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Riva Catwalk at Vail Ski Resort

Intermediate · 1081 m long with 163 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 18° at its steepest, facing NW.

18°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
1081 mlength
163 mvertical
2667 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Riva Catwalk

Lifts that reach the top: Trans Montane (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 24 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Trans Montane
  2. Ski Trans Montane (easy)
  3. Ski Northface Catwalk (easy)
  4. Ski Riva Ridge - Lower (intermediate)
  5. Ski Riva Catwalk (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins 38. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Trans Montane (1 min).

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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.