Drop Out at Steamboat Ski Resort
Advanced · 709 m long with 233 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 27° at its steepest, facing W.
27°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
709 mlength
233 mvertical
2739 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Drop Out is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Drop Out
Lifts that reach the top: Pony Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Bar UE (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Storm Peak Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Morningside Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Mahogany Ridge Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 24 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Wild Blue Gondola I
- Ride Wild Blue Gondola II
- Ski Traverse (intermediate)
- Ski Cowboy Coffee (intermediate)
- Ride Morningside Lift
- Ski Over Easy (intermediate)
- Ski Buddy's Run Upper (intermediate)
- Ski Buddy's Run Lower (intermediate)
- Ski Drop Out (advanced)
Where it ends
Nearest lifts from the bottom: Storm Peak Express (1 min), Pony Express (2 min), Thunderhead Express (7 min).
See Drop Out 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.