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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We went to Peak 10 this Feb. Didnt look like theyd reshaped the mountain recently! Some of our party were similar to you, but they stuck to the single diamonds and were fine. It seemed a bit quieter up there, maybe the black image scared the crowds away.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I've read that Breck has re-graded a bunch of its blue-black runs as blacks this year. Dunno why, but I'm guessing the Peak 10 stuff is amongst them. Peak 10 certainly wasn't all black when I was there, but that was nearly 10 years ago.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Anniegirl, think European red but on groomed. It's very flattering.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Agree with Bode. Do not mistake these blacks on Peak 10 with some of the bowls at the top of Peak 7 and 8.
To give you an idea, most of the stuff shown on the trail map on Peak 10 in the middle of the peak was blue/black - the stuff to the left of the map as you look at the map was a steeper pitch with a little more ice.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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US Black = Euro Red.
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| stevomcd wrote: |
| US Black = Euro Red. |
Go try some of the blacks in Jackson Hole and tell us which European red it equals to 
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Regraded, not any harder. Last year saw them do away with blue-blacks and make those black. I never understood why they were blue-black in the first place as they seemed equal to a lot of Copper/Keystone/A Basin blues. Breck can be good for the ego!
Don't confuse these with the SE facing runs skiers right off 10 as these double blacks are legitimate blacks- not extreme, but steep with either deep snow or bumps and a flat run out boarders hate.
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I think Spruce off the Colorado Super Chair on Peak 8 is another that got upgraded. I would suspect that you could handle any SINGLE blacks at Breck that are listed as being GROOMED. The single black lookers right off the t-bar is often groomed, but most of the other terrain in that area is not, so it would depend on how you handle off piste conditions as some of these are legit, albeit easier blacks. Chair 6 also offers some blacks that are not too steep, but these are usually left un-groomed. Peak 9 might have one or two that are groomed (and may have been upgraded from blue-blacks)
If you are skiing 7+ days, you should probably consider some season pass options 389/429 unless you have some sort of package deal.
I'm running a free lodging contest for a stay just down the road at Breck and can hook you up with a SH discount if you don't win
http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?p=1891692&highlight=#1891692
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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MEfree30, Thanks for the information. I ordered our Summit County Season Passes yesterday
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Good on ya...if you want VERY NICE on mountain resto at a reasonable price, have lunch at the Alpenglobe Stube at Keystone. Your best choice for storm day skiing with some intermediate terrain that you should enjoy skiing assuming snow conditions are decent (they tend to get the least amount of snow in the area).
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Alpenglobe Stube at Keystone
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Alpenglow surely but, anyway, I did it at night once. Freezin' cold ride up in the gondolas, fantastic meal and then night skiing for a few hours. Keystone kind of gets overlooked but it's just that bit steeper and more interesting than Breck.
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