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Runaway Train at Telluride Ski Area

Expert · 281 m long with 92 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 31° at its steepest, facing N.

31°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
281 mlength
92 mvertical
3253 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Runaway Train

Lifts that reach the top: Sunshine Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sunshine Express
  2. Ski Double Cabins (easy)
  3. Ski Enchanted Forest (intermediate)
  4. Ski Runaway Train (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Double Cabins, Teddy's Way. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sunshine Express (8 min), Chondola (9 min).

See Runaway Train 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.