108 m away
Shadow Bowl
Bowl next to Whale's Tail
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 629 m
- Ascent
- 4 m
- Descent
- 219 m
Upper Whale's Tail
Breckenridge
Salida
A less interesting way to descend the summit of Peak 8
Freeride Skiing Moderate
- Distance
- 381 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 128 m
- Low Point
- 3.8 km
- High Point
- 4 km
- Gradient
- 26˚
To get to this particular traverse, you must take the Imperial Superchair and hike to the summit of Peak 8 at around 13,000 feet (an altitude that will be absolutely exasperating for most!). You would traverse skiers' right for the Lake Chute but for Upper Whale's Tail, traverse skiers' left. You'll eventually come to the spot where the actual run Whale's Tail begins.
Description
This is really not worth doing as the much easier solution is to simply get off the Imperial Superchair and immediately traverse skiers' left from the upper lift terminal. The hike to Peak 8 is really only necessary for those who desire to ski the infamous Lake Chutes and Snow White. It's certainly not necessary to access this run!
Difficulty
Moderate
Slopes become slightly steeper at around 25-30 degrees.
Low Exposure (E1)
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
Close to help in case of emergency.
Best time to visit
Features
- Walk Required
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- Ascent
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- Descent
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- Distance
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- Ascent
- 0 m
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- Distance
- 48 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
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- Distance
- 223 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
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- Distance
- 218 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 52 m
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Way Out Gate Access
Gate Access Terrain from Way Out Ski Run
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 297 m
- Ascent
- 10 m
- Descent
- 115 m
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