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Lower Ridge at Silver Mountain

Advanced · 474 m long with 224 m of vertical, averaging 25° and 32° at its steepest, facing NW.

32°steepest 50 m
25°average pitch
474 mlength
224 mvertical
1520 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Lower Ridge

Lifts that reach the top: Chair 4 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 3 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 5 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Chair 2 (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 21 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 Lower Ridge (advanced)

Where it ends

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

See Lower Ridge 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.