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Bonanza

Blue Breckenridge, CO

Steepest pitch18°
Vertical1,061 ft
Length5,283 ft
Average pitch12°
FacesE
Top11,301 ft

Bonanza drops 1,061 vertical feet over 5,283 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 18° about 3,200 feet below the top. That's steeper than 25% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 178th steepest of 207 named runs at Breckenridge. It faces east.

How well Bonanza holds snow

Snow preservationBelow average

Facing east at an average 12°, Bonanza gets about 91% of the winter sun that flat ground at Breckenridge does, December through March. That's sunnier than 61% of the runs we've measured, and the 91st sunniest named run at Breckenridge. Its top sits at 11,300 feet.

With little slope to hide behind, it takes nearly the full winter sun of open ground: powder settles and turns heavy sooner after a storm, and spring snow softens early. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Bonanza profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Bonanza elsewhere

Nearby at Breckenridge

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.