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Cloud 9 - Lower at Vail Ski Resort

Intermediate · 574 m long with 53 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 9° at its steepest, facing W.

9°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
574 mlength
53 mvertical
2967 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Cloud 9 - Lower is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Cloud 9 - Lower

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); Mongolia (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Northwoods Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); High Noon Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 45 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)

Where it ends

Joins Kelly's Toll Road. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Tea Cup Express Lift (1 min), Skyline Express Lift (1 min).

See Cloud 9 - Lower 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.