Wilderness at Burke Mountain Ski Area
Advanced · 401 m long with 94 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 24° at its steepest, facing NE.
24°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
401 mlength
94 mvertical
934 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Wilderness is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Wilderness
Lifts that reach the top: Mid-Burke Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 11 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Mid-Burke Express
- Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
- Ski Deer Run (intermediate)
- Ski Upper Dipper (intermediate)
- Ski Wilderness (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Powderhorn. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mid-Burke Express (4 min), T-Bar (5 min), Sherburne Express (7 min).
See Wilderness on the 3D mapAll runs at Burke Mountain Ski AreaMeasured 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.