A Tour of the Perilous Breckenridge Lake Chutes

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @paulwhetstone0473
    @paulwhetstone0473 Год назад +7

    Dude, you are a natural! Your reviews are some of the finest of any kind of review I’ve encountered. They are clear, concise, knowledgeable and honest.

  • @ThePurpleSquares1
    @ThePurpleSquares1 Год назад +24

    These resort specific videos are great! Your channel has become my go-to when researching new resorts or looking for places to explore when traveling somewhere new.

  • @blockheadyt1072
    @blockheadyt1072 Год назад +67

    It looks way steeper in person

    • @amongus-hq3cy
      @amongus-hq3cy 11 месяцев назад +3

      It is an effect your brain has on your body to tell it to not go down and will happen on the majority of slopes you ski but lake chutes is still extreme terrain and some of the toughest in bound terrain you will ever ski

    • @JewsyJew
      @JewsyJew 10 месяцев назад

      My ski popped off halfway down first time i tried these i was so pissed but it was probably my fault for not knocking off my boots good enough after the hike. Went back up after lunch and crushed it so its okau

    • @ishanthosani
      @ishanthosani 3 месяца назад

      Yeah every time i see a video of skiing it doesn't look that bad but in person its always worse lol

    • @12hiei21
      @12hiei21 8 дней назад

      yeeep. popped up on a lip and had my knees go into my mouth. ate shit and chipped my teeth wahooo

    • @datapusher-
      @datapusher- 4 дня назад

      Its the go pro wide angle shot. Very deceiving. I've done most of the top runs on peaks 8,9, and 10 at Breckinridge. I love that you can connect the run on 8 all the way down to the villages.

  • @ThePyleDriver
    @ThePyleDriver Год назад +7

    Lived there before the lift was put in and that hike was a lot longer 😜. Thanks for the tour!

  • @JewsyJew
    @JewsyJew Год назад +4

    i had the pleasure of doing 2 days at Breck last season and did 2 runs down Lake Chutes near the end of my trip. absolutely amazing runs. definitely the steepest lines ive done so far and starting was rough but one i got in my rhythm it was all downhill and amazing from there

  • @arjunski
    @arjunski Год назад +17

    The Lake Chutes area might be my favorite zone of all time (minus the hike)! I've done Wacky's, Zoot Chute, and 9 Lives and I've had amazing experiences with all of them! Never done Vertical Cornice but I always assumed that it'd be harder than Wacky's. It's cool to know that there's an easier path through it, I'd love to try that one at some point! Thanks for the video, these lines aren't well-marked so it's great that something like this exists! :)

    • @PeakRankings
      @PeakRankings  Год назад +1

      Thank you! It's not unreasonable to claim that VC is tougher than Wacky's--that first drop is pretty brutal--but Wacky's sustains a really tough overall pitch and extremely wind-susceptible face.

    • @Custom_Stryfe_Main
      @Custom_Stryfe_Main 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@PeakRankingswhere is VC? I'm heading to Breck this weekend, and it doesn't seem to be on the trail map.

    • @arjunski
      @arjunski 4 месяца назад

      @@Custom_Stryfe_Main It's unmarked on the map, but it's located just looker's right of Zoot Chute

  • @ericd8739
    @ericd8739 Год назад +3

    Thanks for the cool video. I remember Breck in the 90s before the lift to the top was added. IIRC, a poma lift dropped you off, leaving a long hike up the ridge.

    • @PeakRankings
      @PeakRankings  Год назад +1

      Yes, the Imperial lift certainly cut a substantial portion off that hike!

  • @waltysalamander
    @waltysalamander Год назад +17

    You should do a Mammoth Summit tour. Do Huevos Grande, Head Chutes, Kiwi Flats, Paranoid Flats, Hangman’s Hollow etc…

    • @PeakRankings
      @PeakRankings  Год назад +6

      Great suggestion! Next time we go back to Mammoth, we'll do our best to hit these.

    • @waltysalamander
      @waltysalamander Год назад +1

      @@PeakRankings Cool, they are open until at LEAST July 31 this year. Insane!

  • @kermit88a
    @kermit88a Год назад +1

    Great job Sam! The Lake Chutes look great!

  • @bryce9497
    @bryce9497 Год назад +7

    My personal favorite area of Breck is called "Snow White" on the trail map...you basically just keep traversing past all these chutes and hand skier's right at the very end. There, you'll find about 1,000'-1,500' vertical of perfect steep pitch terrain and, at least when I used to hit it, I had it to myself. You can find rock features if you like, or you can just rip the 35-40 degree burn

    • @arjunski
      @arjunski Год назад +3

      I just did it a few weeks back (posted a video of me doing it on my channel) and just like you had the full area to myself! It was super cool and definitely worth the hike up!

  • @UncleRicoOSU
    @UncleRicoOSU 7 месяцев назад +1

    I love Breckenridge and lake chutes. The hike is not long, but can be brutal if you aren’t acclimated to the altitude. First time I went up there I happened to meet a guy from my hometown. We chatted for a bit and then went our separate ways. I followed some locals down Wacky’s and maybe 15 minutes later I ran into the guy again at the bottom. He didn’t look too thrilled. Turns out he tumbled all the way down and broke his wrist on a rock. Vacation over 💀

  • @roydanroy
    @roydanroy Год назад +1

    Thanks for the video. I was having trouble sleeping and your video helped so much!

  • @Charles-sb3gg
    @Charles-sb3gg Год назад +3

    I love the lake chutes, my fav is Crazy Ivan 2

  • @Steve-yr5vi
    @Steve-yr5vi Год назад

    Reminds me of just how much of Breck I've not yet skied. Of course the last time I was there imperial & the peak six chair would open in the morning and understandably close by noon due to high winds. Favorite run up there to date is taking the saddle over to peak 7 off imperial and skiing straight down the front. I believe that is the longest steep chute on the mountain, the chute through rocks is narrow enough to get your attention but no picking your way through a rock field is required.

  • @BryantCarr
    @BryantCarr 7 месяцев назад

    Ran Nine Lives for first time ever last month and 13k was no joke! Awesome video 🤟

  • @edwardlobb931
    @edwardlobb931 Год назад

    Some skiers are many Patrolers know about the dangers created by high wind bursts, within sculpted snow formations. These can be in both open bowls, and chutes. I actually went full airborne, spinning three times within a thick cloud or swirling snow,and slammed face first against a packed wall, in a trail fork at a popular SW ski resort. My helmet had a visor, which prevented a flattened nose and being knocked unconscious.

  • @averagejojofan8649
    @averagejojofan8649 Год назад +1

    If you want the steepest line, go to crazy Ivan 2. It is between vertical cornice and zero chute. It’s the steep line with no rocks. It is over 45 degrees steep.

  • @alehax27
    @alehax27 Год назад +1

    Breck's high alpine terrain is some of the best inbound skiing in CO on a powder day. I've hit some incredible lines this season

  • @mloiaco
    @mloiaco Год назад +1

    Super helpful. Thanks

  • @Ok-551
    @Ok-551 10 месяцев назад +1

    Drink water. Don’t go up on your first day if your from the flatlands. I did it last week on my 4th day and still got some altitude sickness. 13k is very high up. Grew up skiing in the Andes, and that is 11k. Most resorts top at 10k. Thanks for vid.

  • @pizzaearthpancakesandother2549
    @pizzaearthpancakesandother2549 9 месяцев назад

    Poot Chute is gnarly dude!

  • @Out1ol
    @Out1ol 2 дня назад

    Been to Breck and chickened out on the hike twice now. I need to go during peak instead of gaper day, abs need a clip dropping into savor.

  • @Coolcaden4188
    @Coolcaden4188 2 месяца назад

    Love your vids

  • @fishingthelist4017
    @fishingthelist4017 Год назад

    I may not be good enough to ski the Lake Chutes, so maybe I can check out the lake in the summer.

  • @nicolezhang8116
    @nicolezhang8116 3 месяца назад

    I was eager to try out the Lake Chutes until I had to do the hike T T. I was so worn out afterwards that I had to sit down for twenty minutes. Decided to ski down Imperial instead.

  • @dangraban8098
    @dangraban8098 Год назад

    Great video! Looks like your skiing blizzard Bonafide? What length do you prefer in those at your height and weight? Looking to buy a pair myself.

  • @IgobylotsOfnamesorsomething
    @IgobylotsOfnamesorsomething 8 месяцев назад

    what time of the year was this

  • @greasyrails2571
    @greasyrails2571 8 месяцев назад

    Just did wackies shoot and zoot chute best snow on the mountain

  • @danfojs
    @danfojs Год назад +2

    can you review A-Basin?

    • @PeakRankings
      @PeakRankings  Год назад +2

      Video will be up before next season!

    • @srgdaily
      @srgdaily Год назад

      @@PeakRankings Sounds like y'all got a lot of stuff on the way . . . please actually go through with all of it.

  • @stevenevangelist5221
    @stevenevangelist5221 Год назад

    Awesome video. Love it.

  • @CrefloMack
    @CrefloMack Месяц назад

    by golly Ive gotta visit!

  • @mw7492
    @mw7492 Год назад +1

    When was this recorded??

  • @chriskutlina5743
    @chriskutlina5743 Год назад

    Great video!!

  • @darinsmith2458
    @darinsmith2458 Год назад +2

    There are a lot of rocks up there.. I skied Imperial and Whales Tale today..

  • @lumpybeats722
    @lumpybeats722 Год назад

    hey,, random question but did you stay at hostel tevere? i noticed one of your stickers by the front door and wwas like " no freaking way?!?!?"

    • @PeakRankings
      @PeakRankings  Год назад +2

      Yep!

    • @lumpybeats722
      @lumpybeats722 Год назад

      @@PeakRankings DUDE WE LIKELY STAYED AT THE SAME TIME! i was there every weekend in march and the 1st weekend in April

    • @PeakRankings
      @PeakRankings  Год назад

      @@lumpybeats722 we were there mid-Feb, so probably missed ya!

  • @connornewell6062
    @connornewell6062 11 месяцев назад +1

    When you look up after completing the last one was shocking.

  • @onesquareinch
    @onesquareinch Год назад +5

    Love your channel. Would be awesome if you could add trail map overlays (“you are here”) for reference.

    • @PeakRankings
      @PeakRankings  Год назад +2

      Thanks for the suggestion! We'll see if we can incorporate this into future trail run videos.

  • @NathanaelV
    @NathanaelV Год назад

    Awesome!

  • @kirkw0od
    @kirkw0od Год назад

    Are these chutes marked at the top or do you have to memorize where each one is ?

  • @cocolab0961
    @cocolab0961 Год назад +1

    I skiied that 3 days ago

  • @susposter4174
    @susposter4174 Год назад +1

    When’s the whitefish video coming out

    • @PeakRankings
      @PeakRankings  Год назад +1

      Conditions were nearly whiteout the whole time we were there, so not for awhile.

  • @vajona2495
    @vajona2495 10 месяцев назад

    Saw so many people wheelchair skiing this year. Now I understand why

  • @dz-dg9sv
    @dz-dg9sv Год назад

    This is super random, and completely unrelated to Breck or anything, but if you ever get the chance, you should make it out to Xinjiang, China. I skied there in January and March, and there is some absolutely incredible terrain out there on par with anything the Rockies has to offer. The conditions are amazing too, and the season stretches out to May or later. Because of how long it takes to get there, there really aren’t too many crowds there either! Lmk if you want more info!

  • @wesleycalkins7731
    @wesleycalkins7731 Год назад +2

    Chutes?? I would say these are more like bowls compared to some JH chute terrain

  • @johnfitzgerald1879
    @johnfitzgerald1879 Год назад

    Gotta say, having left Breck for better snow pastures… that snow looks beat to crap chunder.

  • @stevenevangelist5221
    @stevenevangelist5221 Год назад

    That looks real rocky. Weezie.

  • @tommymcenery642
    @tommymcenery642 Год назад

    Keystone Review!

    • @PeakRankings
      @PeakRankings  Год назад +1

      We're waiting until the Bergman Bowl lift goes in before a full review, but there will be some content that involves Keystone before the start of next season!

  • @Mtb_5670
    @Mtb_5670 Год назад +1

    I’m 13, and that hike got me so tired

    • @averagejojofan8649
      @averagejojofan8649 Год назад

      Yeah it’s a crazy tough hike. Always tires me out and keeps me tired. While other hikes are longer yet less tiring. For example, the back 9 hike isn’t that tiring, even though it is quite long.

  • @cshaps1212
    @cshaps1212 Год назад

    These runs are like 45-49 degrees steep, super carzy.

  • @godislovepraisehim8483
    @godislovepraisehim8483 10 месяцев назад +1

    But by golly…. 🤓🥹😂

  • @stevenevangelist5221
    @stevenevangelist5221 Год назад

    Definitely need ski partners.

  • @stevenevangelist5221
    @stevenevangelist5221 Год назад

    That one dude cooked it. He was out of there.

  • @stevenevangelist5221
    @stevenevangelist5221 Год назад

    Basically you go down chutes, and avoid rocks. Lol.

  • @Jimbo4.5_27
    @Jimbo4.5_27 23 часа назад

    I’m 8 years old and I can do it

  • @SgWookieE
    @SgWookieE Год назад +3

    you're a pretty terrible skier, but a still love you videos.

    • @skifast9721
      @skifast9721 3 месяца назад

      Finally, somebody said it 😂

  • @omarmuhyar2005
    @omarmuhyar2005 Год назад

    No way are the Lake Chutes some of the hardest terrain in North America.
    Squaw, Jackson, Snowbird, Alta, Big Sky, Bridger, Alyeska, Alpental, Baker, Crested Butte, Telluride, Taos - all have WAY steeper terrain.
    Only thing challenging is Breck’s shit, wind-blown snow.

  • @dal_bhat
    @dal_bhat Год назад

    Look mid af