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Cats Paw at Telluride Ski Area

Expert · 457 m long with 144 m of vertical, averaging 27° and 35° at its steepest, facing N.

35°steepest 50 m
27°average pitch
457 mlength
144 mvertical
2885 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: mogul. Moguls.

How to get to Cats Paw

Lifts that reach the top: Oak Street Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Lift 7 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Plunge Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Village Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Apex Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Gold Hill Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Oak Street Lift
  2. Ski Bailout (advanced)
  3. Ski Cats Paw (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Headwall, Telluride Trail, Kid's Hill. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Oak Street Lift (1 min), Gondola Line 1 (1 min), Lift 7 (2 min).

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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.