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Forbes Run at Alta Sierra Ski Resort

Intermediate · 385 m long with 116 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 21° at its steepest, facing NE.

21°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
385 mlength
116 mvertical
2153 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Forbes Run is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Forbes Run

Lifts that reach the top: Ridgeview Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ridgeview Chair
  2. Ski Forbes Run (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins The Meadow, Goosebumps. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ridgeview Chair (1 min), Lakeview Chair (1 min).

See Forbes Run on the 3D mapAll runs at Alta Sierra Ski Resort
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.