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Buckhorn at China Peak

Expert · 1538 m long with 316 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 33° at its steepest, facing N.

33°steepest 50 m

12°average pitch

1538 mlength

316 mvertical

2461 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

Buckhorn 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 Buckhorn

Lifts that reach the top: Summit (skiing easy terrain to get there); Firebowl (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Peak (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 12 minutes, expert skiing needed):

Ride Summit
Ski Academy (easy)
Ski Buckhorn (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Jack's Run, Dynamite, Buckhorn, Dynamite, unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit (1 min), Tubing Hill Carpet (1 min), unnamed magic carpet (1 min).

See Buckhorn on the 3D map All runs at China Peak

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.