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First Chance at Steamboat Ski Resort

Advanced · 974 m long with 97 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 12° at its steepest, facing W.

12°steepest 50 m

6°average pitch

974 mlength

97 mvertical

3081 mtop elevation

Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to First Chance

No lift-served path appears in the map data: it may be hike-to, gated, or mapped separately.

Where it ends

Joins Big Meadow. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Bar UE (3 min), Four Points (4 min), Storm Peak Express (4 min).

See First Chance on the 3D map All 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.