Tornado Alley at Sunridge Ski Area
Advanced · 139 m long with 28 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 18° at its steepest, facing W.
18°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
139 mlength
28 mvertical
645 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Tornado Alley is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
Lit for night skiing.
How to get to Tornado Alley
Lifts that reach the top: Coal Miner Triple Chairlift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Parkview Quad Chair lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Porcupine Carpet Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 4 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Coal Miner Triple Chairlift
- Ski Ridge Run (easy)
- Ski Tornado Alley (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Yellowhead Trail, Eagle Ridge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Coal Miner Triple Chairlift (1 min).
See Tornado Alley on the 3D mapAll runs at Sunridge Ski AreaMeasured 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.