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Black Forest at Solitude Mountain Resort

Advanced · 258 m long with 161 m of vertical, averaging 32° and 40° at its steepest, facing W.

40°steepest 50 m
32°average pitch
258 mlength
161 mvertical
3036 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Black Forest is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Black Forest

Lifts that reach the top: Summit Express (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 9 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Apex Express
  2. Ski Summit Access West (intermediate)
  3. Ride Summit Express
  4. Ski Liberty (intermediate)
  5. Ski Cathedral Cirque (expert)
  6. Ski Black Forest (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Wood Lawn, Voltaire. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Honeycomb Return (4 min), Eagle Express (8 min).

See Black Forest on the 3D mapAll runs at Solitude Mountain Resort
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.