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Black Forest at Vail Ski Resort

Intermediate · 490 m long with 105 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 18° at its steepest, facing N.

18°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
490 mlength
105 mvertical
2948 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Black Forest

Lifts that reach the top: Black Forest (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 25 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eagle Bahn Gondola
  2. Ski Practice Parkway (easy)
  3. Ski Columbine (intermediate)
  4. Ski Lionsway - Upper (easy)
  5. Ski Cub's Way (easy)
  6. Ride Black Forest
  7. Ski Black Forest Racing (intermediate)
  8. Ski Black Forest (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Gitalong Road. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Black Forest (1 min), Avanti Express Lift (1 min), Trans Montane (5 min).

What people say

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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.