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East Side at Howelsen Hill Ski Area

Advanced · 129 m long with 34 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 22° at its steepest, facing NE.

22°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
129 mlength
34 mvertical
2083 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to East Side

Lifts that reach the top: Barrows Chair Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Schnackenberg Poma Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Barrows Chair Lift
  2. Ski Long John (easy)
  3. Ski Town View (intermediate)
  4. Ski Wren's Run (intermediate)
  5. Ski East Side (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Long John. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Barrows Chair Lift (1 min), Schnackenberg Poma Lift (2 min).

See East Side on the 3D mapAll runs at Howelsen Hill 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.