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Rock Island Run at Cataloochee Ski Area

Intermediate · 807 m long with 69 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 16° at its steepest, facing N.

16°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
807 mlength
69 mvertical
1512 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Rock Island Run

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

From the base area (about 2 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Rock Island Line
  2. Ski Rock Island Run (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Snowbird, unnamed easy trail, Alley Cat, Upper Omigosh, Upper Turkey Trot, Lower Snowbird, Lower Omigosh, Wild Cat Glade. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Wolf Creek Hollow (1 min), Easy Way (1 min), Beginner's Luck (2 min).

See Rock Island 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.