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Lava at Arizona Snowbowl

Intermediate · 179 m long with 54 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 23° at its steepest, facing NW.

23°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
179 mlength
54 mvertical
3203 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Lava

Lifts that reach the top: Arizona Gondola (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 19 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Arizona Gondola
  2. Ski Upper Volcano (advanced)
  3. Ski Volcano (intermediate)
  4. Ski Lava (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Logjam. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Arizona Gondola (3 min), Humphreys Peak Chair (3 min), Hart Prairie (6 min).

See Lava on the 3D mapAll runs at Arizona Snowbowl
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.