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Ambush at Monarch Ski Area

Intermediate · 899 m long with 285 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 23° at its steepest, facing W.

23°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
899 mlength
285 mvertical
3547 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Ambush is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Ambush

Lifts that reach the top: Tomichi (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Tomichi
  2. Ski Ambush (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Buckhorn, Mule Train, Bonanza. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Tomichi (1 min), No Name II (2 min).

See Ambush on the 3D mapAll runs at Monarch Ski 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.