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Richard's Run at Cataloochee Ski Area

Intermediate · 554 m long with 33 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 13° at its steepest, facing NW.

13°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
554 mlength
33 mvertical
1457 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Richard's Run is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Richard's Run

Lifts that reach the top: Rock Island Line (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Omigosh (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Rock Island Line
  2. Ski Lower Snowbird (intermediate)
  3. Ski Short N Sweet (intermediate)
  4. Ski Richard's Run (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Short N Sweet, The Meadows, Turkey Trot, Upper Turkey Trot, Cat Cage Terrain Park. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Wolf Creek Hollow (2 min), Easy Way (2 min), Beginner's Luck (2 min).

See Richard's Run on the 3D mapAll runs at Cataloochee Ski Area
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.