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Whale's Tail at Breckenridge Ski Resort

Expert · 1545 m long with 197 m of vertical, averaging 8° and — at its steepest, facing NE.

—steepest 50 m

8°average pitch

1545 mlength

197 mvertical

3855 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

Whale's Tail is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Whale's Tail

No lift-served path appears in the map data: it may be hike-to, gated, or mapped separately.

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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.