10th Mountain at Ski Cooper

Intermediate · 763 m long with 171 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 15° at its steepest, facing NW.

Snow and sun

10th Mountain is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to 10th Mountain

Lifts that reach the top: 10th Mountain Chair (skiing easy terrain to get there); 10th Mountain (skiing easy terrain to get there); Piney Basin Triple Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Little Horse (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Hoyt's (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 12 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

1. Ride 10th Mountain Chair
2. Ski Molly Mayfield (easy)
3. Ski 10th Mountain (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Way Back. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Buckeye Platter (2 min), 10th Mountain Chair (2 min), 10th Mountain (3 min).

What people say

a few locations and has expanded now to 27 participating locations all around the country. What lessons did you learn from that inaugural year, and how did that shape the event moving forward? Christian: The first year, I figured I’d just do it here in the Tetons on Mt. Glory (the call sign of the 10th Mountain Divisi…
— Outdoor Research: Born in the Elements. Built on the Trail.

New York and visited Ski Cooper outside Camp Hale where the 10th did much of its training, so I reached out to them and found them interested as well. A number of folks participated, including members of the 10th Mountain Alpine Club, a nonprofit that advances alpinism in the 10th Mountain Division community, and enthu…
— Outdoor Research: Born in the Elements. Built on the Trail.