Kit Carson at Red River Ski Area
Intermediate · 424 m long with 115 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 22° at its steepest, facing NE.
22°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
424 mlength
115 mvertical
3076 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Kit Carson is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Kit Carson
Lifts that reach the top: Copper Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Platinum Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Emerald Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Silver Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 9 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Copper Chair
- Ski Main Street (intermediate)
- Ski Kit Carson (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Copper Toll Rd., Cowpokes Cruise, Main Street. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Copper Chair (3 min), Platinum Chair (4 min), Gold Chair (5 min).
See Kit Carson on the 3D mapAll runs at Red River Ski AreaMeasured 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.