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The Plunge at Telluride Ski Area

Advanced · 1140 m long with 360 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 31° at its steepest, facing NE.

31°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
1140 mlength
360 mvertical
3559 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to The Plunge

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):

  1. Ride Oak Street Lift
  2. Ski Lookout (intermediate)
  3. Ride Plunge Lift
  4. Ski See Forever (intermediate)
  5. Ski The Plunge (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Bushwacker, Power Line, Lower Plunge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Plunge Lift (2 min), Oak Street Lift (5 min), Gondola Line 1 (5 min).

See The Plunge 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.