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Ridge Run at Howelsen Hill Ski Area

Intermediate · 460 m long with 81 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 17° at its steepest, facing N.

17°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
460 mlength
81 mvertical
2185 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Ridge Run

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

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

  1. Ride Barrows Chair Lift
  2. Ski Ridge Run (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Mile Run, Winter Chute. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Boardwalk Carpet Lift (1 min), Small Magic Carpet (2 min), Schnackenberg Poma Lift (2 min).

See Ridge Run 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.