Zipper at Monarch Ski Area
Advanced · 485 m long with 163 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 30° at its steepest, facing E.
30°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
485 mlength
163 mvertical
3552 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Zipper is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
How to get to Zipper
Lifts that reach the top: Panorama (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Panorama
- Ski Great Divide (intermediate)
- Ski Zipper (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins unnamed advanced trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Panorama (2 min), Breezeway (3 min), Caterpillar (3 min).
See Zipper 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.