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Birches at Burke Mountain Ski Area

Expert · 1320 m long with 165 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 26° at its steepest, facing NW.

26°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
1320 mlength
165 mvertical
794 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Tree skiing (gladed). Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Birches

Lifts that reach the top: Mid-Burke Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 12 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Mid-Burke Express
  2. Ski Toll Road (intermediate)
  3. Ski Upper Willoughby (intermediate)
  4. Ski Birches (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Wayne's World, The Jungle. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mid-Burke Express (3 min), T-Bar (3 min), J-Bar (5 min).

See Birches on the 3D mapAll runs at Burke Mountain Ski Area
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.