Dawn at Steamboat Ski Resort
Advanced · 518 m long with 119 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 19° at its steepest, facing NW.
19°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
518 mlength
119 mvertical
2913 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Dawn is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Dawn
Lifts that reach the top: Sundown Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Wild Blue Gondola II (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Storm Peak Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Sunshine Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Bar UE (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 11 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Wild Blue Gondola I
- Ride Wild Blue Gondola II
- Ski Shadows (advanced)
- Ski Dawn (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Sunset. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sundown Express (3 min), Elkhead Express (3 min), Storm Peak Express (5 min).
See Dawn 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.