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union at Breckenridge Ski Resort

Intermediate · 1152 m long with 132 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 11° at its steepest, facing NW.

11°steepest 50 m

7°average pitch

1152 mlength

132 mvertical

3534 mtop elevation

NWfaces

Snow and sun

union is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to union

Lifts that reach the top: Falcon SuperChair (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 19 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride QuickSilver SuperChair
Ski Wellington (easy)
Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
Ride Falcon SuperChair
Ski union (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Lehman, Cimarron, Centennial, Cimarron, union. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Falcon SuperChair (5 min), A-Chair (8 min), Peak 8 SuperConnect Lower (8 min).

What people say

Patrollers organized. They won elections. They negotiated contracts. Some went on strike. Resorts made concessions. The question is no longer whether ski patrollers can organize. The timing put enormous pressure on the resort. The union had been bargaining since June. The strike produced wage increases and brought supe…
— Ski Patrol Unions Won Contracts. Now Comes the Hard Part.

See union on the 3D map All runs at Breckenridge Ski Resort

Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.