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Pickeroon - Upper at Vail Ski Resort

Intermediate · 627 m long with 147 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 22° at its steepest, facing N.

22°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
627 mlength
147 mvertical
3248 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Pickeroon - Upper

Lifts that reach the top: Avanti Express Lift (skiing easy terrain to get there); 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 29 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eagle Bahn Gondola
  2. Ski Cub's Way (easy)
  3. Ski Lionsway - Upper (easy)
  4. Ski Cub's Way (easy)
  5. Ride Avanti Express Lift
  6. Ski Eagle's Nest Ridge (easy)
  7. Ski Pickeroon - Upper (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Pika, Cold Feet, Pickeroon - Lower. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Avanti Express Lift (5 min), Black Forest (6 min), Trans Montane (10 min).

See Pickeroon - Upper 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.