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Bushwacker at Telluride Ski Area

Advanced · 2324 m long with 645 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 30° at its steepest, facing N.

30°steepest 50 m

18°average pitch

2324 mlength

645 mvertical

3624 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Bushwacker

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

From the base area (about 17 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Oak Street Lift
Ride Plunge Lift
Ski Bushwacker (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Kant-Mak-M, Bailout, Lower Plunge, Lookout. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Plunge Lift (1 min), Oak Street Lift (3 min), Gondola Line 1 (3 min).

See Bushwacker on the 3D map All 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.