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Why Not at Steamboat Ski Resort

Easy · 308 m long with 42 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 13° at its steepest, facing W.

13°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
308 mlength
42 mvertical
2305 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Why Not is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Why Not

Lifts that reach the top: Thunderhead Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Steamboat Gondola (skiing easy terrain to get there); Pony Express (skiing intermediate 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).

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

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

Where it ends

Nearest lifts from the bottom: Thunderhead Express (1 min), Wild Blue Gondola I (6 min), Christie Peak Express (6 min).

See Why Not 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.