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Daybreak

Blue Steamboat, CO

Steepest pitch24°
Vertical728 ft
Length3,228 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesW
Top9,257 ft

Daybreak drops 728 vertical feet over 3,228 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 1,600 feet below the top. That's steeper than 71% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 95th steepest of 195 named runs at Steamboat. It faces west.

How well Daybreak holds snow

Snow preservationAverage

Facing west at an average 13°, Daybreak gets about 88% of the winter sun that flat ground at Steamboat does, December through March. That's sunnier than 58% of the runs we've measured, and the 101st sunniest named run at Steamboat. Its top sits at 9,260 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.

Daybreak profile

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

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Daybreak elsewhere

Nearby at Steamboat

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.