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Ricky's Ridge at Vail Ski Resort

Advanced · 798 m long with 304 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 30° at its steepest, facing SE.

30°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
798 mlength
304 mvertical
3311 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

Ricky's Ridge is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

How to get to Ricky's Ridge

Lifts that reach the top: Sun Down Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Game Creek Express Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Wildwood Express Lift (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 23 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eagle Bahn Gondola
  2. Ski Game Trail (easy)
  3. Ride Game Creek Express Lift
  4. Ski Ptarmigan Ridge (advanced)
  5. Ski Ricky's Ridge (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Morning Side Ridge, Wow, Sundown Catwalk. Nearest lifts from the bottom: High Noon Express Lift (3 min), Sun Down Express (3 min).

See Ricky's 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.