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Pathfinder

Blue Breckenridge, CO

Steepest pitch20°
Vertical561 ft
Length3,700 ft
Average pitch9°
FacesNE
Top11,279 ft

Pathfinder drops 561 vertical feet over 3,700 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 20° about 3,510 feet below the top. That's steeper than 37% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 165th steepest of 207 named runs at Breckenridge. It faces northeast.

How well Pathfinder holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing northeast at an average 9°, Pathfinder gets about 87% of the winter sun that flat ground at Breckenridge does, December through March. That's sunnier than 55% of the runs we've measured, and the 109th sunniest named run at Breckenridge. Its top sits at 11,280 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.

Pathfinder profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Pathfinder 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.