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Eagle's Nest Ridge at Vail Ski Resort

Easy · 1843 m long with 177 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 10° at its steepest, facing NW.

10°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
1843 mlength
177 mvertical
3332 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Eagle's Nest Ridge is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Eagle's Nest Ridge

Lifts that reach the top: Game Creek Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Wildwood Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sun Down Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 23 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eagle Bahn Gondola
  2. Ski Game Trail (easy)
  3. Ride Game Creek Express Lift
  4. Ski 10% Road (intermediate)
  5. Ski Eagle's Nest Ridge (easy)
See Eagle's Nest Ridge 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.