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Ridge Route at Vail Ski Resort

Easy · 565 m long with 54 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 9° at its steepest, facing NW.

9°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
565 mlength
54 mvertical
3281 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Ridge Route

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

From the base area (about 28 minutes, easy 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 Ridge Route (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Berries - Upper, Eagle's Nest Ridge, Ouzo Glade. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Game Creek Express Lift (4 min), Avanti Express Lift (6 min), Black Forest (7 min).

See Ridge Route 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.