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Why Not Upper at Steamboat Ski Resort

Easy · 2084 m long with 213 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 9° at its steepest, facing NW.

9°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
2084 mlength
213 mvertical
2760 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Why Not Upper is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Why Not Upper

Lifts that reach the top: 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); Sunshine Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Wild Blue Gondola II (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 19 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Wild Blue Gondola I
  2. Ride Wild Blue Gondola II
  3. Ski High Noon (intermediate)
  4. Ski One O'Clock (intermediate)
  5. Ski Duster (novice)
  6. Ski Why Not Upper (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Why Not Lower, So What. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Burgess Creek (2 min), Thunderhead Express (8 min), Wild Blue Gondola I (13 min).

See Why Not Upper 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.