Forest Service Road 834 at Showdown Ski Area
Intermediate · 2506 m long with 245 m of vertical, averaging 4° and 9° at its steepest, facing E.
9°steepest 50 m
4°average pitch
2506 mlength
245 mvertical
2497 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Forest Service Road 834 is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
How to get to Forest Service Road 834
Lifts that reach the top: Prospector (skiing novice terrain to get there); Hoxter Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Payload (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 15 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Prospector
- Ski Forest Service Road 834 (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Prentice, Forest Service Road 834, Prentice, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Hoxter Express (1 min), unnamed magic carpet (1 min), Prospector (5 min).
See Forest Service Road 834 on the 3D mapAll runs at Showdown 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.