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Bolshoi Ballroom at Vail Ski Resort

Advanced · 1642 m long with 382 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 28° at its steepest, facing SW.

28°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
1642 mlength
382 mvertical
3488 mtop elevation
SWfaces

Snow and sun

Bolshoi Ballroom is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

How to get to Bolshoi Ballroom

Lifts that reach the top: Mongolia (skiing novice terrain to get there); Orient Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 56 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Riva Bahn Gondola
  2. Ski Boomer (easy)
  3. Ski Flap Jack (easy)
  4. Ride Northwoods Express Lift
  5. Ski Sleepytime Road (intermediate)
  6. Ride Orient Express Lift
  7. Ski Silk Road - West (intermediate)
  8. Ski Bolshoi Ballroom (advanced)

Where it ends

Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mongolia Express (1 min), Orient Express Lift (6 min), Tea Cup Express Lift (8 min).

See Bolshoi Ballroom 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.