The area offers an experience that is comparable to snowcat and helicopter skiing. Berthoud Pass being the first downhill ski area in Colorado with a rope tow set a precedent for all the other ski areas that came during that time said Nicklas. Half of the ski area was designated as advanced or expert.
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More than 65 trails on 1200 acres of terrain.
US Route 40 travels over the top of Berthoud Pass.
The pass is located approximately 15 miles to the north of Interstate 70. If you continue on rt. 40 while heading north you will come to the Winter Park ski resort near the bottom of Berthoud Pass. Berthoud Pass Ski Maps.
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Frankenstein Couloir 01 mi 02. This is also known as Great Divide. It is usually one of the first places youll see tracks on the west side of the top of the pass. You ski down very close to where you skin up.
There is often a skintrack andor bootpack going up the lookers left side.
The Backcountry Ski Guidebooks offer a detailed maps of Berthoud Loveland Pass aerial photographs of each zone and graphical keys designed to give you the most pertinent information for skiing and riding safely and wisely. These guidebooks are light compact and durable enough to take with you on your adventures. Berthoud Pass One of the worlds highest ski areas arguably at one point the highest proper ski hilland indeed in the world top three until the late 1990s when new lift building in Asia and elsewhere in Colorado knocked it down the rankings. After years of experience on Berthoud Pass Writz shares the details of the goods and steeps.
Beacon Guidebooks newest release boasts big lines mellow day tours and everything in between.
Every skier can find suitable terrain for their experience and style in this guidebook. Berthoud Pass arguably has the best backcountry skiing and snowboarding east of the Continental Divide and near Interstate 70. US Highway 40 provides numerous basins and access points that allow backcountry riders to spread out. Berthoud Pass Ski Area was Colorados first ski area but unfortunately didnt last much past the turn of the century.
The area was also Colorados first ski area to install a double-chair and to allow snowboarding.
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We are working hard to expand the Camera Network. From pre-work dawn patrols to car shuttling to all day epics Berthoud Pass has an adventure for backcountry riders of all skill levels. The glade skiing deep powder bowls and steep couloirs of Berthoud Pass have enough terrain to keep you busy for a lifetime. Berthoud Pass Powder Project link On the way to Winter Park CO is the switchback drive up and down Berthoud Pass.
The area is popular for backcountry skiing and has a plethora of routes to choose from.
There are a myriad of reasons why the dedicated ski area atop 11307 ft. Weak ownership scarcity of snow-making water sources and an inability to compete with other neighboring ski areas may have all played roles. Whatever the cause the ski lifts that had operated since 1937 were shut down in 2001. Berthoud Pass Ski Area might be officially gone for now but it will always remain a huge part of Colorados skiing and boarding history.
Today it remains a destination for backcountry skiers and boarders who want to keep the legacy of this ski area alive.
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PO Box 19051 Golden CO 80402. Friends of Berthoud Pass. The nonprofit group Friends of Berthoud Pass is committed to preserving the legacy of the area through safety access and education. Founded by ski patrollers and backcountry riders they offer classroom avalanche awareness presentations which are all free and open to the public.
Beloved by the Colorado locals Berthoud Pass is the go-to for a weekend backcountry session due its vast terrain.
Once a fully functioning ski resort from 1937 to 2001 the now backcountry terrain has been stripped of chairlifts lodges and returned to its primitive state.
