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Firebreak at Tahoe Donner Downhill

Advanced · 276 m long with 93 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 22° at its steepest, facing NW.

22°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
276 mlength
93 mvertical
2208 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Firebreak

Lifts that reach the top: Eagle Rock Chairlift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 5 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eagle Rock Chairlift
  2. Ski Scarlets (intermediate)
  3. Ski Dart (intermediate)
  4. Ski Firebreak (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Mile Run. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Eagle Rock Chairlift (2 min), Snowbird Chairlift (2 min), unnamed magic carpet (2 min).

See Firebreak on the 3D mapAll runs at Tahoe Donner Downhill
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.