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Fool's Gold at Steamboat Ski Resort

Advanced · 280 m long with 81 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 23° at its steepest, facing SW.

23°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
280 mlength
81 mvertical
2962 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Fool's Gold is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

How to get to Fool's Gold

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 Middle Rib (advanced)
  9. Ski Fool's Gold (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Pony Express Liftline, Diamond Hitch, Cabin Fever. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pony Express (3 min), Thunderhead Express (9 min), Wild Blue Gondola I (14 min).

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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.