Joint Point at Telluride Ski Area
Advanced · 229 m long with 127 m of vertical, averaging 29° and 32° at its steepest, facing NE.
32°steepest 50 m
29°average pitch
229 mlength
127 mvertical
3553 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Joint Point is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Joint Point
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):
- Ride Oak Street Lift
- Ski Lookout (intermediate)
- Ride Plunge Lift
- Ski See Forever (intermediate)
- Ski Joint Point (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Mammoth. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Plunge Lift (4 min), Oak Street Lift (7 min), Gondola Line 1 (7 min).
See Joint Point on the 3D mapAll runs at Telluride 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.