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Diamond Hitch at Steamboat Ski Resort

Advanced · 697 m long with 224 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 26° at its steepest, facing W.

26°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
697 mlength
224 mvertical
2881 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Diamond Hitch

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 23 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 Diamond Hitch (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Pony Express Liftline. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pony Express (2 min), Thunderhead Express (7 min), Wild Blue Gondola I (13 min).

See Diamond Hitch 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.