Bonzai at Mont Ripley
Advanced · 105 m long with 44 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 29° at its steepest, facing S.
29°steepest 50 m
23°average pitch
105 mlength
44 mvertical
319 mtop elevation
Sfaces
Snow and sun
Bonzai is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.
Grooming: backcountry. Lit for night skiing. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Bonzai
Lifts that reach the top: Copper Hoist (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 5 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Copper Hoist
- Ski Copper Chute Glades (advanced)
- Ski Bonzai (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Copper Chute Glades, unnamed intermediate trail, unnamed advanced trail, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Handle Tow (1 min), T-Bar (2 min), Copper Hoist (2 min).
See Bonzai on the 3D mapAll runs at Mont RipleyMeasured 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.