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Bird's Beak at Steamboat Ski Resort

Expert · 1077 m long with 189 m of vertical, averaging 10° and — at its steepest, facing NW.

—steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
1077 mlength
189 mvertical
2723 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Bird's Beak is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Bird's Beak

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

From the base area (about 26 minutes, expert 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 Middle Rib (advanced)
  9. Ski Fairway (advanced)
  10. Ski Edge of the World (advanced)
  11. Ski Bird's Beak (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Edge of the World, Thick of It, Hike Out. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mahogany Ridge Express (3 min).

See Bird's Beak 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.