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Vortex at Sunlight Ski Area

Expert · 341 m long with 109 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 24° at its steepest, facing N.

24°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
341 mlength
109 mvertical
2549 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Vortex

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 Grizzly (easy)
  4. Ski Beaujolais (intermediate)
  5. Ski Defiance (advanced)
  6. Ski Midland Traverse (advanced)
  7. Ski Vortex (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Hike Out.

See Vortex 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.