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Columbine at Vail Ski Resort

Intermediate · 644 m long with 137 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 22° at its steepest, facing NE.

22°steepest 50 m

12°average pitch

644 mlength

137 mvertical

3044 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Columbine

Lifts that reach the top: Surface Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Little Eagle (skiing easy terrain to get there); Little Eagle (skiing easy terrain to get there); Eagle Bahn Gondola (skiing easy terrain to get there); Tubing Hill Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Surface Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 14 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Eagle Bahn Gondola
Ski Practice Parkway (easy)
Ski Columbine (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Cub's Way, Lionsway - Upper. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Avanti Express Lift (2 min), Black Forest (4 min), Trans Montane (7 min).

See Columbine on the 3D map All 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.