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Kangaroo Cornice at Vail Ski Resort

Advanced · 447 m long with 76 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 28° at its steepest, facing NE.

28°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
447 mlength
76 mvertical
3327 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Kangaroo Cornice

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); Mountain Top Express Lift (4) (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 23 minutes, advanced 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)
  6. Ski Kangaroo Cornice (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Hunky Dory. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Wildwood Express Lift (3 min), Black Forest (9 min), Avanti Express Lift (9 min).

See Kangaroo Cornice 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.