Sheridan Headwall at Telluride Ski Area
Intermediate · 189 m long with 56 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 24° at its steepest, facing SW.
24°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
189 mlength
56 mvertical
3180 mtop elevation
SWfaces
Snow and sun
Sheridan Headwall is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.
How to get to Sheridan Headwall
Lifts that reach the top: Village Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 10 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Chondola
- Ski Meadows (easy)
- Ski Lower Boomerang (easy)
- Ride Village Express
- Ski Boomerang (intermediate)
- Ski Sheridan Headwall (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Cake Walk, Prospect Creek to Lift 5 Hike Back. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Polar Queen Express (1 min), Comp Hill (5 min), unnamed funicular (5 min).
See Sheridan Headwall 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.