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Why at Aspen Highlands

Advanced · 180 m long with 108 m of vertical, averaging 31° and 36° at its steepest, facing W.

36°steepest 50 m
31°average pitch
180 mlength
108 mvertical
3305 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Why is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Why

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

From the base area (about 21 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Exhibition
  2. Ski Prospector (intermediate)
  3. Ski Riverside Dr. (intermediate)
  4. Ski Grouse Grove (intermediate)
  5. Ski Red Onion (intermediate)
  6. Ride Cloud Nine
  7. Ski Lower Olympic (intermediate)
  8. Ski Why (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Olymic Bowl Exit. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Cloud Nine (5 min), Thunderbowl (10 min), Exhibition (10 min).

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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.