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Avanti - Upper at Vail Ski Resort

Intermediate · 732 m long with 171 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 19° at its steepest, facing N.

19°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
732 mlength
171 mvertical
3261 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Avanti - Upper

Lifts that reach the top: Avanti Express Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Game Creek Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Wildwood Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sun Down Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Mountain Top Express Lift (4) (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 29 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eagle Bahn Gondola
  2. Ski Cub's Way (easy)
  3. Ski Lionsway - Upper (easy)
  4. Ski Cub's Way (easy)
  5. Ride Avanti Express Lift
  6. Ski Eagle's Nest Ridge (easy)
  7. Ski Avanti - Upper (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Avanti - Middle. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Black Forest (3 min), Avanti Express Lift (4 min), Trans Montane (7 min).

See Avanti - Upper on the 3D mapAll runs at Vail Ski Resort
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.