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Balch at Winter Park Resort

Advanced · 796 m long with 271 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 27° at its steepest, facing N.

27°steepest 50 m

19°average pitch

796 mlength

271 mvertical

3210 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Balch

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

From the base area (about 7 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Explorer Express
Ski Bradley's Bash (intermediate)
Ski Balch (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Village Way, Dogpatch. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Explorer Express (3 min), Endeavor (3 min), Prospector Express (3 min).

See Balch on the 3D map All runs at Winter Park 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.