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West Side at Steamboat Ski Resort

Advanced · 596 m long with 209 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 26° at its steepest, facing NW.

26°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
596 mlength
209 mvertical
2820 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to West Side

Lifts that reach the top: South Peak (skiing easy terrain to get there); Sundown Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sunshine Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Wild Blue Gondola II (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Storm Peak Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Bar UE (skiing intermediate 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 Sundial (easy)
  4. Ski Tomahawk (easy)
  5. Ride South Peak
  6. Ski South Peak flats (easy)
  7. Ski Broadway (easy)
  8. Ski West Side (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Broadway. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Elkhead Express (2 min), Sundown Express (2 min).

See West Side 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.