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Ptarmigan Ridge at Vail Ski Resort

Advanced · 2165 m long with 194 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 12° at its steepest, facing S.

12°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
2165 mlength
194 mvertical
3347 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Ptarmigan Ridge

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

From the base area (about 40 minutes, advanced 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 Meadows (easy)
  7. Ride Wildwood Express Lift
  8. Ski Ptarmigan Ridge (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins O.S.. Nearest lifts from the bottom: High Noon Express Lift (3 min), Sun Down Express (3 min).

See Ptarmigan Ridge 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.