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Hornsilver at Vail Ski Resort

Advanced · 1084 m long with 293 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 27° at its steepest, facing W.

27°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
1084 mlength
293 mvertical
3495 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Hornsilver is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Hornsilver

Lifts that reach the top: Pete's Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 71 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Riva Bahn Gondola
  2. Ski Boomer (easy)
  3. Ski Flap Jack (easy)
  4. Ride Northwoods Express Lift
  5. Ski Sleepytime Road (intermediate)
  6. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  7. Ski China Bridge Access Road (intermediate)
  8. Ski Cloud 9 - Middle (intermediate)
  9. Ski Cloud 9 - Lower (intermediate)
  10. Ride Skyline Express Lift
  11. Ski Pete'S Bowl Skiway Road (intermediate)
  12. Ski Big Rock Park - East (intermediate)
  13. Ski Big Rock Park - West (intermediate)
  14. Ski Cloud 9 - Middle (intermediate)
  15. Ride Pete's Express Lift
  16. Ski Grand Review (intermediate)
  17. Ski Hornsilver (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Big Rock Park - West, Big Rock Park - East, Resolution. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pete's Express Lift (3 min), Tea Cup Express Lift (6 min), Skyline Express Lift (7 min).

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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.