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China Spur at Vail Ski Resort

Intermediate · 497 m long with 50 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 9° at its steepest, facing N.

9°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
497 mlength
50 mvertical
3087 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to China Spur

Lifts that reach the top: Pete's Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Skyline Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Earl's Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 64 minutes, intermediate 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. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  7. Ski China Bridge Access Road (intermediate)
  8. Ski Cloud 9 - Middle (intermediate)
  9. Ski Cloud 9 - Lower (intermediate)
  10. Ride Skyline Express Lift
  11. Ski Pete'S Bowl Skiway Road (intermediate)
  12. Ski Big Rock Park - East (intermediate)
  13. Ski Pete'S Bowl Skiway Road (intermediate)
  14. Ski China Spur (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Silk Road - East. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Orient Express Lift (2 min), Tea Cup Express Lift (4 min), Skyline Express Lift (4 min).

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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.