1.5 km away
Fire Break
A big, wide swatch of sidecountry that's high-risk, high-reward
Moderate Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 4 km
- Ascent
- 103 m
- Descent
- 744 m
Firebreak - Raley's Gate Home
Lake Tahoe
Heavenly
Raley's Gate to Home Connector
Freeride Skiing Difficult
- Distance
- 3.7 km
- Ascent
- 21 m
- Descent
- 715 m
- Low Point
- 1.9 km
- High Point
- 2.6 km
- Gradient
- 31˚
This was my 1st Firebreak run from the Raley's Gate. The traditional rout is to cross the Gondola line to rider's right and descend to Van Sickle Park. I stayed to rider's left of the Gondola and connected with the my mapped home connector and rode all the way home. The terrain on this route is steeper and more technical.
Difficulty
Difficult
Serious gradient of 30-38 degrees where a real risk of slipping exists.
High Exposure (E3)
In case of a fall, death is highly likely.
Remoteness
Away from help but easily accessed.
Best time to visit
Features
- Trees
- Cliffs
- Walk Required
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- Distance
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- Ascent
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- Descent
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- Distance
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- Ascent
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- Descent
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Guidebooks in this area
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