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Longhorn at Steamboat Ski Resort

Intermediate · 1569 m long with 481 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 26° at its steepest, facing W.

26°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
1569 mlength
481 mvertical
2968 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Longhorn

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 22 minutes, intermediate 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 Longhorn (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins BC Ski Way. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pony Express (1 min), Thunderhead Express (6 min), Wild Blue Gondola I (12 min).

See Longhorn 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.