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Speculation at Showdown Ski Area

Advanced · 272 m long with 89 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 27° at its steepest, facing NE.

27°steepest 50 m

18°average pitch

272 mlength

89 mvertical

2496 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

Speculation is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Speculation

Lifts that reach the top: Payload (skiing novice terrain to get there); Prospector (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 11 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Payload
Ski Speculation (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Teds Tumble, Brown Eyed Queen, Golden Goose. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Hoxter Express (3 min), unnamed magic carpet (4 min), Prospector (7 min).

See Speculation on the 3D map All runs at Showdown Ski Area

Measured 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.