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Hercules at Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area

Advanced · 584 m long with 271 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 32° at its steepest, facing N.

32°steepest 50 m

25°average pitch

584 mlength

271 mvertical

1656 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Hercules

Lifts that reach the top: North Star Chair 3 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Timber Wolf Chair 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Peak 1 Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there).

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

Ride Timber Wolf Chair 2
Ski Huckleberry Ridge (easy)
Ski Hercules (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Purgatory, Red Dog, Big Dipper. Nearest lifts from the bottom: North Star Chair 3 (1 min).

See Hercules on the 3D map All runs at Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation 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.