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Traverse at Steamboat Ski Resort

Intermediate · 423 m long with 21 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 9° at its steepest, facing W.

9°steepest 50 m

5°average pitch

423 mlength

21 mvertical

3163 mtop elevation

Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Traverse

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

From the base area (about 9 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Wild Blue Gondola I
Ride Wild Blue Gondola II
Ski Traverse (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins High Line, Cowboy Coffee, Storm Peak Catwalk. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Morningside Lift (2 min), Sundown Express (5 min), South Peak (5 min).

See Traverse on the 3D map All 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.