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Capitan Heavy at Ski Apache

Intermediate · 423 m long with 142 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 25° at its steepest, facing NE.

25°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
423 mlength
142 mvertical
3119 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Capitan Heavy

Lifts that reach the top: Capitan Quad Chair #4 (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 2 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Capitan Quad Chair #4
  2. Ski Capitan Heavy (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Capitan Lite. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Capitan Quad Chair #4 (1 min), Quad Chair #3 (1 min).

See Capitan Heavy on the 3D mapAll runs at Ski Apache
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.