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Distraction at Steamboat Ski Resort

Advanced · 450 m long with 202 m of vertical, averaging 24° and 30° at its steepest, facing NW.

30°steepest 50 m
24°average pitch
450 mlength
202 mvertical
2702 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Distraction

Lifts that reach the top: Thunderhead Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride Wild Blue Gondola I
  2. Ride Bashor
  3. Ski Yoo-Hoo (easy)
  4. Ride Thunderhead Express
  5. Ski Vagabond Upper (intermediate)
  6. Ski Distraction (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Mother Nature, Betwixt. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Bashor (3 min), Greenhorn Ranch Express (3 min), Thunderhead Express (4 min).

See Distraction 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.