Breakaway at Powder Mountain
Advanced · 445 m long with 136 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 22° at its steepest, facing N.
22°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
445 mlength
136 mvertical
2530 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Breakaway is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Breakaway
Lifts that reach the top: Hidden Lake Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Timberline (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Saddle Horn (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 23 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Paradise Express
- Ski Gateway (easy)
- Ski Sun Catcher (easy)
- Ski Powder Chamber (advanced)
- Ride Timberline
- Ski Sidewinder (intermediate)
- Ski 3 Mile (easy)
- Ski Main Line (advanced)
- Ski Breakaway (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Burntwood, White Pine. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Hidden Lake Express (2 min), Paradise Express (7 min).
See Breakaway on the 3D mapAll runs at Powder MountainMeasured 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.