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Northface Catwalk at Vail Ski Resort

Intermediate · 1579 m long with 174 m of vertical, averaging 6° and 14° at its steepest, facing W.

14°steepest 50 m
6°average pitch
1579 mlength
174 mvertical
2957 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Northface Catwalk

Lifts that reach the top: Trans Montane (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 18 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Trans Montane
  2. Ski Trans Montane (easy)
  3. Ski Northface Catwalk (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Skid Road, Riva Ridge - Lower. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Highline Express Lift (3 min), Trans Montane (4 min), Gopher Hill Lift (5 min).

See Northface Catwalk 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.