Ptarmigan at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort
Intermediate · 553 m long with 128 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 22° at its steepest, facing N.
22°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
553 mlength
128 mvertical
2320 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Ptarmigan is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Ptarmigan
Lifts that reach the top: Quicksilver (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 4 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Quicksilver
- Ski Undertow (novice)
- Ski Sunset Blvd. (novice)
- Ski Ptarmigan (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Sunset Blvd., Road Island.
See Ptarmigan 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.