Freeway at Monarch Ski Area
Intermediate · 642 m long with 111 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 18° at its steepest, facing NE.
18°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
642 mlength
111 mvertical
3415 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Freeway is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Freeway
Lifts that reach the top: Pioneer (skiing easy terrain to get there); Garfield (skiing easy terrain to get there); Divide Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Panorama (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 5 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Garfield
- Ski Sleepy Hollow (easy)
- Ski Freeway (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Rookie, Snowflake. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Tumbelina (1 min), Caterpillar (1 min), Divide Express (1 min).
See Freeway on the 3D mapAll runs at Monarch 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.