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Hades

Double black Breckenridge, CO

Steepest pitch36°
Vertical484 ft
Length1,056 ft
Average pitch28°
FacesNW
Top11,253 ft

Hades drops 484 vertical feet over 1,056 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 36° about 80 feet below the top. That's steeper than 48% of the 2,251 double black runs we've measured in North America, and the 54th steepest of 207 named runs at Breckenridge. It faces northwest.

How well Hades holds snow

Snow preservationExcellent

Facing northwest at an average 28°, Hades gets about 46% of the winter sun that flat ground at Breckenridge does, December through March. That's shadier than 95% of the runs we've measured, and the 8th shadiest named run at Breckenridge. Its top sits at 11,250 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Hades profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Hades 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.