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Surprise at Steamboat Ski Resort

Intermediate · 323 m long with 95 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 21° at its steepest, facing NE.

21°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
323 mlength
95 mvertical
2627 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Surprise is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Surprise

Lifts that reach the top: Thunderhead Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Steamboat Gondola (skiing easy terrain to get there); Burgess Creek (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Elkhead Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Four Points (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sundown Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 16 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Steamboat Gondola
  2. Ski Spur Run (easy)
  3. Ski Park Lane (easy)
  4. Ski Why Not Upper (easy)
  5. Ski Surprise (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins So What. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Burgess Creek (1 min).

See Surprise 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.