Cow's Face at Vail Ski Resort
Advanced · 772 m long with 308 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 28° at its steepest, facing SE.
28°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
772 mlength
308 mvertical
3362 mtop elevation
SEfaces
Snow and sun
Cow's Face is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.
How to get to Cow's Face
Lifts that reach the top: High Noon Express Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Northwoods Express Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Mountain Top Express Lift (4) (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 34 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Riva Bahn Gondola
- Ski Boomer (easy)
- Ski Flap Jack (easy)
- Ride Northwoods Express Lift
- Ski Forever (advanced)
- Ski Apres Vous (advanced)
- Ski Cow's Face (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Sun Up Catwalk. Nearest lifts from the bottom: High Noon Express Lift (4 min), Sun Down Express (4 min).
See Cow's Face 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.