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FREE!ANDY'S SKI&RIDE GUIDES BRECKENRIDGE 2009/2010 SEASON Every trail described & rated Hints for getting around Great for all skiers and riders TABLE OF CONTENTS T WHAT ARE ANDY’S SKI & RIDE GUIDES? . 5. E N A A L M E G R E E N ANDY’S RATING SYSTEM . 7. GLEN PLAKE BRAD HOLMES JEREMY BENSON MATTHIAS MAYR KEY TO USING THE GUIDE . 8. CHRIS LAKER PEAK 7 TRAILS AND LIFTS . 10. PEAK 8 TRAILS AND LIFTS . 20. PEAK 9 TRAILS AND LIFTS . 52. PEAK 10 TRAILS AND LIFTS . 78. HINTS ON GETTING AROUND & TOP 5 . 86. TREE LINES . 87. MAPS . 88. QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE . 92. 3 WHAT ARE ANDY’S SKI & RIDE GUIDES? Welcome to the newest edition of Andy’s Ski and Ride Guides. This guide has been completely rewritten with all the new changes that have happened at Breckenridge. Formally Andy’s Handy Ski Guides, these little booklets open up the world of the Breckenridge Ski Area. You will now know what happens on every run, lift and nook and crannie at Breckenridge. It does not matter how you slide down the hill, whether on skis, snowboard, snowbike, monoski, telemark or whatever, these guides will enhance your day. If you are new to my guides, the best way to enjoy them is to understand my rating system; it is an international rating system, not a ski area specific system like the green, blue and black rating ski areas we have in place. There is a big difference in the difficulty of a trail such as a double black diamond in West Virginia than at Taos, New Mexico! A green at A-Basin may be a black in Vermont. My system is based on the whole scope of snowriding in the world. Check out my system on the next page. It’s important that you understand my ratings are an average and can be completely different from day to day. Please read and understand my liability statement. Hope you have fun out on the slopes and please check out www.andysskiandrideguides.com for more information on this and other ski areas. Here at Breckenridge, the trails and lifts are divided into four sections; Peak 7, Peak 8, Peak 9 and Peak 10. Each trail is listed in alphabetical order. The lifts in each section follow that. Find out where you are in my rating system and you will know where to go to stay in your comfort zone, or to challenge yourself! Remember that conditions change minute to minute and my ratings are a normal average. Check out my website: www.andysskiandrideguides.com Andy 5 ANDY’S RATING SYSTEM The easiest of the greens. Great for learning, 1-10 perfect for your first day or two but probably boring to even the 2nd day skier or rider. 11-20 A nice, easy cruiser. Perfect for the advanced beginner, ANDY'S SKI&RIDE GUIDES or those who desire a nice run without much pitch. For those who are making the transition from Publisher 21- 3 0 advanced beginner to intermediate. Contains both Fresh Powder Media, LLC advanced beginner and intermediate pitches. Michael Slattery Andy Blumenthal 31- 4 0 Solid intermediate run with medium steepness. www.freshpowdermedia.com [email protected] 41- 5 0 Middle of the road terrain. Intermediates will be Creator/Writer challenged, advanced will feel comfortable. Andy Blumenthal 51- 6 0 Tough blues. Maybe a diamond for some pitches Art & Design but, on average, intermediate stuff. Kelly McFeely Single Diamond terrain. Steeper than the tough Cover Photo 61-70 blues, but not that hard for advanced intermediates. Mark Fox Solid advanced terrain. Advanced Intermediates 71- 80 should think twice. * The descriptions and ratings contained within Andy’s Ski & Ride Guides are based upon average weather and snow conditions. Varied conditions such as new snow, no snow, high winds, poor visibility, etc. can significantly change the character and difficulty of the slope. Skiers and riders are Steep terrain, any type of snow, moguls, etc. strongly encouraged to evaluate the conditions and determine if the slope is within their skill level. 81- 91 Challenging but not yet extreme. Should be a Please ski and ride with care. solid advanced skier. This guide is an independent publication of Fresh Powder Media, LLC who is solely responsible for its content. This guide is not reviewed, approved or in any way associated with Breckenridge. Experts only! Seriously. Anything in this category Special Thanks to: Robin Brown, Frances Hanna, Will MacElwee, Greg Voss, Jeff Diapallo, Carl 91-100 should not be skied or rode by anyone who has Anderson, Scott Meade, Kevin Campbell, Bob Vosar, Ellis Simon, My family, and ski bums worldwide... any apprehension.... © 2009 by Fresh Powder Media, LLC, Denver, Colorado. All rights reserved under U.S. Copyright Laws. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Remember that Andy’s Rating is an average the publisher. Now go read the rest of the guide, it is boring here. and it will vary! 6 7 KEY TO USING THE GUIDE: (A) BRONC ANDY’S RATING (C) SNOWMAKING • OCCS. GROOMED (D) SNOWMOBILE (B) 72 Bronc is a black tangent off of Doublejack and has a steep pitch to it. It is steeper than the blue Doublejack RENTALS and is more of a challenge. Cut right here and get some steep powder turns before the very flat Flapjack and remember to keep your speed here. (E) Every trail starts with all these vital numbers for a quick look at what there is to find: (A) Trail Name: I only talk about named trails so you will not find any “secret stashes” in this guide. But there are plenty of named areas that I talk about... BEST RATES AROUND! (B) Rating: See Previous Page (C) Snowmaking: Either yes or no; good to know when low on Located in Frisco, CO snow, especially in the early season t)BMGEBZSFOUBMTBWBJMBCMF NPSOJOHPS BGUFSOPPO IPVSTPGBDUVBMSJEJOH (D) Groom: This has three different designations: t'VMMEBZSFOUBMTBWBJMBCMF IPVSTPGSJEJOH Groomed = Groomed almost every day; almost t"MMSFOUBMTBSFi6OHVJEFEw Occs. Groomed = Occasionally groomed; don’t count on it, t.BQTQSPWJEFEXJUIUSBJMTNBSLFE check grooming report FBTZ JOUFSNFEJBUFBOEBEWBODFE Never Groomed = Never groomed (E) Color: This is the green, blue, black system that is in place at the ski area. This is ski area specific and only pertains to the trails and areas that Breckenridge has to offer. A blue here Call 970.406.1397 may not be the same as a blue elsewhere. (This is why my www.coloradobackcountryrentals.com rating system on the previous page is better than the current Snowmobile Season opens the day after Thanksgiving. rating system we have in place in this country.) Colorado Backcountry Rentals is an equal opportunity service provider. Colorado Backcountry Rentals is under special use permit by the White River National Forest. 8 ANGELS REST C.J.’s ANDY’S RATING SNOWMAKING • OCCS. GROOMED ANDY’S RATING NEVER GROOMED 43 84 Angels Rest is a great trail over in the Peak 7 For the advanced, C.J.’s is one of the best that PEAK 7 Independence lift section that starts off a little steeper but Breckenridge has to offer. You can get here by hiking then flattens out to be a groomed cruiser for all but thefi rst from the traverse from the T-bar or traversing from the top day beginner. Some tree islands spice it up but this is truly of the Imperial Express SuperChair. You may still have a green run with a wide open feel and a flat meadow some hiking from there depending on your traversing type terrain. They call this a blue because the beginning skills. Be here first on a powder day and you will most is a tad steeper. likely never forget this run as the powder shots are steep and long. There may be some rocks exposed depending on wind and snow conditions. Careful here i Angel’s Rest was a mining camp on Hoosier Pass. All Peak 7 names in the Independence Lift area are during a blowing stormy day as you may not be able all mining camps. to see very far in this treeless and very high up section. Awesome place for the advanced! ART’s BOWLE CLAIMJUMPER ANDY’S RATING NEVER GROOMED 85 ANDY’S RATING SNOWMAKING • GROOMED Art’s Bowle is the northern most flank of Peak 7 bowl 34 Claimjumper is the far south trail in Peak 7 or and is very steep. Come off a natural spine after going the farthest north of the Peak 8 trails. So I included it in down half of Peak 7 and you’ll get to Art’s Bowle. It’s steep both sections. Claimjumper is a wide open blue that is and wide open here with very few trees but some rock groomed almost every day and is a fun rolling interme- outcroppings to be careful of. It ends all too quickly but the diate run. This is the best way for the snow boarder to few turns here are great and sometimes powder can be get back to Peak 8 as it’s not as much of a traverse as found here when other places are tracked up since most Forget-me-not. Cruising’ fun can be found here. drop in earlier. Can get scraped off and icy but not often. 10 11 END (THE) LINCOLN MEADOWS ANDY’S RATING NEVER GROOMED ANDY’S RATING SNOWMAKING • GROOMED 82 35 Jim Morrison would be proud they named a trail after Lincoln Meadows is a good name for this area PEAK 7 his song.
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