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Vortex at Steamboat Ski Resort

Advanced · 469 m long with 162 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 28° at its steepest, facing W.

28°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
469 mlength
162 mvertical
2724 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Vortex

Lifts that reach the top: Pony Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Mahogany Ridge Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Bar UE (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Storm Peak Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Morningside Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 24 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Wild Blue Gondola I
  2. Ride Wild Blue Gondola II
  3. Ski Biscuits (advanced)
  4. Ski Cowboy Coffee (intermediate)
  5. Ride Morningside Lift
  6. Ski Over Easy (intermediate)
  7. Ski Buddy's Run Upper (intermediate)
  8. Ski Buddy's Run Lower (intermediate)
  9. Ski Drop Out (advanced)
  10. Ski Vortex (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Four Points Lift Line. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Four Points (1 min).

See Vortex 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.