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Burke's Launch at Horseshoe Resort

Advanced · 211 m long with 36 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 19° at its steepest, facing N.

19°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
211 mlength
36 mvertical
362 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Burke's Launch

Lifts that reach the top: Highland Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Highland Quad
  2. Ski Canter (easy)
  3. Ski Mule Train (easy)
  4. Ski unnamed trail
  5. Ski Burke's Launch (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Mule Train, unnamed trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Highland Quad (1 min), High Rider Quad (1 min).

See Burke's Launch on the 3D mapAll runs at Horseshoe 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.