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Upper Tempest at Mount Ashland Ski Area

Advanced · 362 m long with 168 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 29° at its steepest, facing NE.

29°steepest 50 m
25°average pitch
362 mlength
168 mvertical
2268 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Upper Tempest

Lifts that reach the top: Ariel (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Ariel
  2. Ski Balcony (advanced)
  3. Ski Upper Tempest (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Avon, Lower Tempest. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ariel (2 min), Windsor (2 min), Comer (2 min).

See Upper Tempest on the 3D mapAll runs at Mount Ashland 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.