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chi

Double black (extreme) Breckenridge, CO

Steepest pitch38°
Vertical693 ft
Length1,531 ft
Average pitch27°
FacesE
Top12,517 ft

chi drops 693 vertical feet over 1,531 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 38° about 300 feet below the top. That's steeper than 58% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 32nd steepest of 207 named runs at Breckenridge. It faces east.

How well chi holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing east at an average 27°, chi gets about 119% of the winter sun that flat ground at Breckenridge does, December through March. That's sunnier than 86% of the runs we've measured, and the 25th sunniest named run at Breckenridge. Its top sits at 12,520 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

chi profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like chi 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.