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Nostrils at Steamboat Ski Resort

Expert · 982 m long with 234 m of vertical, averaging 13° and — at its steepest, facing N.

—steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
982 mlength
234 mvertical
2959 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Nostrils 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 Nostrils

Lifts that reach the top: Mahogany Ridge Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Pony Express (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 32 minutes, expert 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 Fairway (advanced)
  10. Ski Mahogany Ridge Lift Line (advanced)
  11. Ride Mahogany Ridge Express
  12. Ski unnamed advanced trail (advanced)
  13. Ski Nostrils (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Endless Gully. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mahogany Ridge Express (10 min).

See Nostrils 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.