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Head First at Vail Ski Resort

Advanced · 459 m long with 148 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 33° at its steepest, facing N.

33°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
459 mlength
148 mvertical
2649 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Head First

Lifts that reach the top: Black Forest (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Avanti Express Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Trans Montane (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Tubing Hill Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Surface Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Little Eagle (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 21 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eagle Bahn Gondola
  2. Ski Practice Parkway (easy)
  3. Ski Columbine (intermediate)
  4. Ski Lionsway - Upper (easy)
  5. Ski Cub's Way (easy)
  6. Ski Gitalong Road (easy)
  7. Ski Giant Steps (advanced)
  8. Ski Head First (advanced)
See Head First 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.