Black Forest at Park City Mountain Resort

Expert · 484 m long with 131 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 31° at its steepest, facing N.

Snow and sun

Black Forest 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 Black Forest

Lifts that reach the top: McConkey's Hi-Speed Six-Pack (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Jupiter Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 29 minutes, expert skiing needed):

1. Ride Crescent Hi-Speed Quad
2. Ski unnamed trail
3. Ski Homerun (easy)
4. Ski Shortliner (easy)
5. Ski Shortline (easy)
6. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
7. Ski unnamed trail
8. Ride McConkey's Hi-Speed Six-Pack
9. Ski unnamed trail
10. Ski Georgeanna (intermediate)
11. Ski Tycoon (advanced)
12. Ski Black Forest (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Woodside, Powder Monkey. Nearest lifts from the bottom: McConkey's Hi-Speed Six-Pack (1 min), Pioneer Lift (1 min).

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