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Desert at Granby Ranch

Easy · 261 m long with 36 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 9° at its steepest, facing NW.

9°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
261 mlength
36 mvertical
2695 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Desert

Lifts that reach the top: Quick Draw Express (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 5 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Quick Draw Express
  2. Ski Buckhorn (easy)
  3. Ski Desert (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Buckhorn, Bonanza Glade. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Quick Draw Express (3 min), Milestone (3 min), Stagecoach (4 min).

See Desert on the 3D mapAll runs at Granby Ranch
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.