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Ricochet at Monarch Ski Area

Advanced · 266 m long with 63 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 16° at its steepest, facing NW.

16°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
266 mlength
63 mvertical
3391 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Ricochet

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 6 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Garfield
  2. Ski Roundabout (easy)
  3. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  4. Ski Ricochet (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lower Tango, Ajax. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Garfield (1 min), Pioneer (2 min), Divide Express (3 min).

See Ricochet 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.