Thunderbird at Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area
Advanced · 1231 m long with 338 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 26° at its steepest, facing E.
26°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
1231 mlength
338 mvertical
1875 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Thunderbird is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
How to get to Thunderbird
Lifts that reach the top: Eagle Peak (skiing novice terrain to get there); Chairlift 6 (Proposed) (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 10 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Eagle Peak
- Ski Thunderbird (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Elkhorn. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Eagle Peak (1 min), Timber Wolf Chair 2 (4 min).
See Thunderbird on the 3D mapAll runs at Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation 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.