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High Tail at Marmot Basin

Intermediate · 496 m long with 41 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 12° at its steepest, facing NE.

12°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
496 mlength
41 mvertical
2084 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to High Tail

Lifts that reach the top: Eagle Ridge Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there); Canadian Rockies Express Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there); Paradise Quad (skiing easy terrain to get there); Knob Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 14 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eagle Express Quad
  2. Ski Sleepy Hollow (easy)
  3. Ride Eagle Ridge Quad
  4. Ski Easy Street (easy)
  5. Ski Basin Run (easy)
  6. Ski High Tail (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Upper Eagle Flight, Eagle Flight, Rock Gardens, Sleepy Hollow. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Eagle Ridge Quad (1 min), Canadian Rockies Express Quad (4 min), Paradise Quad (4 min).

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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.