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Tail Race at Cardrona Alpine Resort

Intermediate · 872 m long with 255 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 24° at its steepest, facing SE.

24°steepest 50 m

16°average pitch

872 mlength

255 mvertical

1521 mtop elevation

SEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Tail Race

Lifts that reach the top: Valley View (skiing easy terrain to get there); Whitestar Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); T-Bar (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); McDougall's Chondola (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Captain's Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Soho Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Valley View
Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
Ski Tail Race (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Outer Limits. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Valley View (1 min).

See Tail Race on the 3D map All runs at Cardrona Alpine 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.