Rip Van Winkle at Belleayre Ski Center
Intermediate · 470 m long with 155 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 24° at its steepest, facing NE.
24°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
470 mlength
155 mvertical
845 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Rip Van Winkle 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 Rip Van Winkle
Lifts that reach the top: Poma 5 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Lift 4 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); T-Bar 4 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 3 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Poma 5
- Ski Rip Van Winkle (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Poma 5 (1 min).
See Rip Van Winkle on the 3D mapAll runs at Belleayre Ski CenterMeasured 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.