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Rip Cord at Alpental

Advanced · 226 m long with 117 m of vertical, averaging 28° and 31° at its steepest, facing E.

31°steepest 50 m
28°average pitch
226 mlength
117 mvertical
1127 mtop elevation
Efaces

Snow and sun

Rip Cord is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: backcountry. Tree skiing (gladed). Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Rip Cord

Lifts that reach the top: Triple 60 (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Triple 60
  2. Ski Rip Cord (advanced)
See Rip Cord on the 3D mapAll runs at Alpental
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.