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Sideburn at Steamboat Ski Resort

Advanced · 1110 m long with 304 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 26° at its steepest, facing W.

26°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
1110 mlength
304 mvertical
3135 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Sideburn

Lifts that reach the top: Storm Peak Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Sundown Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Bar UE (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Wild Blue Gondola II (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Sunshine Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 10 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Wild Blue Gondola I
  2. Ride Wild Blue Gondola II
  3. Ski Traverse (intermediate)
  4. Ski High Line (intermediate)
  5. Ski Storm Peak Catwalk (advanced)
  6. Ski Sideburn (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Storm Peak South, Sunset. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sundown Express (3 min), Elkhead Express (3 min), Storm Peak Express (5 min).

See Sideburn 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.