Arc at Steamboat Ski Resort
Easy · 108 m long with 17 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 10° at its steepest, facing NW.
10°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
108 mlength
17 mvertical
2802 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Arc is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Arc
Lifts that reach the top: Elkhead Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Burgess Creek (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 27 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Steamboat Gondola
- Ski Spur Run (easy)
- Ski Park Lane (easy)
- Ski Why Not Upper (easy)
- Ski So What (easy)
- Ride Burgess Creek
- Ski Sunnyside
- Ski Arc (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Tower. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Storm Peak Express (4 min), Pony Express (4 min), Burgess Creek (5 min).
See Arc on the 3D mapAll runs at Steamboat Ski 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.