Cradle at Homewood Mountain Resort
Intermediate · 514 m long with 96 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 17° at its steepest, facing E.
17°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
514 mlength
96 mvertical
2193 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Cradle is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
How to get to Cradle
Lifts that reach the top: Madden Chair (skiing easy terrain to get there); Old Homewood Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Ellis Chair (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Madden Chair
- Ski Homeward Bound (easy)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Cradle (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Lombard Street. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Madden Chair (2 min), Happy Platter (3 min).
See Cradle on the 3D mapAll runs at Homewood Mountain ResortMeasured 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.