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Ptarmigan at Beaver Creek Resort

Advanced · 680 m long with 239 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 28° at its steepest, facing NW.

28°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
680 mlength
239 mvertical
2956 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Ptarmigan

Lifts that reach the top: Grouse Mountain Express Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 46 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Lower Beaver Creek Mountain Express Lift
  2. Ride Upper Beaver Creek Mountain Express Lift
  3. Ski Primrose (easy)
  4. Ski Beaver Creek Mountain Expressway (easy)
  5. Ski Three Tree Gully (advanced)
  6. Ski Blue Bell (intermediate)
  7. Ski Larkspur Bowl (intermediate)
  8. Ride Grouse Mountain Express Lift
  9. Ski Raven Ridge (advanced)
  10. Ski Ptarmigan (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Larkspur Bowl, Beaver Creek Mountain Expressway. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Grouse Mountain Express Lift (1 min).

See Ptarmigan on the 3D mapAll runs at Beaver Creek 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.