Snow El Capitan at Homewood Mountain Resort
Intermediate · 453 m long with 112 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 22° at its steepest, facing NE.
22°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
453 mlength
112 mvertical
2152 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
El Capitan is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to El Capitan
Lifts that reach the top: Quail Chair (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 2 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Quail Chair
- Ski El Capitan (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Double Trouble, Homeward Bound. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Quail Chair (1 min).
See El Capitan 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.