Tailings at Red River Ski Area
Advanced · 175 m long with 76 m of vertical, averaging 24° and 34° at its steepest, facing NW.
34°steepest 50 m
24°average pitch
175 mlength
76 mvertical
2787 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Tailings is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Tailings
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 11 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Copper Chair
- Ski Main Street (intermediate)
- Ski Copper Toll Rd. (intermediate)
- Ski Boomtown (intermediate)
- Ski Tailings (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Sidewinder, Miners Alley. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Copper Chair (1 min).
See Tailings 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.