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Corkscrew at Aspen Mountain

Expert · 350 m long with 186 m of vertical, averaging 28° and 36° at its steepest, facing N.

36°steepest 50 m
28°average pitch
350 mlength
186 mvertical
2731 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Corkscrew

Lifts that reach the top: F.I.S. (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Ruthie's (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 28 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Queen
  2. Ski 1 & 2 Leaf (intermediate)
  3. Ski Silver Dip (intermediate)
  4. Ski Deer Park (intermediate)
  5. Ski Tortilla Flats (intermediate)
  6. Ski Spar Gulch (intermediate)
  7. Ride F.I.S.
  8. Ski Ruthie's Run (intermediate)
  9. Ski Summer Road (intermediate)
  10. Ski Magnifico Road (intermediate)
  11. Ski Corkscrew (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Summer Road, Lower Corkscrew. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Nell Bell Express (2 min), Silver Queen (2 min).

See Corkscrew on the 3D mapAll runs at Aspen Mountain
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.