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East Face at Steamboat Ski Resort

Expert · 808 m long with 152 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 22° at its steepest, facing N.

22°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
808 mlength
152 mvertical
3219 mtop elevation
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Snow and sun

East Face 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 East Face

Lifts that reach the top: Morningside Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 27 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Wild Blue Gondola I
  2. Ride Wild Blue Gondola II
  3. Ski Traverse (intermediate)
  4. Ski Cowboy Coffee (intermediate)
  5. Ride Morningside Lift
  6. Hike Mt. Werner Hike (advanced)
  7. Ski East Face (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Last Chance. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Bar UE (6 min), Four Points (7 min), Storm Peak Express (8 min).

See East Face 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.