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Rankins Return at Glencoe Ski area

Easy · 1226 m long with 137 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 11° at its steepest, facing N.

11°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
1226 mlength
137 mvertical
818 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Rankins Return

Lifts that reach the top: Cliffhanger Chairlift (skiing easy terrain to get there); The Wall T-bar Tow (skiing easy terrain to get there); Rannoch Button Tow (skiing easy terrain to get there); Main Basin T-Bar Tow (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 33 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Access Chairlift
  2. Ride Plateau Poma Tow
  3. Ski Bunny Run / Mugs Alley (easy)
  4. Ride Cliffhanger Chairlift
  5. Ski Bunny Run / Mugs Alley (easy)
  6. Ski Rankins Return (easy)

Where it ends

Joins The Low Road, Blue Ski Descent Route. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Rannoch Triple Chairlift (1 min), Plateau Poma Tow (1 min).

See Rankins Return on the 3D mapAll runs at Glencoe 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.