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Prospect Creek at Telluride Ski Area

Advanced · 2248 m long with 272 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 28° at its steepest, facing N.

28°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
2248 mlength
272 mvertical
3295 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Prospect Creek

Lifts that reach the top: Ute Park (skiing easy terrain to get there); Lynx (skiing easy terrain to get there); Prospect Express (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 30 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Oak Street Lift
  2. Ski Lookout (intermediate)
  3. Ride Plunge Lift
  4. Ski Woozley's Way (intermediate)
  5. Ski Lower Woozley's Way (intermediate)
  6. Ski Magnolia (intermediate)
  7. Ride Prospect Express
  8. Ski Galloping Goose (easy)
  9. Ski Magnolia Headwall (intermediate)
  10. Ski Magnolia (intermediate)
  11. Ski Madison (easy)
  12. Ski Prospect Creek (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Prospect Creek Hike Back.

See Prospect Creek 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.