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Lower Deception at Sunlight Ski Area

Expert · 478 m long with 153 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 24° at its steepest, facing N.

24°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
478 mlength
153 mvertical
2575 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Lower Deception

Lifts that reach the top: Primo (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 16 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Primo
  2. Ski Grizzly Road (easy)
  3. Ski Perry's Plunge (advanced)
  4. Ski Lower Deception (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Hike Out.

See Lower Deception on the 3D mapAll runs at Sunlight Ski Area
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.