Blitzen at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort
Advanced · 449 m long with 137 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 29° at its steepest, facing NW.
29°steepest 50 m
17°average pitch
449 mlength
137 mvertical
2298 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Blitzen is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Blitzen
Lifts that reach the top: Christmas Tree Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Christmas Tree Express
- Ski Peregrine Ridge (intermediate)
- Ski Blitzen (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins The Condor. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mount Lincoln Express (1 min), Christmas Tree Express (1 min), Nob Hill (4 min).
See Blitzen on the 3D mapAll runs at Sugar Bowl Ski ResortMeasured 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.