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Rip's Return at Hunter Mountain

Intermediate · 538 m long with 170 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 24° at its steepest, facing NW.

24°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
538 mlength
170 mvertical
706 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Rip's Return is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Rip's Return

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

From the base area (about 5 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Kaatskill Flyer
  2. Ski Belt Parkway (intermediate)
  3. Ski Way Out (intermediate)
  4. Ski Rip's Return (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Rusk Road. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Northern Express (1 min).

See Rip's Return 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.