Old 9 Line at Vail Ski Resort
Advanced · 458 m long with 165 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 29° at its steepest, facing N.
29°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
458 mlength
165 mvertical
2934 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Old 9 Line is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Old 9 Line
Lifts that reach the top: Pride Express Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Surface Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Eagle Bahn Gondola (skiing easy terrain to get there); Little Eagle (skiing easy terrain to get there); Little Eagle (skiing easy terrain to get there); Tubing Hill Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 15 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Eagle Bahn Gondola
- Ski Cub's Way (easy)
- Ski Old 9 Line (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Lionsway - Lower. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Eagle Bahn Gondola (5 min), Born Free Express Lift (6 min), Trans Montane (6 min).
See Old 9 Line on the 3D mapAll runs at Vail Ski ResortMeasured 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.