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Fools Gold at Steamboat Ski Resort

Advanced · 234 m long with 70 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 25° at its steepest, facing W.

25°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
234 mlength
70 mvertical
2967 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Fools Gold

Lifts that reach the top: Pony Express (skiing novice 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 Fools Gold (advanced)
See Fools Gold 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.