Snow Compromise at Vail Ski Resort
Easy · 285 m long with 74 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 21° at its steepest, facing W.
21°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
285 mlength
74 mvertical
2925 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Compromise is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Compromise
No lift-served path appears in the map data: it may be hike-to, gated, or mapped separately.
Where it ends
Joins Riva Ridge - Tourist Trap, Riva Ridge - Lower. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Trans Montane (5 min), Gopher Hill Lift (6 min), Elvis Bahn (6 min).
See Compromise on the 3D mapAll runs at Vail Ski ResortMeasured 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.