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Colonel's Alternate at Hunter Mountain

Advanced · 283 m long with 61 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 16° at its steepest, facing W.

16°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
283 mlength
61 mvertical
963 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Colonel's Alternate is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Colonel's Alternate

Lifts that reach the top: Kaatskill Flyer (skiing novice terrain to get there); F Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there); Zephyr Express (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 2 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Kaatskill Flyer
  2. Ski Colonel's Alternate (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Clair's Way. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Zephyr Express (3 min), Northern Express (4 min), Kaatskill Flyer (6 min).

See Colonel's Alternate on the 3D mapAll runs at Hunter Mountain
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.