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Apex at Telluride Ski Area

Advanced · 635 m long with 281 m of vertical, averaging 24° and 33° at its steepest, facing W.

33°steepest 50 m
24°average pitch
635 mlength
281 mvertical
3578 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Apex is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Apex

Lifts that reach the top: Plunge Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Apex Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Gold Hill Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Revelation Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 18 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Oak Street Lift
  2. Ski Lookout (intermediate)
  3. Ride Plunge Lift
  4. Ski See Forever (intermediate)
  5. Ski Apex (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Ophir Loop, Lower Happy Thought. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Apex Lift (1 min).

See Apex on the 3D mapAll runs at Telluride 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.