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Gopher Hill at Vail Ski Resort

Easy · 243 m long with 36 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 13° at its steepest, facing N.

13°steepest 50 m

8°average pitch

243 mlength

36 mvertical

2544 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Gopher Hill

Lifts that reach the top: Gopher Hill Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there); Ever Vail Gondola (skiing easy terrain to get there); Cascade Village Lift (20) (skiing easy terrain to get there); Born Free Express Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Pride Express Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Surface Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 4 minutes, easy skiing needed):

Ride Gopher Hill Lift
Ski Gopher Hill (easy)

Where it ends

Nearest lifts from the bottom: Gopher Hill Lift (1 min), Elvis Bahn (1 min).

See Gopher Hill 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.