A Tour of the Perilous Breckenridge Lake Chutes

Looking for a serious challenge after deciding Breck’s lift-serviced terrain isn’t cutting it? Look no further than the Lake Chutes, a series of extreme-rated hike-to lines at the very top of the mountain that are not for the faint of heart. These trails range from typical expert pitches to some of the hardest in-bounds terrain in all of Colorado.

0:00 Intro
1:11 Easy Street / Nine Lives
3:21 Zoot Chute
4:52 Vertical Cornice
6:09 Wacky's Chute
7:43 Final Thoughts

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[ThePurpleSquares]

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.

[paulwhetstone]

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.

[ThePyleDriver]

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

[waltysalamander]

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

[arjunski]

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! :)

[JewsyJew]

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

[ericd]

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.

[bryce]

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

[kermita]

Great job Sam! The Lake Chutes look great!

[roydanroy]

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

[BryantCarr]

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

[Steve-yrvi]

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.

[Charles-sbgg]

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

[averagejojofan]

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.

[alehax]

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

[edwardlobb]

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.

[onesquareinch]

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

[UncleRicoOSU]

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 💀

[fishingthelist]

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

[connornewell]

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