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Rainbow Upper at Steamboat Ski Resort

Intermediate · 826 m long with 216 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 22° at its steepest, facing W.

22°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
826 mlength
216 mvertical
2976 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Rainbow Upper

Lifts that reach the top: Four Points (skiing novice terrain to get there); Storm Peak Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Bar UE (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 28 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. Ride Storm Peak Express
  7. Ski Storm Peak North (advanced)
  8. Ski Rainbow Upper (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Skyline, Moonlight, Rainbow Lower, Duster, Why Not Upper. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sundown Express (3 min), Elkhead Express (3 min), Storm Peak Express (3 min).

See Rainbow Upper 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.