Zypper at Silver Star Mountain Resort
Advanced · 987 m long with 312 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 28° at its steepest, facing NE.
28°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
987 mlength
312 mvertical
1459 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Zypper is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Zypper
Lifts that reach the top: Putnam Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Comet Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Des Schumann Summit Express Gondola (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 14 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Putnam Express
- Ski 25 North (intermediate)
- Ski Sunny Ridge (intermediate)
- Ski Zypper (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Sunny Ridge, Gowabunga, Eldorado, Black Pine Street. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Putnam Express (1 min).
See Zypper on the 3D mapAll runs at Silver Star Mountain ResortMeasured 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.