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High Plains Drifter at Fairmont Hot Springs

Easy · 1289 m long with 243 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 20° at its steepest, facing NW.

20°steepest 50 m

11°average pitch

1289 mlength

243 mvertical

1478 mtop elevation

NWfaces

Snow and sun

High Plains Drifter is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to High Plains Drifter

Lifts that reach the top: Sundance Triple Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, easy skiing needed):

Ride Sundance Triple Chair
Ski High Plains Drifter (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Yahoo, Short Cut. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Happy Trails Platter (1 min), Pony Express Magic Carpet (1 min).

See High Plains Drifter on the 3D map All runs at Fairmont Hot Springs

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.