Sunset Woods at Pico Mountain
Advanced · 1270 m long with 99 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 20° at its steepest, facing NW.
20°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
1270 mlength
99 mvertical
869 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Sunset Woods is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Tree skiing (gladed). Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Sunset Woods
Lifts that reach the top: Summit Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 14 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Summit Express Quad
- Ski Forty Niner (intermediate)
- Ski Sunset Schuss (intermediate)
- Ski Sunset Woods (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Lower K.A.. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Summit Express Quad (1 min), Golden Express Quad (3 min), Little Pico Triple (4 min).
See Sunset Woods on the 3D mapAll runs at Pico MountainMeasured 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.