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Ambush at Steamboat Ski Resort

Advanced · 284 m long with 105 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 25° at its steepest, facing NW.

25°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
284 mlength
105 mvertical
2735 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Ambush

Lifts that reach the top: Pony Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Mahogany Ridge Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 24 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Steamboat Gondola
  2. Ski Spur Run (easy)
  3. Ski Rudi's Run (intermediate)
  4. Ski Lightning (intermediate)
  5. Ski Ego (intermediate)
  6. Ski BC Ski Way (easy)
  7. Ride Pony Express
  8. Ski Longhorn (intermediate)
  9. Ski Pony Express Liftline (advanced)
  10. Ski Ambush (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Royal Flush. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pony Express (2 min), Thunderhead Express (8 min), Wild Blue Gondola I (13 min).

See Ambush on the 3D mapAll runs at Steamboat Ski 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.