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Jackass at Silver Mountain

Advanced · 300 m long with 154 m of vertical, averaging 27° and 33° at its steepest, facing NW.

33°steepest 50 m
27°average pitch
300 mlength
154 mvertical
1523 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Jackass

Lifts that reach the top: Chair 4 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 2 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 3 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 5 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 1 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Silver Mountain Gondola List (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 22 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Silver Mountain Gondola List
  2. Ski Shortcut (intermediate)
  3. Ski Cross Over (intermediate)
  4. Ski The Ridge (intermediate)
  5. Ski Boondoggle (easy)
  6. Ski Home James (easy)
  7. Ski Jackass (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Shaft. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chair 4 (1 min).

See Jackass on the 3D mapAll runs at Silver Mountain
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.