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Upper Stein at Aspen Highlands

Expert · 418 m long with 158 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 33° at its steepest, facing NW.

33°steepest 50 m

21°average pitch

418 mlength

158 mvertical

2908 mtop elevation

NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Upper Stein

Lifts that reach the top: Thunderbowl (skiing novice terrain to get there); Exhibition (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Cloud Nine (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Loge Peak (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Deep Temerity (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 11 minutes, expert skiing needed):

Ride Thunderbowl
Ski Upper Stein (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Nugget, Golden Barrel, Exibition. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Thunderbowl (3 min), Exhibition (3 min).

See Upper Stein on the 3D map All runs at Aspen Highlands

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.