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Ben's Face at Vail Ski Resort

Intermediate · 269 m long with 75 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 21° at its steepest, facing N.

21°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
269 mlength
75 mvertical
3060 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Ben's Face is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Ben's Face

Lifts that reach the top: Avanti Express Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Mountain Top Express Lift (4) (skiing intermediate 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); Northwoods Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 34 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 Meadows (easy)
  7. Ski Lionsway - Upper (easy)
  8. Ski Ben's Face (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Gitalong Road. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Black Forest (4 min), Avanti Express Lift (5 min), Trans Montane (8 min).

See Ben's Face 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.