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87Ore BucketANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMED69ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDMagic Carpet is one of the steepest sections ofBreckenridge and can be found on the far northern side ofPeak 7. Typical open bowl stuff here, with a good steeppitch, some rock bands and usually some small moguls.You’ll find great powder here after it snows as long asthe snow didn’t slide after the patrol hits this with theiravalanche bombs. This can be windblown after a blusteryday. The advanced rider or skier will absolutely love thisand the strong intermediate will be very challenged. Theremay be some hiking to get here.Ore Bucket is the hardest area in the Peak 7lower mountain trails. If you are with your familyand bored, tell them you’ll meet them at the bottom ofPeak 7 and go here. This is a gladed, never groomedarea that has some short steep pitches, lots of trees,powder, moguls and other obstacles to keep youturning. It ends relatively quick though, back on MonteCristo but it’s a fun alternative to the other easier trailsin this section of Breckenridge.Monte CristoPeak 7 Bowl27ANDY’S RATINGSNOWMAKING GROOMEDFrom the top of the Independence chair at Peak 7and on the far north (skier’s left) side is Monte Cristo.This starts off a little steeper and then flattens out for theremainder of the trail. Very wide with a few tree islands,and lots of rolls make this a fun run for most. Practice yourturns here as they groom this almost every day, and enjoythe rolls especially if you stick to the left side. It gets reallyflat at the end except for one very short steep sectionnearing the view of the chair lift. Fun for all!1485ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDPeak 7 bowl is what advanced skiing or riding isall about. This massive section includes huge and steepsnow fields with no trees and some rocks. The deeperthe snow the less rocks. You can get here in two ways;hike up from the traverse from the top of the T-bar ortraverse from the top of the Imperial Express SuperChair.This is very steep and if you fall you may end up at thebottom if your arresting skills are not up to par. Greatplace for powder and steep terrain practice. Can getwindblown but most of the time this is great for theadvanced and up.15PEAK 7Magic Carpet

33Swan CityANDY’S RATINGSNOWMAKING GROOMEDPioneer is one of the main runs in the Peak 7 area andis a great blue cruiser. From the top of the Independencechair, this starts off a little tighter and steeper but verysoon opens up to a wide rolly groomed journey. Midwaythrough there is another steeper pitch. They leave somemoguls on the skier’s left side sometimes for those whowant to try bumps. This is a great groomed cruiser formost with a fun bunch of rolls and terrain changes. Carefulbecause there may be many people travelling along withyou. Make your best turns for the audience riding the chair.Just a fun blue for your skiing and riding pleasure.Sadie83ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDSadie is the middle of Art’s Bowle, an area in thePeak 7 Bowl. Named after an avalanche dog, this is a verysteep but short pitch with an open feel to it. Make greatsteep turns here and you’ll feel the adrenaline pumping!Too bad it’s so short. This is great when there is amplecoverage but conversely when low on snow this can havelots of rocks. Careful!1617ANDY’S RATINGSNOWMAKING GROOMEDSwan City really could be called Flat City as it isa tangent off of Pioneer that is really flat and easy. Wideopen like all the trails in this area, this will be easyfor the intermediate. The last pitch before it returns toPioneer is a little steeper but really short.Tele80ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDTele is on the south side of Art’s Bowle whichis the skier’s left side of Peak 7 bowl. Great steepterrain can be found here as you come over a naturalspine. You’ll wish it lasted longer though as this areais just a quick section which ends too soon and getsquite flat. This is a great place for powder. Namedafter an avy dog.Wirepatch27ANDY’S RATINGSNOWMAKING GROOMEDWirepatch starts off with a medium steeper pitchfor a blue with lots of trees and berms and moguls. Thisonly lasts for a hundred yards and then it’s a flat andwide open meadow that a beginner would enjoy. Thetop however will be difficult for a beginner and is morefor the intermediate. Lot’s of places for a little air here;exciting for those who like that.17PEAK 7Pioneer

82Independence Superchair 1320'ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDVertigo comes off the beginning of the traverse upfrom the T-Bar up to the Peak 7 summit. The higher youtraverse up, the longer the run. You can also get here bytraversing from the top of the Imperial Express SuperChair.The deeper the base the better this trail is as there areplenty of rock outcropping that can pop their evil littleheads out when low on snow. It also can get windblownin this area blowing away the good snow. When it’s goodthough, its real good, especially for the advanced skieror rider. This will be difficult for better intermediates as it’snever groomed and the powder can be difficult becauseof the wind. Get here on a good day and it’s awesome!Y-Chute85ANDY’S RATINGVERTICALRISERATING AVERAGE: 17-69TIME: 6.5 MINThe Independence SuperChair is a great quad that is fast andserves a lot of great blue terrain. This is a lot less busy than theother chairs at the bottom of Peaks 8 and 9 and offers a littlerespite from the masses. This can get busy sometimes, especiallyin the morning or around lunch time. This is a great area to bringthe intermediate as there is great terrain here to work on the skillsfor advancement. There are easy blues and harder blues to keepyou entertained. Take the BreckConnect to get here and get offat the second stop. Or you can ski over from the top any of thechairs on Peak 9 traversing to the skier’s left on Columbine.BreckConnect NEVER GROOMEDY-chute is the beef of the Peak 7 bowl and is openbowl skiing or riding at it’s best. Of course the more snowthe better as there are rock bands that get exposed whenlow on snow or windy. Nice long and steep turns arefound here, and the advanced will be challenged. Accessthis either halfway down and a traverse from the top of theImperial Express or hike up; your choice.18The BreckConnect is a great lift that goes from the bottom of theTown of Breckenridge and has three stops. The first is the ShockHill station for those staying at the Shock Hill condos or residences.The next stop is a short fifty foot walk to the IndependenceSuperChair and Peak 7. The final stop is at the bottom of Peak 8and all that it has to offer. I park in the Miners or Tailing parkinglots (it was 5/10 last year) and it’s an easy way to access theslopes without riding shuttle buses. At the end of the day you canski right to the car via Four O’Clock and the Skyway Skiway anda small tunnel. Many use this to go to town for lunch or to get toyour condo or house.19PEAK 7Vertigo

73Boundary ChuteANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMED74ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDAdios is a great trail in the 6-Chair area that hasgreat open areas and great tree lines. The pitch is prettysteep and this is a great place for powder for theadvanced intermediate and up. You’ll find varied terrainhere and it gets flatter as it comes under the chair for thefinal open, but not as steep, section.Boundary Chute is one of the blacks off of theT-bar off to the north. This open area has a varied pitchand lot of little trees, rocks and berms that make this afun challenge for the advanced intermediate and up.This can get windblown and you’ll want to stay awayfrom here when it’s nasty out, as it is very exposed.AMENCallie’s Alley77ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDAmen is another of the great trails in the 6-Chair areathat all will find challenging and many will be over theirheads. This steep black has all sorts of different terrain tokeep you on your toes. You’ll find moguls, berms, trees andmore here with usually pretty good moguls as good bumppeople enjoy this area. Always good on a powder day.ANDY’S RATINGOCCS. GROOMEDCallie’s is a quick black coming off the top of theColorado SuperChair and comes around and meetsthe easier Spruce. This is steeper than most of the trailsin this area but still doable for the strong intermediate.This is harder when ungroomed.ClaimjumperBoreas5868ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDBoreas is a tangent off of Rounders that has lots ofterrain changes and has some steep areas. The two steeperpitches are narrow and moguled and will be difficult formany. Lots of trees add to the excitement. No groomingmachine has ever been here that I know of.2034ANDY’S RATINGSNOWMAKING OCCS. GROOMEDClaimjumper is the far south trail in Peak 7 or theNortheast of the Peak 8 trails. So I included it in bothsections. Claimjumper is a wide open blue that is groomedalmost every day and is a fun rolling intermediate run.This is the best way for the snow boarder to get back toPeak 8 as it’s not as much of a traverse as Forget-me-not.Cruising’ fun can be found here.21PEAK 8Adios

27Cucumber BowlANDY’S RATINGSNOWMAKING GROOMEDColumbine is the upper traverse that takes you fromthe top of Peak 8 and either Superchairs over to the T-Barand beyond. This is very flat except for one pitch near the topof the Rocky Mountain SuperChair. It almost goes uphill atone point so those not great on a snowboard may hate this.Contest Bowl83ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDContest Bowl is the skier’s right flank of HorseshoeBowl and is steep and a little more technical that HorseshoeBowl itself. There are several chutes between rock bandsand a few trees to keep you on your toes. Not as long asHorseshoe but a tad steeper, this will be very enjoyable toadvanced riders. Can get windblown and crusty and therocks can be more exposed depending on the snow year.38ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDCucumber Bowl is the skier’s left flank of Horseshoebowl and has a nice steep pitch to it. Too bad it’s notlonger. The snow rolls into here on storm and the openshots are wonderful. Head left and get some sparsetrees and a couple of hits to jump off. Watch out forthe run out to the left as it goes uphill. Great area forfinding powder and steeps.Double Barrel76ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDDouble Barrel is the farthest right you can go outoff the top of 6-Chair. You’ll find lots of varied terrainhere most of it easier and not as steep as the othersaround here. This is more of the way out for many as itgoes back all the way to 6-Chair.Duke’s RunCrescendoANDY’S RATING83SNOWMAKING OCCS. GROOMEDCrescendo is a great blue that wraps around fromthe top of the Colorado SuperChair and ends at the bottom.It starts out steeper and becomes a pretty consistent blueand then when it goes under the chair it eases up to agreen. Can get crowded here.2258ANDY’S RATINGSNOWMAKING OCCS. GROOMEDDukes is two trails in one. On the skier’s right ofthe snow guns, it’s usually groomed and has a nice evenblue pitch to it. The first pitch is steeper then it flattensout. Usually crowded, you’ll need to watch out for othershere. On the left of the snow guns is a gully and it’s alittle steeper, and has walls and moguls. Again, watchout when going in or out.23PEAK 8Columbine

15ANDY’S RATINGFour O’ClockSNOWMAKING GROOMEDDyersville is one of the two trails in the Rip’s Ridelift learning area that is very flat and would be boring toall but the newest beginners. This is a great place to learnthough, as not many others will be whizzing by you inthis controlled speed area. This is a great place to teachsomeone the finer nuances of snow sliding.East Snowbird71ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDEast Snowbird is a wide open trail in the 6-Chairarea that is probably the easiest in this area. This is not assteep or treed as most of the trails here. It is still advancedterrain here so be careful. Try this one first before venturingto the others to see if you can hang.if so you cangraduate up to the others.Forget-Me-Not76ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDForget-Me-Not is a fun open black to the skier’s leftof the T-Bar. You almost get to the footpack up Peak 7 hereand many go down here as they don’t want to climb up.You’ll find nice snow here if it has not been windy, andmany rolls, small trees, and rocks that keep you on yourtoes. The last pitch is steeper, so be prepared. Great whennot windblown.2419ANDY’S RATINGSNOWMAKING GROOMEDFour O’Clock starts from the top of Peak 8 atthe Vista house and goes all the way to the bottomand the town of Breckenridge. It starts off as a bluebut then becomes pretty flat and work road type afterthat. Beginners won’t like the top but the rest is easy.It is always crowded and you need to watch out forpeople here. The patrol may be out enforcing speedhere also. This is a great way to see lots of richpeoples houses and condos, or maybe to get backto yours if you’re that lucky. Great way to get to thelower pay parking lots, or the BreckConnect Gondolavia Skyway Skiway.Frosty’s Freeway71ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDFrosty’s Freeway is a feeder trail that takes youfrom the top of Peak 9 down to the bottom of E-Chair.This has some varied terrain and is going to bechallenging for the intermediate as you will haveberms, trees, ‘hits’, moguls and steeper areas. You canaccess a few trails off this such as Tiger, Rendezvous,Southern Cross and Lower Psychopath. You can alsouse this to gain access to Tunnel to take you downtowards the bottom.25PEAK 8Dyersville

86ANDY’S RATINGHombreNEVER GROOMEDGeorge’s Thumb is an open section from the top of theImperial Express SuperChair that heads off to the skier’s left.This has open powder turns with new snow, or usually goodhard pack turns as the snow blows in here over the ridge line.This is pretty steep, challenging the advanced intermediateand up. There can be some moguls and also rocks.Goodbye Girl75ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDGoodbye Girl is a steep mogul pitch off of FourO’Clock that goes down towards the midway load of thePeak 8 Superconnect. Make good turns here for the liftriders as you go down this steeper bump run. This facessoutheast so it can get great when there is sunshine, andnot so great when there is not, especially in the spring.High Anxiety61ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDHigh Anxiety is a multi-pitched run between the twobig chairs in the main Peak 8 area. These pitches usuallyhave lots of moguls and offer many different terrainchanges. This has a couple short steep pitches but mostis just somewhat steep. There are many double fall lineswhich add to the difficulty.2673ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDHombre is another of the great advanced trailsin the 6-Chair area. Ask a local, and they will tell youthis section of Breckenridge is one of the best for thegood skier or rider. Hombre specifically has lots ofmoguls, steeps, drop-offs, rocks and open snow fieldsto keep you on your toes. This is great for those wholike lots of variety and challenge. Watch out for otherson the fast run out at the bottom.Horseshoe Bowl84ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDHorseshoe Bowl is one of Breckenridge’scrown jewels for the advanced snow rider. This hugeplayground of steeps, powder and fun is great. You’llfind moguls and drop-offs, small tree glades and largerock piles in this great bowl. Face shot after face shotcan be found on a powder day, with an nice semi-steepand consistent pitch. The middle is almost tree free,so watch out when the wind is blowing for vertigo,and also watch out for large rock bands when the snowbase is lower. Check out the outer flanks (cucumberand contest bowls) for blown in snow and more snowwhen this gets skied out. Can get windblown also.27PEAK 8George’s Thumb

84Little JohnnyANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDImperial Bowl used to be a long climb that rewardedthe hardy local with open powder turns. Now, with theImperial Express SuperChair, we can enjoy this area withoutthe walk. This means many more people will be here totake those great medium steep powder lines, and mogulsform after many have gone down. This is still a great placefor the advanced intermediate to be over their heads andall others that are better to really enjoy the terrain here.4889ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDThe Lake Chutes are some of the most intimidatingruns at Breckenridge. After climbing up the 291 stair stepsto the ridge line (yes, I counted) go to the skier’s right andyou have many choices along a ridge with a cornice. Thiscornice can build up quite high because of wind and snowconditions. That means your first turn requires a drop off thiscornice, and that can be scary for most. The terrain here issteep and rocky with open areas and tight chutes. For most,the first turn will be the toughest, and the steep turnswill be great! This is pretty short though, and flattens out toan easier black quickly. Views are the best at Breckenridge.28NEVER GROOMEDLittle Johnny is a black run coming off of Columbinethat has a very short, steeper black pitch, then a flatsection and then it rolls around underneath the RockyMountain SuperChair. That pitch has a couple of differentfall lines and usually lots of big moguls. This ends quicklythough and flattens out for the journey to the bottom.Lobo71Lake ChutesANDY’S RATINGANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDLobo is another of the great trails in the 6-Chairarea that is super for the advanced. You’ll find nosnowmaking, usually little crowds, and terrain that ischallenging. This is great on a powder day with steeprolling terrain, moguls and ledges; providing theseasoned skier or rider with plenty to enjoy.Lower Boneyard73ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDThe Lower Boneyard is a short and mildly steeparea below the bottom of 6-Chair headed for E-Chair orthe traversing Tunnel trail. This has moguls and severaldifferent cants and sometimes they groom a stripe ortwo. This can be a difficult area for intermediates asthe terrain is quite varied.29PEAK 8Imperial Bowl

82No NameANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDMach 1 is a ripping black in the Chair 4 area thatis steep and wide. This has what the advanced personwants, a consistent fall line and usually good bumps. Ona powder day you’ll swallow plenty of snow here! In thespring this can have great slush bumps. But after it freezesit can get dangerous. This goes right below the chair solisten for hoots above you!7271ANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDMiddle Snowbird is a great run on a powder dayand almost always great for the advanced. If you wantvariety, including rocks to jump off, moguls, and cants,along with terrain that does not see a snow groomer; thisis the place for you. You won’t be alone long though, asthe locals consider this their favorite area. Be here earlywhen it snows.30NEVER GROOMEDNo Name is a great run in the 6-Chair areathat gives the advanced skier or boarder ampleopportunities for air, face-shots and moguls. The localslove 6-Chair, for it has much of what they want;powder and challenge without the huge crowds.North Bowl71Middle SnowbirdANDY’S RATINGANDY’S RATINGNEVER GROOMEDNorth Bowl is right above t

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