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Birch Woods at Pico Mountain

Advanced · 2238 m long with 174 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 17° at its steepest, facing N.

17°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
2238 mlength
174 mvertical
987 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Birch Woods 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 Birch Woods

Lifts that reach the top: Summit Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 13 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Summit Express Quad
  2. Ski Forty Niner (intermediate)
  3. Ski Easy Street (intermediate)
  4. Ski Birch Woods (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Birch Glades, Mid Pike, Charlie's Highway, unnamed intermediate trail, Poma Loop, Easy Street. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Express Quad (2 min), Golden Express Quad (4 min), Knomes Knoll Triple (4 min).

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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.