 Breckenridge and other ski resorts faced a severe drought in the winter of 1980-1981 and installed snowmaking systems the following year.In 1981, Breckenridge installed the world's second high speed detachable quad chairlift, the Quicksilver Quad (only months behind the first at Mount Buller, Victoria) running from the Village base area to near the bottom of Lift B.The lift was constructed by Doppelmayr.