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Orient Express at Vail Ski Resort

Advanced · 1460 m long with 359 m of vertical, averaging 14° and 37° at its steepest, facing S.

37°steepest 50 m
14°average pitch
1460 mlength
359 mvertical
3423 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Orient Express is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.

How to get to Orient Express

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

From the base area (about 55 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. Ride Orient Express Lift
  7. Ski Silk Road - West (intermediate)
  8. Ski Orient Express (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Silk Road - East. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Orient Express Lift (2 min), Tea Cup Express Lift (4 min), Skyline Express Lift (5 min).

See Orient Express 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.