husband has meant to the Summit County Nordic skiing community and how much the sport has grown in the county since Dayton first moved here in 1967.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Back when Dayton first visited Summit County in the 1960s, he did so to complete his master\u2019s studies specific to the area\u2019s blossoming Alpine skiing community. Shortly thereafter he set in motion his effort to build a Nordic skiing community here in the county.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cGene was setting tracks with his own skis in the backcountry,\u201d Therese said. \u201cHe was pulling tracks that were around his waist. We\u2019ve come a long way in 50 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Five decades later, the Breckenridge Nordic Center has found a state-of-the-art home in its \u201cOh Be Joyful Lodge,\u201d one that Dayton could have only dreamed of 50 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/breckebeiner-nordic-ski-fundraiser-celebrates-breckenridge-nordic-centers-50th-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the &#8220;Superheroes&#8221; team pose for a photo at the Breckenridge Nordic Center during Sunday&#8217;s 17th annual Breckebeiner Nordic Ski-A-Thon fundraiser in Breckenridge. The Superheroes skied a total of 195 kilometers on Sunday as an 8-skier team, led by Ella Greene&#8217;s 50 kilometers.Courtesy Barry Rubenstein, Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center Josh Dayton, right, skis in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-794593","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-14 10:58:51","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=794593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794593\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}