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Ripcord at Mount Snow Ski Resort

Expert · 338 m long with 140 m of vertical, averaging 23° and 37° at its steepest, facing N.

37°steepest 50 m

23°average pitch

338 mlength

140 mvertical

1021 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Ripcord

Lifts that reach the top: Bluebird Express #17 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Challenger #18 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Outpost #10 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Grand Summit Express #11 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sunbrook Express #19 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 11 minutes, expert skiing needed):

Ride Grand Summit Express #11
Ski Committed (intermediate)
Ski Ripcord (expert)

Where it ends

Joins River Run. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Outpost #10 (2 min), Challenger #18 (2 min).

See Ripcord on the 3D map All runs at Mount Snow Ski Resort

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.