Desperado at June Mountain Ski Area
Easy · 980 m long with 67 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 9° at its steepest, facing NW.
9°steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
980 mlength
67 mvertical
2790 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Desperado is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Desperado
Lifts that reach the top: J4 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); J6 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); J7 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 26 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride J1
- Ride J6
- Ski Rainbow Ridge (easy)
- Ski Rosa Mae (intermediate)
- Ski Lottie Johl (intermediate)
- Ski Gunsmoke (intermediate)
- Ski Desperado (easy)
Where it ends
Joins River Run. Nearest lifts from the bottom: J6 (2 min), J2 (2 min), unnamed magic carpet (3 min).
See Desperado on the 3D mapAll runs at June Mountain Ski AreaMeasured 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.