Pony Express Lift Line at Steamboat Ski Resort
Advanced · 143 m long with 43 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 20° at its steepest, facing NW.
20°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
143 mlength
43 mvertical
2640 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Pony Express Lift Line is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Pony Express Lift Line
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 25 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Steamboat Gondola
- Ski Spur Run (easy)
- Ski Rudi's Run (intermediate)
- Ski Lightning (intermediate)
- Ski Ego (intermediate)
- Ski BC Ski Way (easy)
- Ride Pony Express
- Ski Longhorn (intermediate)
- Ski Pony Express Liftline (advanced)
- Ski Pony Express Lift Line (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Middle Rib. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pony Express (1 min), Thunderhead Express (7 min), Wild Blue Gondola I (13 min).
See Pony Express Lift Line on the 3D mapAll runs at Steamboat Ski ResortMeasured 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.