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Boreas

Black diamond Breckenridge, CO

Steepest pitch34°
Vertical436 ft
Length1,444 ft
Average pitch18°
FacesE
Top10,812 ft

Boreas drops 436 vertical feet over 1,444 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 34° about 160 feet below the top. That's steeper than 79% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 73rd steepest of 207 named runs at Breckenridge. It faces east.

How well Boreas holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing east at an average 18°, Boreas gets about 90% of the winter sun that flat ground at Breckenridge does, December through March. That's sunnier than 60% of the runs we've measured, and the 96th sunniest named run at Breckenridge. Its top sits at 10,810 feet.

It gets an ordinary dose of sun: powder lasts a typical amount of time, and spring snow softens on a normal schedule. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Boreas profile

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Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Boreas 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.