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Horseshoe Bowl Connector

Breckenridge

Salida

Relatively unknown way of getting to Horseshoe Bowl directly from Imperial Bowl

Freeride Skiing Easy

Distance
892 m
Ascent
0 m
Descent
208 m
Low Point
3.5 km
High Point
3.7 km
Gradient
21˚
Horseshoe Bowl Connector Map

A lot of people don't know that you can get from Imperial Bowl to Horseshoe Bowl directly (granted, you can take Imperial Ridgeline to the top of Horseshoe Bowl) but with a little bit of route scoping and possibly some uphill sections to go through, you can pretty easily get from Imperial Bowl to Horseshoe Bowl (which would make for a great lap down two of Breck's most iconic areas). Essentially, when you start down Imperial Bowl, try stick to skiers' right of the bowl. As soon as you start coming close to the trees near Alpine Alley, you need to start traversing hard skiers' right into the trees. You might need to traverse uphill in a few sections but eventually you'll make it towards the top of either Outlaw or Rustler depending on how early you started your traverse. From here either do those runs to get the most vertical feet down Horseshoe Bowl or continue down the ridgeline to access some of the lower lines or even Contest Bowl. This is a great way to get Imperial Bowl and Horseshoe/Contest Bowl, two of Breck's most famed advanced areas, in one epic run!

Difficulty

Easy

Wide gentle slopes at around 20 degrees or less.

Low Exposure (E1)

1 out of 4

Exposure is limited to that of the slope itself. Getting hurt is still likely if the slope is steep and/or the snow is hard.

Remoteness

1 out of 4

Close to help in case of emergency.

Best time to visit

between January and May

Features

  • Bowl
  • Face
  • Trees
  • Walk Required

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