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Northwoods at Vail Ski Resort

Intermediate · 1302 m long with 333 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 25° at its steepest, facing N.

25°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
1302 mlength
333 mvertical
3356 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Northwoods

Lifts that reach the top: Northwoods Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); High Noon Express Lift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Mountain Top Express Lift (4) (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 34 minutes, intermediate 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 Timberline Catwalk (easy)
  7. Ski Northwoods (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Flap Jack. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Northwoods Express Lift (2 min).

See Northwoods 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.